Patents by Inventor Luc Petitpas
Luc Petitpas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8397326Abstract: A patient support for a patient includes an inflatable mattress with at least one inflatable bladder. The bladder comprises a top panel formed from a different material than its side wall panel or panels.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Patrick Lafleche, Jean-Francois Girard, Derick Elliott, Martel Benoit, Luc Petitpas, Jean Bizouard, Sébastien Viger, Chad Rohrer, Jérôme Marcotte, Philippe Tremblay, Stephane Duguay, Sylvain LaCasse, Clément Nadeau, Stephanie Ludke, Philippe Roy, Alex Duchesneau
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Publication number: 20110296623Abstract: A patient support for a patient includes an inflatable mattress with at least one inflatable bladder. The bladder comprises a top panel formed from a different material than its side wall panel or panels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Patrick Lafleche, Jean-Francois Girard, Derick Elliott, Martel Benoit, Luc Petitpas, Jean Bizouard, Sébastien Viger, Chad Rohrer, Jérôme Marcotte, Philippe Tremblay, Stephane Duguay, Sylvain LaCasse, Clément Nadeau, Stephanie Ludke, Philippe Roy, Alex Duchesneau
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Publication number: 20110296624Abstract: A patient support for supporting a patient includes an inflatable mattress having at least one bladder forming at least part of a patient support surface, a pneumatic system for inflating the inflatable mattress, and a control system. The control system including at least one sensor, which includes an emitter and a receiver, with the emitter directing light into the bladder. The receiver receives a reflection from the light directed into the bladder, and the control system detects the immersion of a patient into the mattress based on the reflection received by the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Patrick Lafleche, Jean-Francois Girard, Derick Elliott, Martel Benoit, Luc Petitpas, Jean Bizouard, Sébastien Viger, Chad Rohrer, Jérôme Marcotte, Philippe Tremblay, Stephane Duguay, Sylvain LaCasse, Clément Nadeau, Stephanie Ludke, Philippe Roy, Alex Duchesneau
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Publication number: 20110301516Abstract: A patient support for supporting a patient includes an inflatable mattress defining a support surface and a pneumatic system for inflating the inflatable mattress. The pneumatic system includes a pressurized reservoir for holding pressurized air and selectively releases pressurized air from the reservoir to the mattress.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Patrick Lafleche, Jean-Francois Girard, Derick Elliott, Martel Benoit, Luc Petitpas, Jean Bizouard, Sébastien Viger, Chad Rohrer, Jérôme Marcotte, Philippe Tremblay, Stephane Duguay, Sylvain LaCasse, Clément Nadeau, Stephanie Ludke, Philippe Roy, Alex Duchesneau
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Publication number: 20110289691Abstract: A patient support for a patient includes a mattress with at least one air operated component and a cushioning layer forming a patient support surface. The mattress has a recessed portion beneath the patient support surface at the foot end of the mattress with an enclosure housed in the recess. The enclosure houses therein at least one pump for directing air to the air operated component and a controller for operating the pump. The enclosure has a central section and two side sections, with each of the sections having an upper side. The side sections are located on opposed sides of the central section and at opposed sides of the mattress at the foot end. The upper side of the central section is recessed below the upper sides of the side sections wherein the depth of the cushioning layer at the foot end between the side sections is maintained generally constant at least along the central portion of the mattress extending from the head end to the foot end.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Patrick Lafleche, Jean-Francois Girard, Derick Elliott, Martel Benoit, Luc Petitpas, Jean Bizouard, Sébastien Viger, Chad Rohrer, Jerome Marcotte, Philippe Tremblay, Stephane Duguay, Sylvin LaCasse, Clement Nadeau, Stephanie Ludke, Philippe Roy, Alex DuchesneAu
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Publication number: 20110231996Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame, with a barrier, and a patient support surface supported in the frame. The apparatus further includes a control system with a controller, which is incorporated into the surface or the frame, and which is in communication with at least one functional component associated with the surface or the frame for controlling or monitoring the functional component. The control system further includes a touch-screen display in communication with the controller for controlling the functional component, which is positioned in the barrier between the exterior and interior side of the barrier wherein the display is incorporated into the barrier and accessible at the exterior or interior side for access by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Guy Lemire, Jean-Paul Dionne, Marco Morin, Richard Paré, Pascal Castonguay, Luc Petitpas, David Kim Soui Wan Fong, Jeffrey Joseph Thompson
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Patent number: 8006332Abstract: A patient support apparatus may include a base frame, lift arms, an intermediate frame, a deck support having three articulating sections, a brake system, various drive motors, actuators, and sensors, at least one power source, communication devices, and at least one controller, wherein the lift arms, articulating sections, drive motors, brake system, and actuators may be controlled from the at least one controller and in response to signals received by the various sensors, while storing data internally and/or sending data to a remote location.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Guy Lemire, Jean-Paul Dionne, Nicolas Cantin, Marco Morin, Richard Paré, Pascal Castonguay, Luc Petitpas, David Kim Soui Wan Fong
