Bed with a networked alarm
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1. A bed, comprising:
- a frame;
a deck coupled to the frame;
a communication network located on the bed and having at least two modules connected thereto, at least one of the modules being capable of providing an alarm message to the communication network, the alarm message being selected from the group consisting of alarm messages related to patient bed exit, patient weight gain, patient weight loss, surface pressure loss and bed catastrophic failure, the catastrophic failure being detected by a diagnostic tool coupled directly to an accessory port module; and
a module having a local alarm, the local alarm being responsive to the alarm message provided to the communication network.
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Abstract
A bed including a frame, a deck coupled to the frame and a communication network located on the bed has at least two modules connected to the network, at least one of those modules being able to provide an alarm message to the bed communication network.
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1. A bed, comprising:
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a frame; a deck coupled to the frame; a communication network located on the bed and having at least two modules connected thereto, at least one of the modules being capable of providing an alarm message to the communication network, the alarm message being selected from the group consisting of alarm messages related to patient bed exit, patient weight gain, patient weight loss, surface pressure loss and bed catastrophic failure, the catastrophic failure being detected by a diagnostic tool coupled directly to an accessory port module; and a module having a local alarm, the local alarm being responsive to the alarm message provided to the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A bed, comprising:
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a frame; a deck coupled to the frame; a communication network located on the bed and having at least two modules connected thereto, at least one of the modules being a scale instrument module, at least one of the modules being capable of providing an alarm message to the communication network; a load cell; an analog to digital converter for converting an analog signal from the load cell to a digital signal; a neuron controller for receiving the digital signal; and a transceiver coupled to the controller and to the bed communication network for conveying the digital signals to the bed communication network. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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