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Patient/nurse call system

  • US 5,838,223 A
  • Filed: 08/23/1996
  • Issued: 11/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A patient/nurse call system comprising:

  • a plurality of transmitters adapted to be carried by hospital personnel, each transmitter periodically transmitting an identification signal unique to that transmitter;

    a plurality of patient locations, each of the plurality of patient locations being associated with a patient and includinga microprocessor,a receiver for receiving the identification signals from the plurality of transmitters, anda microphone and speaker for audio communications;

    a master station location remote from the patient locations, the master station location havinga microprocessor, anda microphone and speaker for audio communications;

    a first PBX operatively connected between the microprocessor at the master station location and each of the microprocessors at the plurality of patient locations for providing all data communications between any of the plurality of patient locations and the master station location and further providing all audio communications between the plurality of patient locations and the master station location;

    a telephone; and

    a second PBX connected between the telephone and the first PBX for providing a data and voice communications link between the telephone and the master station location and the plurality of patient locations.

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