Proxy caregiver interface
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus for use in a healthcare facility having at least one other patient support apparatus, the patient support apparatus comprisinga patient support structure to support a patient,a graphical user interface (GUI) mounted to the patient support structure, andcontrol circuitry carried by the patient support structure and coupled to the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface being operable to display information pertaining to features of the patient support apparatus and to display information pertaining to features of the at least one other patient support apparatus, the patient support apparatus and the GUI being situated in a first room of a healthcare facility and the at least one other patient support apparatus being situated in a second room of the healthcare facility, wherein the GUI is operable to control functions of the patient support apparatus and to control functions of the at least one other patient support apparatus, wherein the patient support apparatus comprises at least one of a hospital bed, a surgical table, an examination table, or a stretcher and wherein the at least one other patient support apparatus comprises at least one of a hospital bed, a surgical table, an examination table, or a stretcher.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus for use in a healthcare facility has associated therewith a graphical user interface (GUI) that is operable to display information pertaining to features of the patient support apparatus and to display information pertaining to features of other patient support apparatuses. Under some circumstances, the GUI may also be used to control functions of some of the other patient support apparatuses. A bed data server is communicatively coupled to the patient support apparatus and to the other patient support apparatuses to control information flow to the GUI from the other patient support apparatuses.
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19 Claims
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1. A patient support apparatus for use in a healthcare facility having at least one other patient support apparatus, the patient support apparatus comprising
a patient support structure to support a patient, a graphical user interface (GUI) mounted to the patient support structure, and control circuitry carried by the patient support structure and coupled to the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface being operable to display information pertaining to features of the patient support apparatus and to display information pertaining to features of the at least one other patient support apparatus, the patient support apparatus and the GUI being situated in a first room of a healthcare facility and the at least one other patient support apparatus being situated in a second room of the healthcare facility, wherein the GUI is operable to control functions of the patient support apparatus and to control functions of the at least one other patient support apparatus, wherein the patient support apparatus comprises at least one of a hospital bed, a surgical table, an examination table, or a stretcher and wherein the at least one other patient support apparatus comprises at least one of a hospital bed, a surgical table, an examination table, or a stretcher.
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12. A system comprising
a first patient support apparatus having mounted thereon a graphical user interface (GUI) to view first data pertaining to the first patient support apparatus, a second patient support apparatus, the first patient support apparatus and the GUI being situated in a first room of a healthcare facility and the second patient support apparatus being situated in a second room of the healthcare facility, wherein the GUI is operable to control functions of the first patient support apparatus and to control functions of the second patient support apparatus, wherein the first patient support apparatus comprises at least one of a hospital bed, a surgical table, an examination table, or a stretcher and wherein the second patient support apparatus comprises at least one of a hospital bed, a surgical table, an examination table, or a stretcher, and a bed data server remote from the first and second patient support apparatuses and communicatively coupled to the first and second patient support apparatuses, the bed data server providing second data pertaining to the second patient support apparatus to the first patient support apparatus for display on the GUI in response to user inputs entered on the GUI of the first patient support apparatus.
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