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Optical detector at point of care

  • US 8,616,438 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2011
  • Issued: 12/31/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A patient support apparatus comprisinga barrier,an optical detector secured to the barrier and configured to detect indicia spaced apart from the patient support apparatus and having a predetermined pattern, the indicia associated with a specific physical location in a facility, anda control system including a processor in communication with the optical detector, a transmitter in communication with the processor, and a memory unit in communication with the processor, the memory unit storing a unique identifier associated with the patient support apparatus,wherein the processor receives a signal from the optical detector indicative of location data detected by the optical detector and performs a set of instructions in response to the optical detector communicating the location data, the set of instructions performed by the processor including (i) linking the data with the unique identifier, and (ii) communicating the linked data and unique identifier to a hospital network.

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