Abstract: An adjustable air mattress includes a plurality of air chambers having a sleeping surface, an electronic control unit, and an air pump communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit and fluidly coupled to the plurality of air chambers. A plurality of air valves are communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit and are configured to permit or inhibit a release of air within each respective air chambers. A plurality of level sensors are communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, determine an angle of the sleeping surface, and determine whether the angle of the sleeping surface is within a predetermined level range. When the angle of the sleeping surface is not within the predetermined level range, the electronic control unit controls at least one of the air pump and the plurality of air valves to adjust an amount of air in at least one of the plurality of air chambers.

Abstract: A bed guardrail with a folding table board, the bed guardrail comprises: a guardrail and a table board with rotating features; the guardrail includes an outer frame; the rotating feature facilitates the table board to rotate around at least one rotary axis, wherein, the direction of at least one the rotary axis is the same as the extension direction of the outer frame; the table board has a relatively flat table board surface, when the table board rotates around the rotary axis, the table board has a first position and a second position; when the table board is in the first position, the table board surface remains basically parallel to the ground, when the table board is in the second position, the support direction of the table board surface faces away from the bed body.

Abstract: The disclosed technology includes an internal support structure for providing structural stability to an inflated air mattress. The internal support structure can include a loop of material and attachment strips to attach the loop to the top and bottom panels. The internal support structure can also include attachment strips to attach the ends of the loop of material together to complete the loop. The air mattress can include a plurality of internal support structures.

Abstract: A diaper changing table assembly for elevating and supporting a user requiring a diaper change includes a frame, which comprises a plurality of linear elements. The linear elements are mutually pivotally attached so that the frame is reversibly positionable in a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. In the stowed configuration, the linear elements are substantially parallel and proximally positioned. In the deployed configuration, the frame is substantially cuboid. A top panel, which is resiliently flexible, is attached to an upper limit of the frame. The top panel is substantially compacted and substantially planar with the frame in the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration, respectively. The frame is deployable upon a substantially horizontal surface so that the top panel is substantially horizontally positioned. The top panel thus can support a user who requires a diaper change.

Abstract: A stretcher apparatus for transporting a patient while keeping the patient warm includes a flexible shell with an insulating layer and handles distributed along a perimeter of the shell. The shell may receive the patient into an interior space enclosed by the shell so that the patient may be carried by lifting via the handles. The insulating layer keeps the patient warm during transport.

Abstract: A person support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, or the like, includes an exit detection system that has, in some embodiments, multiple user-selectable modes. A first mode issues an alert in response to a static condition being met and the second mode issues an alert in response to a dynamic condition being met. The static condition may be defined by an unchanging boundary that triggers an alert if the occupant's center of gravity crosses the boundary. The dynamic condition may be defined by a changing boundary that triggers an alert if the occupant's center of gravity crosses it. The changing boundary may change based upon the occupant's height, weight, BMI, vital sign, or other characteristic. The changing boundary may also change based upon a position of one or more components of the person support apparatus, such as a siderail or Fowler section.

Abstract: Articulating bedding systems include an adjustable foundation configured to provide an end user with clean air and maximize breathing airways.

Abstract: A reconfigurable patient transport system may include a patient support apparatus and a patient transport apparatus. The patient support apparatus may include a hinge member, a left support board, and a right support board each coupled to the hinge member. The left support board may comprise a left proximal segment and a left wing segment each removably coupled to a left distal segment. The right support board may comprise a right proximal segment and a right wing segment each removably coupled to a right distal segment. The patient transport apparatus may comprise a support frame and an intermediate frame coupled to the support frame. The intermediate frame may comprise a support deck configured to support a patient. The patient transport apparatus may further comprise a left siderail bracket and a right siderail bracket each configured for engagement with one of the wing segments of the support boards.

Abstract: An electric weighted blanket includes: a blanket body, wherein the blanket body comprises a first material layer, a first weighted bead protection layer, a first weighted bead securing layer, weighted beads, a second weighted bead securing layer, a second weighted bead protection layer, a heating wire securing layer, heating wires, and a second material layer that are sequentially disposed along a vertical direction. The first material layer, the first weighted bead protection layer, the first weighted bead securing layer, the weighted beads, the second weighted bead securing layer, and the second weighted bead protection layer are connected by quilting to obtain a first component. The heating wire securing layer where the heating wires are secured and the second material layer are sewn as a second component. The first component and the second component are sewn as the blanket body.

Abstract: A protective system for a patient transport apparatus includes the patient transport apparatus with a base arranged for movement along floor surfaces and an intermediate frame coupled to the base and supporting a patient support deck. A mattress is disposed on the patient support deck. The protective system further includes a keeper coupled to the intermediate frame and further includes a cover having a first side configured to absorb fluid and a second side configured to at least partially limit fluid from transferring through the cover towards the first side. The cover is movable by a caregiver between three positions: (i) a stowed position secured within the keeper, (ii) an environmental deployed position with the first side facing towards the mattress, and (iii) a patient deployed position with the first side facing away from the mattress.

