Patient support apparatus alert system
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a patient support apparatus having an adjustable height, and comprising a brake and a siderail;
a processor receiving at least two of the following signals;
a first signal indicating a brake condition of the brake, a second signal indicating a siderail condition of the siderail, and a third signal indicating a height condition of the patient support apparatus;
a user input configured to allow a person to make a selection of any one or more of the brake, siderail and height conditions for monitoring, wherein the processor receives an input from the user input indicating the selection; and
a light, wherein the light has a first state when any of the at least one or more of the brake, siderail and height conditions of the selection indicate an alarm condition and wherein the light has a second state when all of those of the brake, siderail and height conditions of the selection indicate no alarm condition.
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Abstract
A system including a patient support apparatus that has an adjustable height, a brake and a siderail. The system also includes a processor receiving at least two of the following signals: a first signal indicating a brake condition of the brake, a second signal indicating a siderail condition of the siderail, and a third signal indicating a height condition of the patient support apparatus. The system has a user input configured to allow a person to make a selection of any one or more of the brake, siderail and height conditions for monitoring. The system includes a light that has a first state when any of the selected brake, siderail and height conditions indicate an alarm condition and that has a second state when all of the selected brake, siderail and height conditions of the selection indicate no alarm condition.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a patient support apparatus having an adjustable height, and comprising a brake and a siderail; a processor receiving at least two of the following signals;
a first signal indicating a brake condition of the brake, a second signal indicating a siderail condition of the siderail, and a third signal indicating a height condition of the patient support apparatus;a user input configured to allow a person to make a selection of any one or more of the brake, siderail and height conditions for monitoring, wherein the processor receives an input from the user input indicating the selection; and a light, wherein the light has a first state when any of the at least one or more of the brake, siderail and height conditions of the selection indicate an alarm condition and wherein the light has a second state when all of those of the brake, siderail and height conditions of the selection indicate no alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving from an input device a selection indicating any one or more conditions of a patient support apparatus to monitor, wherein the one or more conditions from which to select include brake set, patient support low, and siderail up; causing a light to have a first status if all of the selected conditions are met; causing the light to have a second status if any of the selected conditions are not met; and receiving from the input device a modification of the selection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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