Hospital bed communication and control device
First Claim
1. A communication and control device for a bed including a head portion and a support, the communication and control device comprisingan arm having a first end and a second end, a securing mechanism configured to couple the first end of the arm to the support, and a voice recognition communication and control module coupled to the second end of the arm, the module including a microphone and a display.
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Abstract
A communication and control device for attachment to the head end of a hospital bed for positioning a voice activated communication and control module adjacent a patient'"'"'s head. The device comprises an arm having first, second and third arm segments, with first and second articulating joints connecting the first and second and second and third arm segments respectively. A securing mechanism releasably secures the first arm segment to the bed, and a third articulating joint connects the first arm segment to the securing mechanism. The first articulating joint accommodates electrical transmission wire substantially within the joint.
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59 Claims
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1. A communication and control device for a bed including a head portion and a support, the communication and control device comprising
an arm having a first end and a second end, a securing mechanism configured to couple the first end of the arm to the support, and a voice recognition communication and control module coupled to the second end of the arm, the module including a microphone and a display.
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21. A communication and control device for a bed including a head portion and a support, the communication and control device comprising
an arm having a first end and a second end, a securing mechanism configured to couple the first end of the arm to the support, a voice recognition communication and control module coupled to the second end of the arm, the module including a microphone and a display, an interface interposed in electrical communication between the module and a device, and wherein the device is movable between an actuated position and a non-actuated position in response to a signal from the module.
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29. A communication and control device for a bed including a support, the communication and control device comprising
an arm having a first end and a second end, a securing mechanism configured to couple the first end of the arm to the support, and a housing coupled to the second end of the arm, the housing carrying a voice recognition communication and control module.
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39. A communication and control device for a bed including a head portion and a foot portion, communication and control device comprising
an arm having a first end and a second end, a securing mechanism configured to couple the first end of the arm to the head portion, and a voice recognition communication and control module coupled to the second end of the arm, the module including a microphone and a display.
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55. A communication and control device for a bed including a head portion and a foot portion, communication and control device comprising
an arm having a first end and a second end, a securing mechanism configured to couple the first end of the arm to the head portion, a voice recognition communication and control module coupled to the second end of the arm, the module including a microphone and a display, an interface interposed in electrical communication between the module and a device, and wherein the device is movable between an actuated position and a non-actuated position in response to a signal from the module.
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56. A communication and control device for a bed including a head portion and a support, the communication and control device comprising
an arm having a first end and a second end, a securing mechanism configured to couple the first end of the arm to the head portion, a voice recognition communication and control module coupled to the second end of the arm, a communication link interposed intermediate the voice recognition communication and control module and a device, and wherein the device is movable between an actuated condition and a non-actuated condition in response to a signal from the voice recognition communication and control module.
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57. A communication and control device for a bed including a head portion and a support, the communication and control device comprising
an arm having a first end and a second end, a securing mechanism configured to couple the first end of the arm to the support, a housing coupled to the second end of the arm, the housing carrying a voice recognition communication and control module, a communication link interposed intermediate the voice recognition communication and control module and a device, and wherein the device is movable between an actuated condition and a non-actuated condition in response to a signal from the housing.
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58. A communication and control device for a bed including a head portion and a support, the communication and control device comprising
an arm having a first end and a second end, a securing mechanism configured to couple the first end of the arm to the support, the second end of the arm cantilevered from the securing mechanism, a voice recognition communication and control module coupled to the second end of the arm, and wherein the arm extends between the voice recognition communication and control module and the securing mechanism and above the head portion for variably positioning the voice recognition communication and control module, in a cantilevered position from the support, to be located above a patient resting on the bed and in close proximity to a head of the patient.
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59. A communication and control device for use in combination with a bed including a head portion and a support, the communication and control device comprising
an arm having a first end and a second end, a securing mechanism configured to couple the first end of the arm to the support, a first articulating joint coupling the first end of the arm to the securing mechanism, a voice recognition communication and control module coupled to the second end of the arm, and a second articulating joint coupling the second end of the arm to the voice recognition communication and control module.
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