EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Agiliti has invested more than $35 million to develop a next-generation hospital bed, one that fits the needs of all kinds of patients and the health care workers taking care of them.

The company that rents and services hospital equipment has moved into manufacturing its own bed after years of handling models from other manufacturers.

“When you eat your own cooking, you tend to be a better chef,” Tom Leonard, Agiliti’s chief executive, said during a visit to the company’s Eagan service center.

After four years of development, $30 million in research costs and $5 million more in manufacturing upgrades, Agiliti is ready to introduce its Essentia bed.

The name is a nod to essential workers. The bed was designed to make health care workers’ lives easier and less physi

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