Field configurable patient support apparatuses
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
a support surface adapted to support a patient thereon;
an antenna adapted to be affixed to packaging of the patient support apparatus; and
communication circuitry in communication with the antenna, the communication circuitry adapted to receive and store a configuration setting from an off-board device via the antenna while the patient support apparatus is contained within the packaging and not physically coupled to an external source of electrical power.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a support surface, an antenna adapted to be affixed to packaging of the patient support apparatus, and a control system for controlling various functions of the patient support apparatus. The control system includes communication circuitry that receives one or more configuration settings for configuring the patient support apparatus from an off-board device via the antenna. The communication circuitry receives and stores the configuration settings while the patient support apparatus is contained within the packaging and not physically coupled to an external source of electrical power. Configuration circuitry thereafter configures the patient support apparatus when the patient support apparatus is coupled to an external source of power or is supplied with power from a battery.
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19 Claims
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a support surface adapted to support a patient thereon; an antenna adapted to be affixed to packaging of the patient support apparatus; and communication circuitry in communication with the antenna, the communication circuitry adapted to receive and store a configuration setting from an off-board device via the antenna while the patient support apparatus is contained within the packaging and not physically coupled to an external source of electrical power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a support surface adapted to support a patient thereon; an interface adapted to couple to a cable having a plurality of electrical conductors; a plurality of switches electrically coupled to the interface; an antenna adapted to wirelessly communicate with an off-board device; and communication circuitry adapted to transmit an identifier through the antenna to the off-board device, the identifier uniquely identifying the patient support apparatus, the communication circuitry further adapted to receive from the off-board device a configuration setting for configuring the plurality of switches; wherein the communication circuitry is adapted to transmit the identifier through the antenna while the patient support apparatus is contained within packaging and not physically coupled to an external source of electrical power. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a support surface adapted to support a patient thereon; an antenna adapted to be affixed to packaging of the patient support apparatus; a first electronic memory for storing instructions used by a processor onboard the patient support apparatus, the first electronic memory requiring an onboard battery or a power cord connection of the patient support apparatus to an electrical outlet in order for data to be written to the first electronic memory; a second electronic memory, the second electronic memory adapted to allow data to be written thereto using electrical power wirelessly supplied from an off-board device; and communication circuitry in communication with the antenna, the communication circuitry adapted to receive a configuration setting for configuring the patient support apparatus from the off-board device via the antenna, the communication circuitry also adapted to store the configuration setting in the second electronic memory. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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