Caregiver and equipment monitoring and control system
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1. A monitoring system for monitoring a caregiver and an associated device having a plurality of patient controls that is located in a patient location, comprising:
- a sensor system configured to detect the presence of the caregiver; and
a computer coupled to the associated device and the sensor system, the computer configured to alter at least one of the patient controls based on the presence of the caregiver in the patient location.
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Abstract
A hospital monitoring system for monitoring hospital personnel, a plurality of patient locations for patients, and associated devices is configured to control the associated devices based on the presence of hospital personnel or alarms.
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41 Claims
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1. A monitoring system for monitoring a caregiver and an associated device having a plurality of patient controls that is located in a patient location, comprising:
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a sensor system configured to detect the presence of the caregiver; and a computer coupled to the associated device and the sensor system, the computer configured to alter at least one of the patient controls based on the presence of the caregiver in the patient location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of controlling a device having a patient control that is located in a monitored location, the method comprising:
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determining the presence of a caregiver in the monitored location; and altering the state of the patient control based on the presence of the caregiver in the monitored location. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of controlling a device having a patient control that is located in a monitored location, the method comprising:
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associating the device to the monitored location; determining the presence of a caregiver in the monitored location; and altering the state of the patient control based on the presence of the caregiver in the monitored location. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of controlling devices in a monitored location, the method comprising:
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associating alarm conditions with the devices; monitoring the monitored location for a triggering alarm condition; associating the devices with the monitored location; altering the state of the devices based on the triggering alarm condition; associating an alarm priority with the triggering alarm condition; and preventing patient control of selective devices based on the alarm priority.
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40. A method of controlling devices in a monitored location, the method comprising:
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associating alarm conditions with the devices; monitoring the monitored location for a triggering alarm condition; associating the devices with the monitored location; altering the state of the devices based on the triggering alarm condition; associating an alarm priority with the triggering alarm condition; and altering the state of the devices based on the alarm priority.
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41. A method of controlling devices in a monitored location, the method comprising:
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associating alarm conditions with the devices; monitoring the monitored location for a triggering alarm condition; associating the devices with the monitored location; altering the state of the devices based on the triggering alarm condition; associating an override condition to the triggering alarm condition; and not altering the state of the devices when the triggering alarm condition is detected if the override condition exists.
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