Bed exit alerts for person support apparatus
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1. A hospital bed comprising:
- a frame configured to support an occupant;
a first indicator coupled to the frame and configured to emit light onto a floor adjacent the frame to produce an icon on the floor;
a second indicator including a light integrated into a grip that is graspable by the occupant while exiting the hospital bed, the grip being coupled to the frame, the second indicator being operable to shine light only through an illuminable surface of the grip and not through a non-illuminable surface of the grip that faces oppositely from the illuminable surface; and
a controller coupled to the frame and configured to control operation of the first and second indicators, wherein the controller causes the first indicator and the second indicator to illuminate to provide information relating to occupant exit from the frame.
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Abstract
A person support apparatus with an extendable mattress, a night light message display system, a screen key pendant, egress handle siderails, and various other features. The extendable mattress includes hinged extensions along the sides of the extendable mattress that are moved from a nested position to the extension position. The screen key pendant includes a plurality of screen keys that can be pressed to cycle through various control modes for the person support apparatus. The night light message display system can be configured to display a message or image on the floor communicating information to the person and/or alerting the person as to when they are able to exit the bed.
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1. A hospital bed comprising:
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a frame configured to support an occupant; a first indicator coupled to the frame and configured to emit light onto a floor adjacent the frame to produce an icon on the floor; a second indicator including a light integrated into a grip that is graspable by the occupant while exiting the hospital bed, the grip being coupled to the frame, the second indicator being operable to shine light only through an illuminable surface of the grip and not through a non-illuminable surface of the grip that faces oppositely from the illuminable surface; and a controller coupled to the frame and configured to control operation of the first and second indicators, wherein the controller causes the first indicator and the second indicator to illuminate to provide information relating to occupant exit from the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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