Patient position detection for patient support apparatus
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus comprisinga patient support structure configured to support a patient, the patient support structure having a head end and a foot end spaced apart in a longitudinal dimension of the patient support structure, the patient support structure having a head section that is configured to support a torso of a patient and that is movable between a raised position for supporting the patient in a sitting up position and a lowered position for supporting the patient in a lying down position,a set of user inputs configured to receive input from a caregiver to initiate the movement of the head section between the raised and lowered positions,a graphical user interface (GUI) supported by the patient support structure, andcontrol circuitry coupled to the GUI, the GUI being controlled by the control circuitry to display information indicating, when the patient is lying down on the patient support structure about midway between opposite sides of the patient support structure, that the patient is improperly positioned on the patient support structure in the longitudinal dimension of the patient support structure due to being shifted too far towards the head end or too far towards the foot end for the movement of the head section toward the raised position, wherein the information indicating that the patient is improperly positioned includes all three of the following:
- (i) a text box with a message conveying the information, (ii) a pictorial representation of a patient lying on the patient support surface too close to the at least one of the head end and foot end, and (iii) a hip position icon that is color coded.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a patient support surface to support a patient. The patient support surface has at least one air bladder that is inflated and/or deflated to achieve a turn assist function and/or a therapy function of the patient support surface. A graphical user interface (GUI) is configured to receive user inputs from a caregiver to initiate the turn assist or therapy functions. The patient support apparatus has control circuitry coupled to the GUI. The GUI is controlled by the control circuitry to display information indicating that the patient is improperly positioned on the patient support surface for either the turn assist function or the therapy function. Alternatively or additionally, the control circuitry indicates that the patient is improperly positioned for raising a head section of a bed frame.
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising
a patient support structure configured to support a patient, the patient support structure having a head end and a foot end spaced apart in a longitudinal dimension of the patient support structure, the patient support structure having a head section that is configured to support a torso of a patient and that is movable between a raised position for supporting the patient in a sitting up position and a lowered position for supporting the patient in a lying down position, a set of user inputs configured to receive input from a caregiver to initiate the movement of the head section between the raised and lowered positions, a graphical user interface (GUI) supported by the patient support structure, and control circuitry coupled to the GUI, the GUI being controlled by the control circuitry to display information indicating, when the patient is lying down on the patient support structure about midway between opposite sides of the patient support structure, that the patient is improperly positioned on the patient support structure in the longitudinal dimension of the patient support structure due to being shifted too far towards the head end or too far towards the foot end for the movement of the head section toward the raised position, wherein the information indicating that the patient is improperly positioned includes all three of the following: - (i) a text box with a message conveying the information, (ii) a pictorial representation of a patient lying on the patient support surface too close to the at least one of the head end and foot end, and (iii) a hip position icon that is color coded.
- 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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