Patient Support Apparatus With In-Room Device Communication
First Claim
1. A patient support system comprising:
- a patient support apparatus having a surface upon which a patient may be supported;
a display supported on said patient support apparatus for displaying status information about the patient support apparatus;
a wireless sensor positioned on said patient support apparatus and adapted to detect the presence of a mobile electronic tag positioned within the vicinity of the patient support apparatus; and
a controller able to communicate with the wireless sensor and the display, said controller including a memory in which a patient care protocol is stored, said patient care protocol applying to a patient assigned to said patient support apparatus, said controller adapted to determine if the patient care protocol is being implemented based upon the presence of the mobile electronic tag, and said controller further adapted to provide an indication on the display of any event which the patient care protocol indicates should be communicated to a caregiver.
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Abstract
A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus—which may be a bed or the like—and one or more mobile electronic tags that are positionable in the room and which communicate wirelessly with the patient support apparatus. The electronic tags are attached to one or more of a patient, a medical device, or a caregiver. After detecting the tag(s), the patient support apparatus implements one or more patient care protocols, and provides alerts if the protocols are violated. The implementation may be automatic or require caregiver confirmation. The protocols can be for fall prevention, bed sore prevention, pneumonia prevention, caregiver hand washing, dialysis, and/or other purposes. The patient support apparatus determines the protocol(s) based on one or more of the following: the type of medical device, the specific patient, the presence or absence of the caregiver, and/or information transmitted to, or input into, the patient support apparatus.
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28 Claims
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1. A patient support system comprising:
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a patient support apparatus having a surface upon which a patient may be supported; a display supported on said patient support apparatus for displaying status information about the patient support apparatus; a wireless sensor positioned on said patient support apparatus and adapted to detect the presence of a mobile electronic tag positioned within the vicinity of the patient support apparatus; and a controller able to communicate with the wireless sensor and the display, said controller including a memory in which a patient care protocol is stored, said patient care protocol applying to a patient assigned to said patient support apparatus, said controller adapted to determine if the patient care protocol is being implemented based upon the presence of the mobile electronic tag, and said controller further adapted to provide an indication on the display of any event which the patient care protocol indicates should be communicated to a caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A patient support system comprising:
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a patient support apparatus having a surface upon which a patient may be supported; a display supported on said patient support apparatus for displaying status information about the patient support apparatus; a wireless sensor positioned on said patient support apparatus and adapted to detect the presence of, and identify of, a mobile electronic tag worn by a caregiver, said wireless sensor further adapted to receive a wireless message from a hand washing station indicating whether the caregiver has washed his or her hands; and a controller able to communicate with the wireless sensor and the display, said controller adapted to determine when said mobile electronic tag approaches the patient support apparatus and to issue an alert on the display if the caregiver approaches the patient support without having washed his or her hands at the hand washing station. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A patient support system comprising:
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a patient support apparatus having a surface upon which a patient may be supported; a display supported on said patient support apparatus for displaying status information about the patient support apparatus; a wireless sensor positioned on said patient support apparatus and adapted to detect the presence of, and identity of, a mobile electronic tag attached to a piece of medical equipment used in the treatment of the patient; and a controller able to communicate with the wireless sensor and the display, said controller adapted to determine when said mobile electronic tag is positioned within a vicinity of the patient support apparatus and to remind a caregiver to move a head portion of the patient support apparatus to a minimum angular orientation if the head portion of the patient support apparatus is less than the minimum angular orientation. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A patient support system comprising:
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a patient support apparatus having a surface upon which a patient may be supported; a wireless sensor positioned on said patient support apparatus and adapted to detect the presence of, and identity of, a first mobile electronic tag worn by a caregiver; and a controller able to communicate with the wireless sensor and a memory storing information about a desired configuration of the patient support apparatus that is desired for the particular patient assigned to the patient support apparatus, said controller adapted to determine when said mobile electronic tag is positioned within a vicinity of the patient support apparatus and to issue an alert if the caregiver leaves the vicinity of the patient support apparatus without configuring the patient support apparatus in the desired configuration. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a base; a deck adapted to support a patient; a height adjustment mechanism adapted to adjust the height of the deck relative to the base; a visual indicator in communication with the patient support apparatus; a transceiver adapted to communicate with an electronic device positioned within a common room in which said patient support apparatus is positioned, wherein the electronic device is spaced apart from the patient support apparatus, and the transceiver is adapted to receive status information from the electronic device; and a controller supported on the patient support apparatus that is in electrical communication with said indicator and that is adapted to control said visual indicator in a manner that conveys the status information from the electronic device to a person located adjacent to the patient support apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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