Patient bed having software download capability

• US 10,004,654 B2
• Filed: 09/06/2016
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Zerhusen, Robert M., Heimbrock, Richard H., Chiacchira, Mark S., Mann, Nicholas A., Newkirk, David C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dsouza, Adolf
• Application Number:
  US15/257,058
• Publication Number:
  US 20160367420A1
• Time in Patent Office: 658 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/001 Trolleys for transport of medicaments, food, linen, nursing supplies carts specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis A61B50/13; hand carts B62B3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/12 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/16 Touchpads
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/20 Displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/44 for weight
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/70 with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/001 with means for turning-over the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/005 tiltable around transverse horizontal axis, e.g. for Trendelenburg position rocking beds for physical therapy A61H1/003; hanging patient inclined downwardly for drawing him out A61H2203/0493
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/012 raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame A61G7/005, A61G7/008 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/015 divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/018 Control or drive mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05 Parts, details or accessories of beds devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 ; mattresses A47C27/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0503 Holders, support devices for receptacles, e.g. for drainage or urine bags hanging-up devices for infusion A61M5/1414
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0506 Head or foot boards head or foot boards for comfort or ergonomics A47C19/022
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0507 Side-rails
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0509 sliding or pivoting downwards
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/051 pivoting sideward
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0513 covering particular sections of the bed, e.g. one or more partial side-rail sections along the bed
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0514 mounted to individual mattress supporting frame sections
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0516 with height adjustability
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0524 : characterised by integrated accessories, e.g. bed control means, nurse call or reading lights
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/053 : Aids for getting into, or out of, bed, e.g. steps, chairs, cane-like supports
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0536 : Lifting straps, usually attached to the bed-end and grasped by the patient in order to raise himself into a sitting position
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/08 : Apparatus for transporting beds
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/1017 : Pivoting arms, e.g. crane type mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/1044 : Stationary fixed means, e.g. fixed to a surface or bed
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/1051 : Flexible harnesses or slings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 : Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 : Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 : Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 : using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 : Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/30 : User interface
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/92 : Universal remote control
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 : Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 : Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

A number of patient beds are disclosed. Some patient beds have siderails that are movable by a patient so that the patient can egress from the bed without interference from the siderails. Various caregiver control panels and patient control panels for controlling features and functions of a patient bed are also disclosed. For example, a cart with caregiver control inputs, including hand inputs on a graphical user interface (GUI) and foot inputs, is disclosed. Patient positioning and transfer devices are also disclosed. Various types of in-bed physical therapy devices are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A patient bed system comprising

a frame,

a port coupled to a portion of the frame that is accessible to a patient supported by the frame, the port being connectable to a handheld electronic device to recharge the handheld electronic device and to download bed control software to the handheld electronic device so that the portable handheld electronic device is usable to control features of the patient bed, and

a plurality of icons situated at a foot end of the frame, each icon of the plurality of icons being illuminated a first color to indicate a satisfactory status of an associated monitored bed feature, each icon of the plurality of icons being illuminated a second color to indicate an unsatisfactory status of the associated monitored condition, each icon of the plurality of icons being unlit if the associated feature of the bed is not being monitored, wherein lighted images are projected onto areas of a floor adjacent the bed with each lighted image including a shape corresponding to a respective icon of the plurality of icons if the respective icon is illuminated the first color or the second color.

2. The patient bed system of claim 1, further comprising the handheld device and wherein the handheld electronic device comprises a phone or a tablet computer.

3. The patient bed system of claim 1, wherein the portion of the frame to which the port is coupled includes a barrier extending upwardly with respect to a patient support surface carried by frame and the port is provided on the barrier.

4. The patient bed system of claim 3, wherein the barrier comprises a siderail.

5. The patient bed system of claim 4, further comprising user inputs coupled to the siderail to control one or more features of the patient bed.

6. The patient bed system of claim 4, wherein the siderail comprises a first siderail and wherein the frame further comprises a shelf and a second siderail spaced from the first siderail, the shelf being attached to the second siderail.

7. The patient bed system of claim 6, wherein the shelf is pivotable relative to the second siderail to a plurality of positions.

8. The patient bed system of claim 4, further comprising a control panel housing that is pivotable relative to the siderail between a raised position and a lowered position.

9. The patient bed system of claim 8, wherein the control panel housing moves upwardly out of a recess in the siderail when moving from the lowered position to the raised position.

10. The patient bed system of claim 8, wherein the patient support surface comprises a mattress and wherein the control panel housing carries caregiver controls that face away from the mattress when the control panel housing is in the raised position and patient controls are provided on an edge of the control panel housing.

11. The patient bed system of claim 1, wherein after the electronic handheld device begins to charge, the patient is queried as to whether the bed control software should be downloaded to the electronic handheld device.

12. The patient bed system of claim 11, wherein the patient is queried on a display screen of the electronic handheld device.

13. The patient bed system of claim 12, wherein a download field is displayed on the display screen for selection by the patient.

14. The patient bed system of claim 1, further comprising an inductive charger coupled to the frame and operable to inductively recharge the handheld electronic device.

15. The patient bed system of claim 14, wherein the frame includes a shelf and the inductive charger is carried by the shelf.

16. The patient bed system of claim 15, wherein the inductive charger is situated beneath an upper surface of the shelf.

17. The patient bed system of claim 14, wherein the inductive charger is supported by an upper surface of the shelf.

18. The patient bed system of claim 17, wherein the upper surface of the shelf includes a recess and the inductive charger is embedded in the recess.

19. The patient bed system of claim 18, wherein the upper surface of the shelf and an upper surface of the inductive charger are substantially coplanar.

20. A patient bed system comprising

a frame,

a port coupled to a portion of the frame that is accessible to a patient supported by the frame, the port being connectable to a handheld electronic device to recharge the handheld electronic device and to download bed control software to the handheld electronic device so that the portable handheld electronic device is usable to control features of the patient bed, wherein the portion of the frame to which the port is coupled includes a barrier extending upwardly with respect to a patient support surface carried by frame and the port is provided on the barrier, wherein the barrier comprises a siderail, and

user inputs coupled to the siderail to control one or more features of the patient bed, wherein the siderail comprises a first siderail and wherein the frame further comprises a shelf and a second siderail spaced from the first siderail, the shelf being attached to the second siderail, wherein the shelf is pivotable relative to the second siderail to a plurality of positions, wherein the patient support surface comprises a mattress and wherein the shelf is pivotable relative to the second siderail between a first position overlying the mattress and a second position extending in an opposite direction away from the mattress.