INTEGRATED PATIENT ROOM
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Abstract
The present embodiments provide an integrated patient room having multiple features designed to enhance the safety, satisfaction and/or outcomes for a patient and/or caregiver. In one embodiment, the integrated patient room comprises at least one bed and at least one chair. The bed and the chair can each assume a wide range of positions, and can be pre-programmed into preferred positions. Further, the bed, chair, and/or other components in the patient room may be automatically synchronized with one another to facilitate transfer of a patient. A touch screen monitor with an intuitive graphical user interface may be employed as a communication portal. The functions of the bed, chair and/or other components in the room may be accessed and/or controlled through the communication portal.
233 Citations
142 Claims
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1-84. -84. (canceled)
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85. A chair having at least one adjustable feature, the chair comprising:
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a support surface adapted to receive a user, wherein the support surface is adjustable between a plurality of configurations including supine, sitting and erect egress positions, and wherein the chair is further adjustable in at least each of the supine and sitting positions based on information associated with an individual using the chair. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. (canceled)
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96. A method for adjusting the position of a chair, the method comprising:
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providing a chair having a support member having a support surface adapted to receive a user in a plurality of first configurations including supine, sitting and erect egress positions; moving the chair to one of the plurality of first configurations; programming specific information associated with an individual using the chair into an operating system coupled to the chair; and adjusting the chair to a second configuration based on the specific information associated with the individual. - View Dependent Claims (97, 99, 100)
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98. (canceled)
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130. A system for positioning and transferring a patient, the system comprising:
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a chair having a first support surface adapted to receive a user, wherein the chair is adjustable between a first plurality of configurations and is configured to be pre-programmed into at least one of the first plurality of configurations; a support structure having a second support surface adapted to receive a user, wherein the support structure is adjustable between a second plurality of configurations and is configured to be pre-programmed into at least one of the second plurality of configurations; and a programmable operating system configured to synchronize at least one of the first plurality of configurations of the chair with at least one of the second plurality of configurations of the support structure and thereby selectively align the first and second support surfaces to facilitate transfer of a patient between the chair and the support structure. - View Dependent Claims (131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136)
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137. A method for transferring a patient, the method comprising:
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providing a chair having a first support surface adapted to receive a user, wherein the chair is adjustable between a first plurality of configurations and is configured to be programmed into at least one of the first plurality of configurations; providing a support structure having a second support surface adapted to receive a user, wherein the support structure is adjustable between a second plurality of configurations and is configured to be programmed into at least one of the plurality of second configurations; automatically synchronizing at least one of the first configurations of the chair with at least one of the second configurations of the support structure to selectively align the first support surface of the chair with the second support surface of the support structure; and transferring a patient between the chair and the second support structure. - View Dependent Claims (138, 139, 140, 141, 142)
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