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Hospital bed having wireless data and locating capability

  • US 9,142,923 B2
  • Filed: 05/13/2014
  • Issued: 09/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of associating a hospital bed to a location in a healthcare facility, the method comprisingstoring a first unique identifier in memory of the hospital bed,storing a second unique identifier in memory associated with the location,establishing a wireless communication link between a first wireless transceiver of the hospital bed and a second wireless transceiver associated with the location,after establishing the wireless communication link, transmitting to a network of the healthcare facility the first and second unique identifiers,storing in memory of at least one computer device coupled to the network the first and second unique identifiers, andsending bed data wirelessly from the hospital bed.

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