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Publication number: 20110162141Abstract: A method of actuating a manually operable brake on a caster wheel of a patient support apparatus to stop motion of the apparatus includes electrically coupling the control system of the patient support to an actuator at the patient support, generating actuating signals with the control system based on input at the patient support apparatus, transmitting the actuating signals to the actuator to thereby actuate the actuator to output a driving force, and mechanically coupling the driving force of the actuator with the manually operable brake to thereby actuate the manually operable brake and thereby brake the caster wheels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Guy Lemire, Jean-Paul Dionne, Marco Morin, Richard Paré, Pascal Castonguay, Luc Petitpas, David Kim Soui Wan Fong
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Patent number: 7962981Abstract: A patient bed includes a base, a patent support supported by the base, and a control system. The patient support includes a pivotal head-end section, with the control system including an actuator to pivot the head-end section and being adapted to control the speed of the actuator and, further, to selectively increase the speed of the actuator to pivot the head-end section at a greater speed.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Guy Lemire, Jean-Paul Dionne, Marco Morin, Richard Paré, Pascal Castonguay, Luc Petitpas, David Kim Soui Wan Fong
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Patent number: 7913336Abstract: A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, stretcher, or the like, includes a support deck with a head section pivotable between a generally flat orientation and a raised orientation. As the head section pivots from the flat orientation to an intermediate orientation, the pivot axis of the head section remains generally stationary. As the head section pivots from the intermediate orientation to the raised orientation, the pivot axis of the head section moves. The support deck may include an intermediate section attached to the head section wherein a foot end of the intermediate section moves linearly in a horizontal plane as the head section pivots from the intermediate orientation toward the raised orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Marco Morin, Sebastien Viger, Jonathan DesRochers, Luc Petitpas, Steve Bolduc
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Patent number: 7690059Abstract: A patient bed includes a patient support, a base, and an electrical control system. The patient support is mounted relative to said base, which has a plurality of bearing members for moving the base and the patient support across a surface. Each of the bearing members includes a brake operatively associated therewith, with the electrical control system having a user actuatable device and being configured to actuate one or more of the brakes upon actuation of the user actuatable device.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Stryker CorporationInventors: Guy Lemire, Luc Petitpas, Sébastien Lessard
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Publication number: 20090044339Abstract: A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, stretcher, or the like, includes a support deck with a head section pivotable between a generally flat orientation and a raised orientation. As the head section pivots from the flat orientation to an intermediate orientation, the pivot axis of the head section remains generally stationary. As the head section pivots from the intermediate orientation to the raised orientation, the pivot axis of the head section moves. The support deck may include an intermediate section attached to the head section wherein a foot end of the intermediate section moves linearly in a horizontal plane as the head section pivots from the intermediate orientation toward the raised orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Marco Morin, Sebastien Viger, Jonathan DesRochers, Luc Petitpas, Steve Bolduc
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Publication number: 20070174965Abstract: A patient support apparatus may include a base frame, lift arms, an intermediate frame, a deck support having three articulating sections, a brake system, various drive motors, actuators, and sensors, at least one power source, communication devices, and at least one controller, wherein the lift arms, articulating sections, drive motors, brake system, and actuators may be controlled from the at least one controller and in response to signals received by the various sensors, while storing data internally and/or sending data to a remote location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: August 2, 2007Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Guy Lemire, Jean-Paul Dionne, Nicolas Cantin, Marco Morin, Richard Pare, Pascal Castonguay, Luc Petitpas, David Wan Fong
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Publication number: 20070169268Abstract: A patient bed includes a base, a patent support supported by the base, and a control system. The patient support includes a pivotal head-end section, with the control system including an actuator to pivot the head-end section and being adapted to control the speed of the actuator and, further, to selectively increase the speed of the actuator to pivot the head-end section at a greater speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2006Publication date: July 26, 2007Applicant: Stryker CorporationInventors: Guy Lemire, Jean-Paul Dionne, Marco Morin, Richard Pare, Pascal Castonguay, Luc Petitpas, David Fong
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Publication number: 20070157385Abstract: A patient bed includes a patient support, a base, and an electrical control system. The patient support is mounted relative to said base, which has a plurality of bearing members for moving the base and the patient support across a surface. Each of the bearing members includes a brake operatively associated therewith, with the electrical control system having a user actuatable device and being configured to actuate one or more of the brakes upon actuation of the user actuatable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: July 12, 2007Applicant: STRYKER CORPORATIONInventors: Guy Lemire, Luc Petitpas, Sebastien Lessard