Assistive communication device
First Claim
1. A patient-caregiver communications system comprising:
- a plurality of patient communications modules with which respective patients may communicate with a caregiver;
a caregiver message device comprising a plurality of caregiver displays corresponding to said plurality of patient communications modules, for displaying status of communication with each of said plurality of patient communications modules;
wherein;
each of said plurality of caregiver displays has a plurality of status indicators indicating when a message has arrived from a respective one of said patient communications modules and at least one of (1) whether a caregiver has been notified of said message, (2) whether said caregiver has acknowledged said notification, and (3) whether said caregiver has responded to said message.
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Abstract
A patient-caregiver communications system includes a plurality of patient communications modules with which respective patients may communicate with a caregiver, and a caregiver alert device having a plurality of caregiver displays corresponding to the plurality of patient communications modules, for displaying status of communication with each of the plurality of patient communications modules. Each of the plurality of caregiver displays has a plurality of status indicators indicating when a message has arrived from one of the patient communications modules and at least one of (1) whether a caregiver has been notified of the message, (2) whether the caregiver has acknowledged the notification, and (3) whether the caregiver has responded to the message. The caregiver alert device may be portable, or may be a caregivers'"'"' station console.
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11 Claims
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1. A patient-caregiver communications system comprising:
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a plurality of patient communications modules with which respective patients may communicate with a caregiver; a caregiver message device comprising a plurality of caregiver displays corresponding to said plurality of patient communications modules, for displaying status of communication with each of said plurality of patient communications modules;
wherein;each of said plurality of caregiver displays has a plurality of status indicators indicating when a message has arrived from a respective one of said patient communications modules and at least one of (1) whether a caregiver has been notified of said message, (2) whether said caregiver has acknowledged said notification, and (3) whether said caregiver has responded to said message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 11)
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6. A caregiver message device comprising:
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a plurality of caregiver displays for displaying status of communication with each of a plurality of patient communications modules;
wherein;each of said plurality of caregiver displays has a plurality of status indicators indicating when a message has arrived from a respective one of said patient communications modules and at least one of (1) whether a caregiver has been notified of said message, (2) whether said caregiver has acknowledged said notification, and (3) whether said caregiver has responded to said message. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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