Intelligent hospital bed

• US 10,456,084 B1
• Filed: 08/02/2018
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: YUNG Hsiang Information Management Company Limited
• Original Assignee: YUNG Hsiang Information Management Company Limited
• Inventors: Lin, Yao-Sheng, Chen, Tsair-Rong, Juan, Yu-Lin
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Zhen Y
• Application Number:
  US16/053,632
• Time in Patent Office: 453 Days
• Field of Search: 3405731
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0247 Pressure sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1115 Monitoring leaving of a patient support, e.g. a bed or a wheelchair
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/208 adapted to determine urine quantity, e.g. flow, volume
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6892 Mats
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• 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 7/0527 Weighing devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 9/00 Bed-pans, urinals or other sanitary devices for bed-ridden persons; Cleaning devices therefor, e.g. combined with toilet-urinals urinals worn by the patient A61F5/44
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3306 Optical measuring means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1415 Stands, brackets or the like for supporting infusion accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16845 by weight
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

An intelligent hospital bed may comprise a hospital bed, a first measuring unit, at least a second measuring unit, a third measuring unit, a central processor and a remote transmission device. The central processor is configured to receive signals from the measuring units and interpret the signals through comparison of data in a database of the central processor or a server. After interpreting, the central processor is configured to connect to the remote transmission device and send the interpreted information to a human-computer interaction through the remote transmission device such that the caregiver is able to master real-time conditions of patients respectively in the hospital beds including injection and urination status at the same time, thereby achieving the most effective allocation and utilization of care resource.

Claims

1. An intelligent hospital bed comprising a hospital bed, a first measuring unit, at least a second measuring unit, a third measuring unit, a central processor and a remote transmission device,

wherein the first measuring unit is a pad body having a pressure sensor, and the first measuring unit is installed on the hospital bed;

when a patient lies on the hospital bed, the pressure sensor of the first measuring unit is configured to measure the pressure and send a first signal to the central processor which is adapted to determine whether the patient lies on the hospital bed as instructed;

wherein the second measuring unit is an image capturing device adapted to measure the use status of an intravenous bag hanged on an intravenous stand near the hospital bed, and the second measuring unit is adapted to measure the intravenous use status and send a second signal to the central processor which is configured to determine whether the intravenous drip is successful used and to have immediately report for remaining amount of drip in the intravenous bag after each use;

wherein the third measuring unit is a weight measuring device configured to measure the urination condition of the patient and send a third signal to the central processor; and

wherein the central processor is configured to receive the signals from the measuring units and interpret the signals through comparison of data in a database of the central processor or a server;

after interpreting, the central processor is configured to connect to the remote transmission device and send the interpreted information to a human-computer interaction through the remote transmission device such that a caregiver is able to master real-time conditions of the patient in the hospital bed including injection and urination status at the same time.

2. The intelligent hospital bed of claim 1, wherein the second measuring unit is a camera which is configured for fixed-position photography to determine a liquid level in the intravenous bag.

3. The intelligent hospital bed of claim 1, wherein the second measuring unit is a focal-length-adjustable and optical-zoom camera, and the camera is configured to be timed or manually remote controlled to turn to an designed angle and back so as to monitor a liquid level in the intravenous bag and to monitor around the hospital bed.

4. The intelligent hospital bed of claim 1, wherein the second measuring unit installed on the intravenous stand comprises a crane scale, and the intravenous bag is hung on the crane scale.

5. The intelligent hospital bed of claim 1, wherein the third measuring unit is a weighing platform which enables a urinal pot to be put thereon.

6. The intelligent hospital bed of claim 1, wherein the third measuring unit installed on the hospital bed has a hanging scale to hang a urinal bag thereon.

7. The intelligent hospital bed of claim 1, wherein the central processor has three different colors of indicator lights thereon, and the three indicator lights are configured to represent a liquid level in the intravenous bag is at high, middle and low level respectively.

8. The intelligent hospital bed of claim 1, wherein the human-computer interaction is a smart phone, a tablet, a notebook, a laptop or a desktop.

9. The intelligent hospital bed of claim 1, wherein the remote transmission device is configured to send the information to the human-computer interaction through wire transmission.

10. The intelligent hospital bed of claim 1, wherein the remote transmission device is configured to send the information to the human-computer interaction through wireless transmission.