Patient movement and incontinence notification system
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1. A patient movement notification system, comprising:
- a first sensor pad comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure applied by a patient, and a transmitter circuit for transmitting first wireless signals;
a second sensor pad comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure applied by a patient, and a transmitter circuit for transmitting second wireless signals; and
a monitor having a receiver for receiving the first and second wireless signals, the monitor generating a notification of patient movement in response to one of the first and second wireless signals,wherein the monitor comprises an input for allowing a user to cause the monitor to terminate responsiveness to all sensor pads from which the monitor receives wireless signals.
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A notification system is provided that provides notification of patient events such as movement and/or incontinence. The notification system provides for a plurality of different pressure sensor pads as well as an incontinence pad to be used in association with a single monitor.
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1. A patient movement notification system, comprising:
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a first sensor pad comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure applied by a patient, and a transmitter circuit for transmitting first wireless signals; a second sensor pad comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure applied by a patient, and a transmitter circuit for transmitting second wireless signals; and a monitor having a receiver for receiving the first and second wireless signals, the monitor generating a notification of patient movement in response to one of the first and second wireless signals, wherein the monitor comprises an input for allowing a user to cause the monitor to terminate responsiveness to all sensor pads from which the monitor receives wireless signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A patient movement notification system, comprising:
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a sensor pad comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure applied by a patient, and a transmitter circuit for transmitting a pressure signal; and a monitor having a receiver for receiving the pressure signal from the sensor pad, the monitor generating a notification of patient movement in response to the pressure signal if the pressure signal indicates that the patient is no longer applying pressure to the sensor pad, wherein the monitor comprises a plurality of inputs and a controller coupled to the plurality of inputs, the controller is configured to reset to a factory preset condition in response to simultaneous activation of at least one of the plurality of inputs by the patient caregiver, and wherein the sensor pad is paired with the monitor and the controller only responds to pressure signals from sensor pads with which the controller is paired, the controller resets to a factory present condition by unpairing with the sensor pad. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A sensor device for a patient activity notification system, the sensor device comprising:
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a sensor for sensing a patient activity; a housing including a slot in which two electrical contacts are biased towards one another; a kill tab removably disposed in the slot to connect to an electrical wire extending between the two electrical contacts, the electrical wire permitting current to flow between the two contacts, wherein, when the kill tab is removed from the slot, the electrical wire is pulled from at least one of the two electrical contacts so that current is prevented from flowing through the two electrical contacts; and a controller coupled to the sensor for determining whether to generate a patient activity signal in response to patient activity sensed by the sensor, wherein at least one of the two electrical contacts is coupled to the controller and the controller senses whether current is flowing through the two electrical contacts, and wherein, when the controller senses that current is not flowing through the two electrical contacts, the controller executes a shutdown routine and thereafter no longer executes any further steps or instructions so as to terminate the functionality of the sensor device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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