{
  "patent_number": "US 12734087",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Smart Patient Beds Adjust Speed Based on Patient Needs",
  "original_title": "Patient support systems and methods for assisting caregivers with patient care",
  "summary": "This patent describes a system for patient support apparatuses, like hospital beds, that can automatically adjust how fast their moving parts operate based on what a user inputs or what the patient's body needs.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent outlines a patient support system that includes a patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed. This apparatus has an actuatable device, which is a part that can move or perform specific actions. A controller is included to manage how quickly this actuatable device operates. The patent specifies that this rate of operation is adjusted based on either a user's input, like a caregiver's command, or a patient's condition, such as their movement or vital signs. For example, a bed might slowly recline if a patient is frail, or quickly adjust if a caregiver needs to reposition them urgently.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover patient support systems that lack an actuatable device, such as a simple, non-adjustable bed.",
    "Does not cover systems where the rate of operation of an actuatable device is not controlled at all, only turned on or off.",
    "Does not cover systems where the control of the actuatable device's rate is not based on user input or a patient's condition, for example, if it's based purely on a pre-set timer.",
    "Does not cover patient support systems where the actuatable device performs functions unrelated to the patient support apparatus itself."
  ],
  "filed": "2023-03-29",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "medical_devices",
    "healthcare",
    "software",
    "mechanical"
  ],
  "abstract": "A patient support system comprises a patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus also comprises an actuatable device that perform one or more predetermined functions on the patient support apparatus. A controller is provided to control the rate of operation of the actuatable devices based on a user input or a patient condition.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12734087/patient-support-systems-and-methods-for-assisting-caregivers-with-patient-care",
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  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12734087",
  "relatedPatents": []
}