Hospital bed having modular power/data hub
First Claim
1. A data hub for a hospital bed, comprising:
- a base housing removably mountable on the hospital bed;
a power supply link extending into the base housing;
a data link extending into the base housing and being connectable to an external monitoring station;
a module housing configured to engage the base housing during docking;
a plurality of patient inlet data ports formed in the module housing;
at least one outlet port formed in the module housing;
a medium supply disposed in the module housing and connected to the at least one outlet port; and
an adapter disposed in the module housing and configured to connect the plurality of patient inlet data ports to the data link and to the power supply link upon docking of the module housing with the base housing.
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Abstract
A data hub is disclosed for use with a hospital bed. The data hub may have a base mountable on the hospital bed, and a collection module dockable with the base. The base may include a stationary base housing, a power supply link extending into the stationary base housing, and a data link extending into the stationary base housing and being connectable to an external monitoring station. The collection module may include a module housing, a plurality of inlet data ports formed in the module, at least one outlet port formed in the module housing, a medium supply disposed in the module housing and connected to the at least one outlet port, and an adapter disposed in the module housing and configured to connect the plurality of inlet data ports to the data link and the power supply link upon docking of the module housing with the stationary base housing.
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19 Claims
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1. A data hub for a hospital bed, comprising:
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a base housing removably mountable on the hospital bed; a power supply link extending into the base housing; a data link extending into the base housing and being connectable to an external monitoring station; a module housing configured to engage the base housing during docking; a plurality of patient inlet data ports formed in the module housing; at least one outlet port formed in the module housing; a medium supply disposed in the module housing and connected to the at least one outlet port; and an adapter disposed in the module housing and configured to connect the plurality of patient inlet data ports to the data link and to the power supply link upon docking of the module housing with the base housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data hub for a hospital bed, comprising:
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a base housing removably mountable on the hospital bed; a power supply link extending into the base housing; a single data cable extending into the base housing and being connectable to a plurality of monitoring devices at an external monitoring station; a module housing configured to engage the base housing during docking; a plurality of patient inlet data ports formed in the module housing; and an adapter disposed in the module housing and configured to connect the plurality of patient inlet data ports to at least one of the single data cable and the power supply link upon docking of the module housing with the base housing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A hospital bed, comprising:
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a support structure; a frame moveable relative to the support structure; a power supply link; an actuator powered by the power supply link to move the frame; and a data hub powered by the power supply link and including; a base housing removably mounted to at least one of the support structure and the frame; a data link disposed in the base housing and connectable to an external monitoring station; a module housing configured to dock with the base housing and including a plurality of patient inlet data ports; and an adapter configured to connect the plurality of patient inlet data ports to the data link upon docking of the module housing with the base housing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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