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Granted Patent B2
US 12667202 · App. 18/790,079 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Mattress function indicator on graphical user interface for bed

Inventors: David Newkirk (Lawrenceburg, IN); Brandon Fisk (Brookville, IN); Gregory Shannon (Indianapolis, IN); Scott Corbin (Sunman, IN); Rachel L. Williamson (Batesville, IN); John Goewert (Batesville, IN)
Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
A47C27/082A47C27/081A61G7/057A61G7/05769A61G2203/12A61G2203/20A61G2203/46
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12667202
App. No.
18/790,079
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A patient support apparatus may include a mattress configured to receive a fluid from a pneumatic system, a graphical user interface, and a controller configured to control the pneumatic system and to communicate with the graphical user interface. The controller may control the graphical user interface to selectively display a home screen comprising a plurality of icons, the icons comprising a mattress function menu icon and a mattress function screen accessible via the mattress function menu icon. The mattress function screen may include at least one control input configured to activate a first state and a second state of the controller.

Claims (14)

1 . A patient support apparatus comprising:

a mattress configured to receive a fluid from a pneumatic system;

a graphical user interface; and

a controller configured to control the pneumatic system and to communicate with the graphical user interface, wherein the controller controls the graphical user interface to selectively display:

a home screen comprising a plurality of icons, the icons comprising a first microclimate management (MCM) system icon; and

a display screen including second a microclimate management (MCM) system icon; and

wherein the controller monitors the graphical user interface for a user input at the home screen and in response to a predetermined amount of time elapsed following the user input at the home screen, the controller controls the graphical user interface to display the display screen.

2 . The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pneumatic system comprises an actuator and the controller controls the actuator to transfer the fluid at a predetermined rate.

3 . The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein upon user interaction with the MCM system icon, the first controller controls a MCM system to at least one of activate or inactivate.

4 . The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first MCM system icon encompasses approximately 2-10% of the home screen and the second MCM system icon encompasses approximately 6-25% of the display screen and the second MCM system icon is larger than the first MCM system icon.

5 . The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display screen includes a level of brightness which is less than a level of brightness of the home screen.

6 . The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein in response to a period of time that is less than the predetermined amount of time elapsed following the user input at the home screen, the home screen reduces a level of brightness.

7 . The patient support apparatus of claim 6 , wherein when the controller controls the graphical user interface to display the display screen, the display screen includes an increased level of brightness compared to the reduced level of brightness of the home screen.

8 . The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined amount includes at least three minutes.