Patient care unit with a bed

• US 20050267339A1
• Filed: 02/15/2005
• Published: 12/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dragerwerk AG & Company KGaA (FPS Vermögensverwaltung GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Draeger Medical GmbH (Draegerwerk AG & Co KGaA)
• Inventors: Gerder, Henning, Beckmann, Udo
• Granted Patent: US 7,708,690 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• 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 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6892 Mats
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05 Parts, details or accessories of beds devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 ; mattresses A47C27/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5433 Remote metering

Abstract

A patient care unit (1) with a bed for accommodating a patient makes possible undisturbed accessibility to the patient by avoiding cable connections between sensors at the patient and the measuring instruments or treating devices (2) belonging to them. The patient care unit (1) has a receiving unit for receiving sensor signals of the patient, transmission features for passing on the sensor signals to a transmitting unit in the patient care unit (1) or to a cable connection (4) for connecting the patient care unit (1) to the power supply, so that the sensor signals enter measuring instruments or treating devices (2) that belong to them for the evaluation of the sensor signals in a wireless manner or via the power supply.

Claims

1. A patient care unit with a bed for accommodating a patient with:

a) means for receiving sensor signals of the patient;

b) means for passing on the sensor signals to a transmitting unit in the patient care unit or to a cable connection for connecting the said patient care unit to a power supply, so that

c) the sensor signals reach said corresponding measuring instruments or treating devices for evaluating the sensor signals in a wireless manner or via the power supply.

2. A patient care unit in accordance with claim 1, wherein the means for receiving sensor signals of the patient comprise electric sensor connection lines and terminals associated therewith.

3. A patient care unit in accordance with claim 1, wherein the patient care unit or a bed support is provided with a receiving antenna for receiving sensor signals of the patient.

4. A patient care unit in accordance with claim 1, wherein the sensor signals of the patient are related to measured physiological variables, especially blood pressure, oxygen and/or CO₂ concentration in the blood, and electrode signals from said EKG electrodes.

5. A patient care unit in accordance with claim 1, wherein electric lines are present for passing on the sensor signals into the patient care unit.

6. A patient care unit in accordance with claim 1, wherein the patient care unit is an operating table or a hospital bed.

7. A patient care unit in accordance with claim 1, wherein the treating device is an anesthesia apparatus or a respirator.

8. A patient care unit in accordance with claim 2, wherein said electric sensor connection lines and terminals are connected via plug type connections, or have an inductive coupling.

10. A system in accordance with claim 8, wherein said receiving means comprise electric sensor connection lines and terminals, which belong to them and can be preferably connected via plug type connections, or they have an inductive design.

11. A system in accordance with claim 8, wherein the system or a bed support is provided with a receiving antenna for receiving sensor signals of the patient.

12. A system in accordance with claim 8, wherein the sensor signals of the patient are related to measured physiological variables, especially blood pressure, oxygen and/or CO₂ concentration in the blood, and electrode signals from said EKG electrodes.

13. A system in accordance with claim 8, wherein electric lines are present for passing on the sensor signals into the system.

14. A system in accordance with claim 8, wherein the system is an operating table or a hospital bed.

15. A system in accordance with claim 8, wherein the treating device is an anesthesia apparatus or a respirator.

9. A patient care unit system, comprising:

a measuring instrument or treating device;

a patient care unit bed for accommodating a patient;

receiving means for receiving sensor signals of the patient, said receiving means being connected to said bed;

transmitting unit connected to the bed or a cable connection connected to the bed for connecting the bed to a power supply;

transmission means for passing on the sensor signals from the receiving means to said transmitting unit or to said cable connection, so that said sensor signals reach said corresponding measuring instruments or treating devices for evaluating the sensor signals in a wireless manner or via the power supply.