BED STATUS SYSTEM FOR A PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A bed status system comprisinga location unit located in a patient room and configured to provide location data associated with the patient room to a predetermined area in the patient room,a patient support apparatus adapted to support a patient thereon and configured to receive the location data from the location unit when the patient support apparatus is located in the patient room in the predetermined area, the patient support apparatus being further configured to provide the location data and apparatus data associated with a status of the patient support apparatus, anda bed status module arranged to lie outside the patient room and configured to receive the location data and the apparatus data to cause information to be provided to a caregiver that communicates the location and status of the patient support apparatus without the caregiver entering the patient room.
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Abstract
A bed status system includes a patient support apparatus having a status, a location unit configured to provide a location to the patient support apparatus, and a bed status module coupled to the location unit and the patient support apparatus to receive the status and the location.
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1. A bed status system comprising
a location unit located in a patient room and configured to provide location data associated with the patient room to a predetermined area in the patient room, a patient support apparatus adapted to support a patient thereon and configured to receive the location data from the location unit when the patient support apparatus is located in the patient room in the predetermined area, the patient support apparatus being further configured to provide the location data and apparatus data associated with a status of the patient support apparatus, and a bed status module arranged to lie outside the patient room and configured to receive the location data and the apparatus data to cause information to be provided to a caregiver that communicates the location and status of the patient support apparatus without the caregiver entering the patient room.
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16. A bed status system comprising
a location unit located in a patient room and configured to provide location data wirelessly to a predetermined area in the patient room and a bed status module arranged to lie outside the patient room and configured to receive the location data and apparatus data associated with a status of a patient support apparatus when the patient support apparatus is located in the predetermined area of the patient room, the bed status module is configured to provide information to a caregiver that communicates the location and status of the patient support apparatus without the caregiver being located in the patient room.
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