PATIENT SUPORT WITH IMPROVED CONTROL
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus comprising;
- a frame, said frame having a barrier;
a patient support surface supported in said frame, said barrier having an exterior side facing outwardly from said patient support apparatus and an interior side facing inwardly toward said patient support surface;
a plurality of functional components associated with said patient support surface or said frame;
a control system including a controller incorporated into said patient support surface or said frame and in operative communication with at least one of said plurality of functional components for controlling said component;
said control system further including a touch-screen display in communication with said controller for controlling said at least one functional component, said touch-screen display positioned in said barrier and accessible at said exterior surface or said interior surface for access by a user, said touch-screen configured to allow the user to select one or more of said functional components and control a parameter associated with the selected functional component; and
an icon generated at said touch-screen representative of the parameter associated with the selected functional component, and said icon changing in response to the user adjusting the parameter associated with the selected functional component wherein the change in the icon gives the user feedback on the degree of change made by the user to the parameter associated with the selected functional component.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a patient support surface supported in the frame, and a plurality of functional components associated with the patient support surface or the frame. The apparatus further includes a control system, with a controller, incorporated into the patient support surface or the frame and in operative communication with at least one of the functional components for controlling the component. The control system further includes a touch-screen in communication with the controller for controlling the functional component, which is positioned in the barrier around the patient support surface, and accessible at the exterior or interior surface of the barrier for access by a user. The touch-screen is configured to allow the user to select one or more of the functional components and control a parameter associated with the selected functional component. In addition, an icon is generated at the touch-screen representative of the parameter associated with the selected functional component, and with icon changing in response to the user adjusting the parameter associated with the selected functional component wherein the change in the icon gives the user feedback on the degree of change made by the user to the parameter associated with the selected functional component.
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28 Claims
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising;
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a frame, said frame having a barrier; a patient support surface supported in said frame, said barrier having an exterior side facing outwardly from said patient support apparatus and an interior side facing inwardly toward said patient support surface; a plurality of functional components associated with said patient support surface or said frame; a control system including a controller incorporated into said patient support surface or said frame and in operative communication with at least one of said plurality of functional components for controlling said component; said control system further including a touch-screen display in communication with said controller for controlling said at least one functional component, said touch-screen display positioned in said barrier and accessible at said exterior surface or said interior surface for access by a user, said touch-screen configured to allow the user to select one or more of said functional components and control a parameter associated with the selected functional component; and an icon generated at said touch-screen representative of the parameter associated with the selected functional component, and said icon changing in response to the user adjusting the parameter associated with the selected functional component wherein the change in the icon gives the user feedback on the degree of change made by the user to the parameter associated with the selected functional component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame, said frame having a barrier; a patient support surface supported in said frame, said barrier having an exterior side facing outwardly from the patient support apparatus and an interior side facing inwardly toward said patient support surface; a plurality of functional components associated with said patient support surface or said frame; a control system including a controller incorporated into said patient support surface or said frame and in operative communication with said plurality of functional components for controlling said functional components, at least one of said functional components configured to apply a selected therapy; and said control system further including a touch-screen display in communication with said controller for controlling said functional components, said touch-screen being configured to allow the user to select said at least one of said functional components and further select a time period in which the control system generates a reminder to remind the user to apply the selected therapy. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame, said frame having a barrier; a patient support surface supported in said frame; a sensor sensing condition of the patient support surface; and a control system including a controller incorporated into said patient support surface or said frame and in operative communication with said sensor, said control system further including a touch-screen display in communication with said controller and incorporated into said barrier, said touch-screen display including a touch selectable icon configured to allow a user to select an alarm condition for said condition sensed by said sensor and to generate an alarm when said sensor detects said alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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