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Indicator apparatus for healthcare communication system

  • US 8,384,526 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2009
  • Issued: 02/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An indicator apparatus for a patient-nurse communication system, comprising:

  • a base mountable to a wall or a ceiling,at least one visual indicator supported by the base, the at least one visual indicator being configured to display one or more of a plurality of colors,electrical circuitry operably coupled to the at least one visual indicator and configured to receive electrical signals indicative of at least one color to be displayed by the at least one visual indicator in response to a call from a call-originating device of the patient-nurse communication system, wherein the at least one color to be displayed is variable depending on a call type, anda speaker, wherein the electrical circuitry is configured to receive an electrical signal from the patient-nurse communication system to play a sound file through the speaker in response to the call from the call-originating device of the patient-nurse communication system, and the sound file to be played is variable depending on the call type.

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