Modular bed system - Patent 1621172

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EP 1 621 172 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	31.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/22

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	01.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/05

(21)	Application number: 05254652.0

(22)	Date of filing: 26.07.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61G 7/015^(2006.01)

A61G 7/012^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

26.07.2004 US 591039 P

(71)	Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
	Wilmington, DE 19801 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Hornbach, David W. Brookville, IN 47012 (US)

(74)	Representative: Findlay, Alice Rosemary
	Lloyd Wise Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB)

(54)	Modular bed system

(57) A patient support including a deck having a moveable head section and one or more inflatable mattresses. The inflatable mattresses can position a patient in a Trendelenburg position, a reverse Trendelenburg position, or a knee gatch position.

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