Abstract: A play yard, configurable to an unfolded position or a folded position, is provided. The play yard includes two brackets, two rail members and two support frames. The two rail members are pivotally connected to the brackets. Each of the support frames includes two upper support members and a lower support member. The upper support members are pivotally connected to the brackets. The lower support member is pivotally connected to the upper support members. When the play yard is configured to the folded position, the rail members, the upper support members, and the lower support members are folded with respect to one another. The upper support members and the lower support members are simultaneously pivotally folded with respect to the brackets and the upper support members respectively when the play yard is switched from the unfolded position to the folded position.

Abstract: New forms of towels, mats, tarps and other ground-covering sheets, and other devices, systems and methods providing protection from sand, dust, debris, and fluids are provided. In some aspects of the invention, ground covering sheets with an inherent guard, partially around a periphery of the sheets, are provided. In several embodiments, specialized ground-covering sheets are provided with reinforced, specialized sections configured to receive and hold legs, ground stakes and/or other parts related to structures to be mounted in, on or about such ground-covering sheets. In some such embodiments, such reinforced, specialized sections include a matrix of expandable receiving brackets, through which the support legs, ground stakes and/or other parts can penetrate, and reach and obtain direct support from the ground below such ground-covering sheets.

Abstract: A bilateral straight line mechanism that is part of a patient support mechanism.

Abstract: A system and a method for managing patient therapy protocols are disclosed. The system includes a patient support apparatus for supporting a patient, a first input device for use by a first caregiver, a location system for determining a location of the first caregiver, and a therapy management system. The therapy management system receives a location of the first caregiver and a selection of a patient therapy protocol, which includes a location requirement. The therapy management system then determines whether the first caregiver location input signal satisfies the location requirement before initiating the selected patient therapy protocol or notifying a second caregiver if the location of the first caregiver does not satisfy the location requirement.

Abstract: A patient transport apparatus (100, 10) which is configurable in at least three modes of operation, according to specific operational requirements. The apparatus (100, 10) comprises a patient support assembly 12 and at least a first and second wheel arrangement (14, 16). The patient support assembly 12 comprises a main portion 12.1, and a first and second portion (12.2, 12.3) extending from opposite sides of the main portion 12.1. The first and second portions (12.2, 12.3) are independently adjustable relative to the main portion 12.1. The first and second wheel arrangements (14, 16) are independently adjustable relative to the patient support assembly 12. The patient transport apparatus (100, 10) is configurable as a stretcher, as a chair (or wheelchair) and as a stair chair, by relative adjustment of the patient support assembly 12 and the first and second wheel arrangements (14, 16).

Abstract: A patient transport apparatus includes a support structure. The support structure includes a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies include one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a hammock for a user to rest thereon in the water of the spa. The hammock may include a proximal end with head support portion and one or more attachment means for connection to an anchor on the spa shell, and a distal end with one or more attachment means for connection to an anchor on the spa shell. One or more lateral coupling members may couple the hammock to the lateral sides of the spa, and one or more longitudinal coupling members may couple the hammock to a front side and/or back side of the spa. The longitudinal and lateral coupling members may support the hammock in the water to give the user a unique flotation experience.

Abstract: A changing table comprises a wall assembly and a tray assembly. The wall assembly is capable of mounting to a wall, and the tray assembly is pivotally attached to the wall assembly such that the wall assembly and tray assembly form a changeable angle ? in between them. The tray assembly comprises an exterior first surface and an interior second surface. The interior second surface comprises a cushion and is configured to receive an infant.

Abstract: Disclosed is an elastic layer for a mattress structure designed for the comfort of animals in a breeding enclosure, the mattress structure being intended to cover the ground of a receiving area. This elastic layer includes a top face capable of undergoing elastic deformation and that includes a location on which an animal is intended to be supported. The elastic layer is delimited by borders, at least one border being a fastening band intended to receive a structure securing the receiving area with the ground. The fastening band is formed by a lip, the thickness of which is less than the thickness of the elastic layer. Such a structure of the fastening band allows the securing component to be installed at the lip. The securing component can then be protected and covered by the lip, so as to prevent direct contact with the animals.

Abstract: The eye covering includes an elongated sleeve filled with media, such as beads. The sleeve is divided into separate cells. Preferably two central cells are provided for covering the eyes with two lateral cells provided for covering ears. End structures on the sleeve are configured with a retainer to allow the end structures to be attached together. One form of retainer is a slit in one of the end structures. The other end structure is fed through this slit so that the sleeve is formed into a circuit which can fit around the head. Another optional retainer includes a loop, such as a tag, joined to one of the end structures with a gap beneath the tag. A strap can join lateral edges of the eye covering to provide a sleep mask embodiment.