HOSPITAL BED HAVING COMMUNICATION MODULES
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Abstract
A system for use with a hospital bed having circuitry and a standard AC power outlet spaced from the hospital bed is provided. The system includes a cable assembly couplable to the circuitry of the hospital bed. The cable assembly has power conductors and at least one data conductor. The cable assembly also has a plug including a first power coupler coupled to the power conductors and a first data coupler coupled to the at least one data conductor. The system also includes a second data coupler mountable adjacent the standard AC power outlet. The second data coupler is configured to couple to the first data coupler when the first power coupler is coupled to the standard AC power outlet.
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39 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A hospital bed for use in a healthcare facility having an Ethernet and a room module, the hospital bed comprising
a first communication module providing a wireless bi-directional audio link and a wireless bi-directional data link with the room module, and a second communication module configured for wireless communication with the Ethernet.
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