Hospital bed having alert light
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1. A bed comprising:
- a frame including a lower frame and an upper frame movable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the lower frame,a plurality of casters coupled to the lower frame,a braking system operable to brake and unbrake the casters,a controller coupled to the frame,a patient position detection system which has multiple modes of operation from which to select for determining a location of a patient relative to the frame, each mode of the multiple modes of operation having a different sensitivity so that a different amount of patient movement is required before an alarm condition is considered to exist, andat least one alert light coupled to the controller, wherein the frame includes a plurality of barriers including a plurality of siderails, a headboard and a footboard, wherein the at least one alert light is coupled to one of the barriers, wherein the controller operates to change a state of the at least one alert light in response to at least one of the upper frame not being in the lowered position and the casters not being braked.
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Abstract
A bed includes a frame, a controller coupled to the frame, and a patient position detection system coupled to the frame and coupled to the controller. The patient position detection system has multiple modes of operation of varying sensitivities for determining whether a person supported on the frame has moved by a sufficient amount to activate an alarm. The frame includes a plurality of barriers. An alert light is coupled to one of the barriers.
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19 Claims
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1. A bed comprising:
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a frame including a lower frame and an upper frame movable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the lower frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the lower frame, a braking system operable to brake and unbrake the casters, a controller coupled to the frame, a patient position detection system which has multiple modes of operation from which to select for determining a location of a patient relative to the frame, each mode of the multiple modes of operation having a different sensitivity so that a different amount of patient movement is required before an alarm condition is considered to exist, and at least one alert light coupled to the controller, wherein the frame includes a plurality of barriers including a plurality of siderails, a headboard and a footboard, wherein the at least one alert light is coupled to one of the barriers, wherein the controller operates to change a state of the at least one alert light in response to at least one of the upper frame not being in the lowered position and the casters not being braked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A bed comprising:
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a frame including a lower frame and an upper frame movable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the lower frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the lower frame, a braking system operable to brake and unbrake the casters, a controller coupled to the frame, a patient position detection system which has multiple modes of operation from which to select for determining a location of a patient relative to the frame, each mode of the multiple modes of operation having a different sensitivity so that a different amount of patient movement is required before an alarm condition is considered to exist, and at least one alert light coupled to the controller, wherein the frame includes a plurality of barriers including a plurality of siderails, a headboard and a footboard, wherein the at least one alert light is coupled to one of the barriers, wherein the multiple modes of operation includes first, second, and third modes, the first mode of operation resulting in the alarm condition being considered to exist in the event the first mode is the selected mode and the patient moves by a first amount, the second mode of operation resulting in the alarm condition being considered to exist in the event the second mode is the selected mode and the patient moves by a second amount greater than the first amount, and the third mode of operation resulting in the alarm condition being considered to exist in the event the third mode is the selected mode and the patient moves a third amount greater than the second amount. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A bed comprising:
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a frame including a lower frame and an upper frame movable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the lower frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the lower frame, a braking system operable to brake and unbrake the casters, a controller coupled to the frame, a patient position detection system which has multiple modes of operation from which to select for determining a location of a patient relative to the frame, each mode of the multiple modes of operation having a different sensitivity so that a different amount of patient movement is required before an alarm condition is considered to exist, and at least one alert light coupled to the controller, wherein the frame includes a plurality of barriers including a plurality of siderails, a headboard and a footboard, wherein the at least one alert light is coupled to one of the barriers, wherein the at least one alert light comprises a first alert light to indicate whether the upper frame is not lowered and a second alert light to indicate that the casters are not braked. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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