Patient-staff Acknowledgment System, Devices, and Method
First Claim
1. A system for patient-staff acknowledgment, said system comprising:
- a wireless staff member device comprising;
a first receiver configured for receiving a first signal from a wireless patient member device;
a first transmitter configured for transmitting a second signal to said wireless patient member device; and
at least one first switch;
a wireless patient member device comprising;
at least one second switch;
a second transmitter configured for transmitting said first signal to said wireless staff member device; and
a second receiver configured for receiving said second signal from said wireless staff member device;
whereinsaid wireless patient member device is configured to activate an alarm, upon affecting one of said at least one second switch a first time, and to transmit said first signal from said second transmitter, upon affecting one of said at least one second switch a second time;
said wireless staff member device is configured to, upon affecting one of said at least one first switch, activate said first receiver to receive said first signal within a range less than a threshold distance during a predetermined activation time; and
said wireless staff member device is configured to transmit said second signal by said first transmitter, after receiving said first signal by said first receiver within said predetermined activation time; and
said wireless patient member device is configured to cancel said alarm after receiving said second signal by said second receiver.
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Abstract
A system for patient-staff acknowledgment is disclosed that includes a wireless staff member device and a wireless patient member device. The staff member device has a receiver that receives a signal from a wireless patient member device; a transmitter that transmits a signal to the wireless patient member device; and at least one switch. The wireless patient member device has at least one switch; a transmitter that transmits a signal to the wireless staff member device; and a receiver that receives a signal from the wireless staff member device. An alarm is activated by a switch on the patient member device. The staff member device causes patient member device to send, and the staff member device to receive, a signal from the patient member device within a specified range from the patient member device and within a specified time period of activation. The staff member device transmits a signal to cancel the alarm.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for patient-staff acknowledgment, said system comprising:
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a wireless staff member device comprising; a first receiver configured for receiving a first signal from a wireless patient member device; a first transmitter configured for transmitting a second signal to said wireless patient member device; and at least one first switch; a wireless patient member device comprising; at least one second switch; a second transmitter configured for transmitting said first signal to said wireless staff member device; and a second receiver configured for receiving said second signal from said wireless staff member device; wherein said wireless patient member device is configured to activate an alarm, upon affecting one of said at least one second switch a first time, and to transmit said first signal from said second transmitter, upon affecting one of said at least one second switch a second time; said wireless staff member device is configured to, upon affecting one of said at least one first switch, activate said first receiver to receive said first signal within a range less than a threshold distance during a predetermined activation time; and said wireless staff member device is configured to transmit said second signal by said first transmitter, after receiving said first signal by said first receiver within said predetermined activation time; and
said wireless patient member device is configured to cancel said alarm after receiving said second signal by said second receiver.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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