Service scheduling and notification systems for patient support apparatuses
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
a support surface supported on the frame and adapted to support a patient thereon;
a display; and
a controller adapted to receive data indicating that the patient support apparatus has been scheduled for service and to provide an indication on the display that the patient support apparatus has been scheduled for service, the service relating to maintenance work for a component of the patient support apparatus, wherein the controller is further adapted to limit a function of the patient support apparatus based upon a comparison of a current date to a date on which the patient support apparatus has been scheduled for service.
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Abstract
Patient support apparatuses include a frame, support surface, and a controller. The controller provides notification to a user of a service event relating to the patient support apparatus. The controller limits functionality of a component of the patient support apparatus based upon a severity of the service event. The controller may also, or alternatively, detect when a control is activated by a user and, in response to such activation, determine whether the patient support apparatus has been marked for use or marked for servicing. If marked for use, the controller responds in a first manner, and if marked for service, the controller responds in a different manner. In other embodiments, a method is provided for determining an order in which multiple patient support apparatuses should be service. In still other embodiments, the patient support apparatus automatically changes to an unusable configuration when in need of high priority service.
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25 Claims
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a support surface supported on the frame and adapted to support a patient thereon; a display; and a controller adapted to receive data indicating that the patient support apparatus has been scheduled for service and to provide an indication on the display that the patient support apparatus has been scheduled for service, the service relating to maintenance work for a component of the patient support apparatus, wherein the controller is further adapted to limit a function of the patient support apparatus based upon a comparison of a current date to a date on which the patient support apparatus has been scheduled for service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 25)
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7. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a user interface having a control adapted to be activated by a user; a support surface supported on the frame; and a controller adapted to control a function of the patient support apparatus in response to the user activating the control, the controller further adapted to provide notification to the user of a service event relating to maintenance work for a component of the patient support apparatus, the controller further adapted to limit functionality of the patient support apparatus based upon a severity of the service event, the controller limiting functionality of the patient support apparatus in at least one of the following manners;
(a) not carrying out the function in response to the user activating the control;
or (b) partially carrying out the function in response to the user activating the control. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a support surface supported on the frame; a memory for storing marking data, the marking data indicating whether the patient support apparatus has been marked for use or marked for service; a first control for carrying out a first function of the patient support apparatus, the first function not involving reading the marking data or storing the marking data in the memory; and a controller adapted to detect when the first control is activated by a user and, in response to such activation, examine the marking data to determine whether the patient support apparatus has been marked for use or marked for service, and if the patient support apparatus has been marked for use, to respond to the activation of the first control in a first manner, and if the patient support apparatus has been marked for service, to respond to the activation of the first control in second manner, the second manner being different from the first manner. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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