Patient support apparatuses with navigation and guidance systems

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United States of America

PATENT NO 10406045
APP PUB NO 20160367415A1
SERIAL NO

15185067

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Patient support apparatuses, such as beds, cots, stretchers, recliners, or the like, include control systems with one or more image, radar, and/or laser sensors to detect objects and determine if a likelihood of collision exists. If so, the control system controls the speed and steering of the patient support apparatus in order to reduce the likelihood of collision. The control system may be adapted to autonomously drive the patient support apparatus, to transmit a message to a remote device indicating whether it is occupied by a patient or not, and/or to transmit its route to the remote device. The remote device may determine an estimate of a time of arrival of the patient support apparatus at a particular destination and/or determine a distance of the patient support apparatus from the particular destination.

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  • STRYKER CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bhimavarapu, Krishna Sandeep Portage, US 110 859
Brosnan, Daniel Vincent Kalamazoo, US 38 337
Campbell, Jonathan David Scotts, US 6 72
Furman, Aaron Douglas Kalamazoo, US 63 1092
Galer, James K Byron Center, US 31 447
Hayes, Michael Joseph Kalamazoo, US 65 1667
Puvogel, Thomas Alan Kalamazoo, US 16 249
Vanderplas, Jason A Kalamazoo, US 8 59

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