APPARATUSES FOR SUPPORTING AND MONITORING A CONDITION OF A PERSON
First Claim
1. A person monitor system comprisinga person support apparatus configured to support a person, the person support apparatus having at least one first sensor sensing first information corresponding to a feature of the person support apparatus,a second sensor sensing second information corresponding to a physiological characteristic of the person,a controller receiving the first information sensed by the first sensor and receiving the second information sensed by the second sensor, the controller calculating a condition score as a function of the first information and the second information, anda communication system coupled to the controller, the communication system alerting a caregiver in response to the condition score violating a predetermined threshold condition.
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Abstract
A person monitoring system is operable to predict the onset of an adverse condition of a person. The system receives first information corresponding to a feature of a person support apparatus and second information corresponding to a physiological characteristic of the person. The system calculates a condition score as a function of the first and second information. In some instances, the system alerts a caregiver if the condition score exceeds a predetermined threshold. Alternatively or additionally, the person monitoring system alerts a caregiver when a person supported on a person support apparatus is regaining consciousness by monitoring one or more of a change in position, a heart rate, and a respiration rate. A person monitoring system that monitors a person'"'"'s quality of sleep and presents information concerning the quality of sleep to one or more interested parties is also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A person monitor system comprising
a person support apparatus configured to support a person, the person support apparatus having at least one first sensor sensing first information corresponding to a feature of the person support apparatus, a second sensor sensing second information corresponding to a physiological characteristic of the person, a controller receiving the first information sensed by the first sensor and receiving the second information sensed by the second sensor, the controller calculating a condition score as a function of the first information and the second information, and a communication system coupled to the controller, the communication system alerting a caregiver in response to the condition score violating a predetermined threshold condition.
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14. A person monitor system comprising
a person support apparatus supporting a person, the person support apparatus having a sensor that senses information regarding at least one of a change in position, a heart rate, and a respiration rate of the person on the person support apparatus, and a controller receiving the information sensed by the sensor, the controller determining if the patient is awake by comparing the information to a predetermined threshold, and the controller initiating an alert to a caregiver in response to the patient becoming awake.
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18. A person monitor system comprising
a person support apparatus supporting the person, the person support apparatus having a sensor that senses information regarding at least one of a change in position, a heart rate, and a respiration rate of the person on the person support apparatus, a controller receiving the information sensed by the sensor, the controller determining the person'"'"'s sleep quality by processing the information, and a display on which data about the person'"'"'s sleep quality is displayed.
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20. The person monitor system of claim 20, wherein the person support apparatus comprises a hospital bed and the display is mounted to the hospital bed.
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