PATIENT HANDLING DEVICE INCLUDING LOCAL STATUS INDICATION, ONE-TOUCH FOWLER ANGLE ADJUSTMENT, AND POWER-ON ALARM CONFIGURATION
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1. A bed comprising:
- a frame adapted to support a mattress and a patient;
a load cell adapted to generate a load cell signal indicating a weight applied to the frame;
a bed exit system adapted to issue an alert when the bed exit system is in an armed state, the bed exit system issuing the alert based at least in part on the load cell signal;
a footboard having a control panel comprising a plurality of membrane-style pushbuttons;
a controller coupled to the bed exit system and to the control panel, the controller adapted to switch the bed exit system between the armed state and a disarmed state based at least in part upon a user input at the control panel; and
a first alert light positioned adjacent a first corner of a foot end of the frame and a second alert light positioned adjacent a second corner of the foot end of the frame, the first and second alert lights adapted to be activated in a first manner when the bed exit system issues the alert.
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Abstract
A patient handling device includes a frame for supporting a patient, a controller, and two alert lights which are activated when a controller detects an alert situation, such as, but not limited to, a patient exiting from the patient handling device. The controller is in communication with the alert lights and operable to monitor an integrated bed exit system. The alert lights are positioned adjacent the foot end corners of the frame and are viewable by a user positioned anywhere within a 270 degree section of a circle defined at the center of the patient handling device. The alert lights include one or more Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).
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27 Claims
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1. A bed comprising:
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a frame adapted to support a mattress and a patient; a load cell adapted to generate a load cell signal indicating a weight applied to the frame; a bed exit system adapted to issue an alert when the bed exit system is in an armed state, the bed exit system issuing the alert based at least in part on the load cell signal; a footboard having a control panel comprising a plurality of membrane-style pushbuttons; a controller coupled to the bed exit system and to the control panel, the controller adapted to switch the bed exit system between the armed state and a disarmed state based at least in part upon a user input at the control panel; and a first alert light positioned adjacent a first corner of a foot end of the frame and a second alert light positioned adjacent a second corner of the foot end of the frame, the first and second alert lights adapted to be activated in a first manner when the bed exit system issues the alert. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A bed comprising:
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a frame adapted to support a mattress and a patient; a plurality of siderails coupled to the frame, each of the siderails being movable between a raised position and a lowered position; a plurality of wheels supporting the frame; a lifting mechanism adapted to raise and lower the frame; a brake pedal adapted to selectively immobilize the plurality of wheels; a bed exit system adapted to issue an alert when the patient exits from the bed; a footboard having a control panel, the control panel including a control to arm and to disarm the bed exit system; a first alert light positioned adjacent a first corner of a foot end of the frame; a second alert light positioned adjacent a second corner of the foot end of the frame; and a controller adapted to activate both the first and second alert lights when the bed exit system detects the patient exiting from the bed. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A bed comprising:
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a frame adapted to support a mattress and a patient; a plurality of siderails coupled to the frame and movable between a raised position and a lowered position; a plurality of wheels supporting the frame; a lifting mechanism adapted to raise and lower the frame; a brake adapted to selectively immobilize the plurality of wheels; a bed exit system adapted to issue an alert when the patient exits from the bed; a footboard having a control panel, the control panel including a control to arm and disarm the bed exit system; a first alert Light Emitting Diode (LED) positioned adjacent a first corner of a foot end of the frame and not on the footboard; a second alert LED positioned adjacent a second corner of the foot end of the frame and not on the footboard, the first and second LEDs being viewable by a user anywhere within 270 degrees of a circle defined around the bed; and a controller adapted to illuminate the first and second LEDs when the bed exit system detects the patient exiting from the bed. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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