Lack of patient movement monitor and method
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1. In a pressure adjustable support, including a bladder assembly having a plurality of bladders to support a patient, a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors subtending at least one of the bladders to sense a force transmitted through the bladders, a method comprising the steps of:
- setting a time period for determining an activity level;
setting a threshold level with respect to the sensed force;
sampling the forces sensed by each of the plurality of sensors transmitted through the bladders;
filtering the sampled forces to determine a high frequency component;
determining which of the filtered sampled forces exceed the set threshold level;
determining the number of filtered sampled forces determined to cross the threshold level; and
generating a signal as a function of the set time period, the set threshold level, and the sampled forces.
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Abstract
A lack of patient movement monitor and method. The monitor and method patient support includes a plurality of sensors located beneath a patient support to determine movement of a patient. An alarm is activated when patient movement over time is determined to be lacking.
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21 Claims
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1. In a pressure adjustable support, including a bladder assembly having a plurality of bladders to support a patient, a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors subtending at least one of the bladders to sense a force transmitted through the bladders, a method comprising the steps of:
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setting a time period for determining an activity level; setting a threshold level with respect to the sensed force; sampling the forces sensed by each of the plurality of sensors transmitted through the bladders; filtering the sampled forces to determine a high frequency component; determining which of the filtered sampled forces exceed the set threshold level; determining the number of filtered sampled forces determined to cross the threshold level; and generating a signal as a function of the set time period, the set threshold level, and the sampled forces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A motion monitor device for monitoring the motion of a patient lying on a hospital bed, including a mattress comprising;
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a plurality of bladders; a plurality of sensors subtending at least one of the bladders; a motion monitor operably coupled to the sensors and configured to sample forces sensed by each of the sensors over a time period, set a threshold level with respect to the sensed forces, filter the sampled forces to determine a high frequency component, determine which of the filtered sampled forces exceed the threshold level, and determine a number of the filtered sampled forces that exceed the threshold force level; and a user interface device, operatively coupled to the motion monitor, the user interface device including a screen to display motion information and an input device to input motion parameters to determine patient motion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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