Systems and methods for determining the usability of person support apparatuses
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus system comprising:
- (1) a plurality of patient support apparatuses, each of the patient support apparatuses comprising;
(a) a support surface adapted to support a patient thereon;
(b) a litter frame adapted to support the support surface;
(c) a volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor adapted to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) applied to the respective patient support apparatus;
(d) a controller in communication with the volatile organic compound sensor and adapted to determine if the respective patient support apparatus has been sufficiently cleaned, insufficiently cleaned, or not cleaned based on both a level of VOCs detected by the VOC sensor and a length of time the VOCs are detected by the VOC sensor;
(e) a transceiver adapted to transmit data indicating whether the respective patient support apparatus has been sufficiently cleaned, insufficiently cleaned, or not cleaned; and
(2) a server in communication with a user interface and with the transceivers of the plurality of patient support apparatuses, the server adapted to receive and save the data, and to enable a user of the user interface to search the saved data to look up whether a particular one of the plurality of patient support apparatuses has been sufficiently cleaned, insufficiently cleaned, or not cleaned.
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Abstract
A person support apparatus includes a support adapted to support thereon an occupant of the person support apparatus and a sensor configured to detect an ambient air characteristic. The sensor generates an output signal based on the detected characteristic and communicates the output signal to a controller. The controller is configured to receive the output signal from the sensor and determine a usability status of the person support apparatus. The usability status may include an indication that the person support apparatus is ready for use by an occupant, whether a potential hazard exists for an occupant of the person support apparatus, a cleaning status of the person support apparatus, or a location of the person support apparatus.
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1. A patient support apparatus system comprising:
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(1) a plurality of patient support apparatuses, each of the patient support apparatuses comprising; (a) a support surface adapted to support a patient thereon; (b) a litter frame adapted to support the support surface; (c) a volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor adapted to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) applied to the respective patient support apparatus; (d) a controller in communication with the volatile organic compound sensor and adapted to determine if the respective patient support apparatus has been sufficiently cleaned, insufficiently cleaned, or not cleaned based on both a level of VOCs detected by the VOC sensor and a length of time the VOCs are detected by the VOC sensor; (e) a transceiver adapted to transmit data indicating whether the respective patient support apparatus has been sufficiently cleaned, insufficiently cleaned, or not cleaned; and (2) a server in communication with a user interface and with the transceivers of the plurality of patient support apparatuses, the server adapted to receive and save the data, and to enable a user of the user interface to search the saved data to look up whether a particular one of the plurality of patient support apparatuses has been sufficiently cleaned, insufficiently cleaned, or not cleaned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A patient support apparatus system comprising:
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(1) a plurality of patient support apparatuses, each of the patient support apparatuses comprising; (a) a support surface adapted to support a patient thereon; (b) a litter frame adapted to support the support surface; (c) an ambient air pressure sensor adapted to detect ambient air pressure at the patient support apparatus; (d) a controller in communication with the ambient air pressure sensor and adapted to determine location data from the ambient air pressure sensor; (e) a transceiver adapted to transmit the location data; and (2) a server in communication with a user interface and with the transceivers of the plurality of patient support apparatuses, the server adapted to receive and save the location data, and to enable a user of the user interface to search the saved data to look up the location data for a particular one of the plurality of patient support apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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