A medical bed includes a bed frame and a powered wheel mounted to the bed frame via a suspended wheel mechanism including an actuator for displacing the powered wheel between a deployed position and a retracted position where a clearance gap is defined between the powered wheel and the floor surface. An end board mounted to the bed frame includes a load cell integrated therein, the load cell detecting a magnitude of a force applied on the end board by a user and providing input signals to a control system. The input signals indicative of the magnitude of the force applied on the end board by the user. The control system is in communication with the powered wheel to drive the powered wheel with a level of power assistance proportional to the magnitude of the force applied on the end board when the powered wheel is in the deployed position.

A medical bed includes a bed frame and a powered wheel mounted to the bed frame via a suspended wheel mechanism including an actuator for displacing the powered wheel between a deployed position and a retracted position where a clearance gap is defined between the powered wheel and the floor surface. An end board mounted to the bed frame includes a load cell integrated therein, the load cell detecting a magnitude of a force applied on the end board by a user and providing input signals to a control system. The input signals indicative of the magnitude of the force applied on the end board by the user. The control system is in communication with the powered wheel to drive the powered wheel with a level of power assistance proportional to the magnitude of the force applied on the end board when the powered wheel is in the deployed position.

A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient comprising a support frame and a support deck coupled to the support frame. The support deck has a deck section arranged to articulate relative to said support frame between a first position and a second position. An actuator is interposed in force-translating relation between the support frame and the deck section to articulate the deck section. The actuator comprises a biasing device configured to store mechanical energy and having an interface. The actuator further comprises a torque multiplier coupled to the deck section and engaged with the interface to translate mechanical energy stored in the biasing device into force acting on the deck section to urge the deck section toward the first position.

A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient comprising a support frame and a support deck coupled to the support frame. The support deck has a deck section arranged to articulate relative to said support frame between a first position and a second position. An actuator is interposed in force-translating relation between the support frame and the deck section to articulate the deck section. The actuator comprises a biasing device configured to store mechanical energy and having an interface. The actuator further comprises a torque multiplier coupled to the deck section and engaged with the interface to translate mechanical energy stored in the biasing device into force acting on the deck section to urge the deck section toward the first position.

The present disclosure provides a nursing bed capable of reducing or preventing occurrence of lumbago of a care worker during a care work. The nursing bed includes a frame part having wheels, a bed part disposed within the frame part, and an elevator. A bed body which is a core part of the bed part has four wheels provided on a back surface opposing to a floor surface. The elevator lowers the bed body in a second direction according to a command from a remote control until the wheels of the bed body located above the floor surface are loosely fitted in slots of two rails disposed on the floor surface, and contact the floor surface. Then, the bed part is slid slides along the floor surface to outside of the nursing bed. Moreover, the elevator raises the bed body upwardly from the floor surface in the second direction according to the command from the remote control.

The present disclosure provides a nursing bed capable of reducing or preventing occurrence of lumbago of a care worker during a care work. The nursing bed includes a frame part having wheels, a bed part disposed within the frame part, and an elevator. A bed body which is a core part of the bed part has four wheels provided on a back surface opposing to a floor surface. The elevator lowers the bed body in a second direction according to a command from a remote control until the wheels of the bed body located above the floor surface are loosely fitted in slots of two rails disposed on the floor surface, and contact the floor surface. Then, the bed part is slid slides along the floor surface to outside of the nursing bed. Moreover, the elevator raises the bed body upwardly from the floor surface in the second direction according to the command from the remote control.

A patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base and a litter supported by the base. The patient support apparatus also comprises powered devices that perform one or more predetermined functions on the patient support apparatus. A user interface is employed to control the powered devices. The user interface is designed to enable caregivers to cause operation of the powered devices with fewer buttons, while retaining functionality in using powered devices.

A patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base and a litter supported by the base. The patient support apparatus also comprises powered devices that perform one or more predetermined functions on the patient support apparatus. A user interface is employed to control the powered devices. The user interface is designed to enable caregivers to cause operation of the powered devices with fewer buttons, while retaining functionality in using powered devices.

A patient transport apparatus transports a patient over a floor surface and includes a support structure and a plurality of support wheels coupled to the support structure. The patient transport apparatus also includes a user interface including at least two handles coupled to the support structure, with each of the handles movable between a stowed position and non-stowed position. The patient transport apparatus also includes a user input device coupled to the user interface, and a controller coupled to the user interface. The controller is configured to electronically coordinate the movement of the handles to the stowed position upon actuation of the user input device.

A patient transport apparatus transports a patient over a floor surface. The patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure and support wheels coupled to the support structure. An auxiliary wheel is coupled to the support frame to influence motion of the patient transport apparatus over a floor surface. The auxiliary wheel is movable to a deployed position with the auxiliary wheel engaging the floor surface and a stowed position with the auxiliary wheel spaced a distance from the floor surface. An actuator assembly including a lift actuator a biasing device, and a biasing load adjustment assembly. The lift actuator is operable to move the auxiliary wheel to the deployed position and to the stowed position. The biasing device configured to bias the auxiliary wheel towards the deployed position. The biasing load adjustment assembly configured to adjust a biasing force being applied by the biasing device to the auxiliary wheel.