Patient bed

• US 8,421,635 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2009
• Issued: 04/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chih-Kuei Hu, Wei-Hua Lu, Wei-Ting Liu
• Original Assignee: Chih-Kuei Hu, Wei-Hua Lu, Wei-Ting Liu
• Inventors: Liu, Wei-Ting, Lu, Wei-Hua, Hu, Chih-Kuei
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US12/634,694
• Publication Number:
  US 20110140869A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,223 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/573.4, 340/286.07, 340/525, 340664-667, 340/686.1, 340/3.7, 340/7.1, 561/6, 561/8, 562/4, 570/6, 571/0
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/00 Accommodation for nursing, e.g. in hospitals, not covered by groups A61G1/00 - A61G11/00, e.g. trolleys for transport of medicaments or food service or tea-tables, trolleys or wagons A47B31/00; Prescription lists
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/70 with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/002 having adjustable mattress frame
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/015 divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/018 Control or drive mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05 Parts, details or accessories of beds devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 ; mattresses A47C27/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A patient bed with a multimedia system is disclosed. A patient can access a net work through the multimedia system, and to join a net meeting to chat with other patients. The multimedia system can also provide a consolidated platform of medical information for a doctor or a nurse. An input device of the patient bed may have a touch pad, which allows the patient to control the position of patient support through finger gesture.

Claims

1. A patient bed comprising:

a patient support; and

a multimedia system, for communicating with an external electronic device to receive medical information and multimedia information, the multimedia system comprises;

a panel, configured to display medical information and multimedia information;

an input device, for allowing a user to input a command to the multimedia system;

a microphone, for allowing the user to speak via the microphone; and

a speaker;

wherein the multimedia system is capable of controlling the patient support.

2. The patient bed of claim 1, wherein the multimedia information comprises net meeting information.

3. The patient bed of claim 2, wherein the multimedia system further comprises:

a controller, for executing a net meeting program to perform a net meeting function between the multimedia system and the external device.

4. The patient bed of claim 1, wherein the input device comprising a touch pad.

5. The patient bed of claim 4, wherein the touch pad receives the command from the user such that the multimedia system control a position of the patient support according to the command.

6. The patient bed of claim 1, wherein the multimedia system communicates with an external electronic device via an internet or an intranet.

7. A patient bed comprising:

a patient support; and

a multimedia system, for communicating with an external electronic device to receive medical information and multimedia information, the multimedia system comprises;

a panel, configured to display medical information and multimedia information;

an input device, for allowing a user to input a command to the multimedia system;

a microphone, for allowing the user to speak via the microphone;

a speaker; and

an emergency button, for emitting an emergency signal when the emergency button is pressed.

8. The patient bed of claim 7, wherein the multimedia information comprises net meeting information.

9. The patient bed of claim 8, wherein the multimedia system further comprises:

a controller, for executing a net meeting program to perform a net meeting function between the multimedia system and the external device.

10. The patient bed of claim 7, wherein the input device comprising a touch pad.

11. The patient bed of claim 10, wherein the touch pad receives the command from the user such that the multimedia system control a position of the patient support according to the command.

12. The patient bed of claim 7, wherein the multimedia system communicates with an external electronic device via an internet or an intranet.