A patient support includes a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame, an equipment carrier coupled to the upper frame, and an actuator operable to adjust the orientation of the equipment carrier to compensate for the upper frame changing its orientation between the Trendelenberg
A patient support includes a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame, an equipment carrier coupled to the upper frame, and an actuator operable to adjust the orientation of the equipment carrier to compensate for the upper frame changing its orientation between the Trendelenberg and reverse Trendelenberg positions.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A patient support apparatus comprising: a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame, the upper frame being configured to change its orientation relative to the lower frame, an equipment carrier pivotably coupled to the upper frame and movable realative
The invention claimed is: 1. A patient support apparatus comprising: a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame, the upper frame being configured to change its orientation relative to the lower frame, an equipment carrier pivotably coupled to the upper frame and movable realative to upper frame, and an actuator operable to adjust the orientation of the equipment carrier in response to and independent of the upper frame changing its orientation relative to the lower frame to compensate for the upper frame changing its orientation relative to the lower frame. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a rail coupled to the upper frame, wherein the equipment carrier is coupled to the rail. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the equipment carrier includes first and second portions movably coupled to each other, the first portion is coupled to the rail, and the second portion is coupled to the actuator. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the actuator is operable to change the orientation of the second portion relative to the first portion to maintain the orientation of the second portion relative to the lower frame as the upper frame changes its orientation relative to the lower frame. 5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the actuator comprises a manually operable knob to change the orientation of the second portion relative to the first portion. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the actuator further comprises a first threaded member having a first end coupled to the first portion and a second end coupled to the knob and a second threaded member coupled to the second portion and configured to threadably engage the first threaded member. 7. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a socket that has an upwardly-extending bore configured to receive a downwardly-extending post of a patient care equipment support. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the patient care equipment support is an infusion management device. 9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the actuator is operable to maintain the vertical orientation of the socket as the angular orientation of the upper frame changes. 10. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the upper frame is configured to change its orientation between Trendelenberg and reverse Trendelenberg positions, and the actuator is operable to maintain the vertical orientation of the equipment carrier as the orientation of the upper frame changes. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, comprising an elevation adjustment mechanism to change the orientation of the upper frame between Trendelenberg and reverse Trendelenberg positions. 12. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the actuator is coupled to the rail and operable to maintain the orientation of the rail relative to the lower frame as the upper frame changes its orientation relative to the lower frame. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the rail has a first portion pivotally coupled to the upper frame and a second portion pivotally coupled to the actuator. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the actuator comprises an electrically powered linear actuator having a housing pivotally coupled to one of the upper frame and the second portion of the rail and a piston pivotally coupled to the other of the upper frame and the second portion of the rail. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the piston is movable into and out of the housing to maintain the vertical orientation of the rail as the orientation of the upper frame changes. 16. A patient support apparatus comprising: a frame including a lower frame and an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to change its orientation relative to the lower frame, a rail being pivotably connected to the upper frame and movable relative to upper frame, and an actuator being connected to the upper frame and the rail and being operable to adjust the orientation of the rail in response to and independent of the upper frame to compensate for changes in the orientation of at least one of the upper frame and the lower frame. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the rail includes a first portion pivotally coupled to the upper frame and a second portion pivotally coupled to the actuator. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the actuator includes an electrically powered linear actuator with a housing and a piston, the housing being pivotally coupled to at least one of the upper frame and the second portion of the rail and the piston being pivotally coupled to the other of the upper frame and the second portion of the rail. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the piston is movable into and out of the housing to maintain the vertical orientation of the rail as the orientation of the upper frame changes. 20. A patient support apparatus comprising: a lower frame; a support coupled with the lower flame; an upper frame positioned above the lower frame and supported on the support, the upper frame being configured to change its angular orientation relative the lower frame, the upper frame being substantially parallel the lower frame in a first orientation and having a vertical axis extending substantially perpendicularly therethrough; and an equipment rack support movably coupled to at least one of a head end of the upper frame and a foot end of the upper frame and adapted to support an equipment rack, the equipment rack support being configured to maintain the spatial orientation of the equipment rack with respect to the vertical axis as the angular orientation of at least one of the upper frame and the lower frame changes. 21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the support includes a rail and a carrier supported by the rail, the carrier including a socket having a bore configured to receive a post of the patient equipment support system, the rail has a first portion pivotally connected to the upper frame and a second portion pivotally connected to the actuator, the actuator being operable to maintain the vertical orientation of the rail as the orientation of the upper frame changes. 22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the actuator comprises an electrically powered linear actuator having a housing pivotally connected to one of the upper frame and the second portion of the rail and a piston pivotally connected to other of the upper frame and the second portion of the rail, the piston is movable into and out of the housing to maintain the vertical orientation of the rail as the orientation of the upper frame changes. 23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the support has a first portion pivotally connected to the upper frame and a second portion pivotally connected to the actuator. 24. The patient support apparatus of claim 20, wherein the equipment rack support maintains the polar angle of the equipment rack with respect to the vertical axis as the upper frame changes orientation with respect to the lower frame.
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