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LOCATION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A PATIENT HANDLING DEVICE

  • US 20060279427A1
  • Filed: 03/29/2006
  • Published: 12/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A location detection system for a facility, comprising;

  • a patient handling device having a support surface for supporting a patient and being mobile for positioning at a location in the facility, a locator fixed relative to said patient handling device for transmitting a unique location identifier corresponding to the location of said patient handling device, a processing station remote from said patient handling device and said locator for receiving said unique location identifier such that the location of said patient handling device can be determined and monitored remotely from said patient handling device, a receiver mounted to said patient handling device for receiving said unique location identifier from said locator, and a communication module mounted to said patient handling device and electronically coupled to said receiver for transmitting said unique location identifier from said patient handling device to said processing station such that said patient handling device acts as a communication link between said locator and said processing station.

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