Person support apparatus with activity and mobility sensing
First Claim
1. A person support system, comprising:
- a person support apparatus configured to support a person in one or more positions,at least one sensor coupled to the person support apparatus, the at least one sensor being responsive to changes in the position of a person relative to the person support apparatus while the person is supported by the person support apparatus, and a control system operably coupled to the at least one sensor and the person support apparatus, the control system being configured to;
receive a plurality of outputs from the at least one sensor over a period of time,make an assessment relating to the person'"'"'s activity and mobility, wherein the assessment relating to the person'"'"'s mobility is indicated by changes in position of the person'"'"'s body or an extremity thereof, relative to the person support apparatus, the changes in position being greater in degree than movement that indicates physiological activity of the person and less in degree than changes in position that indicate a major change in the person'"'"'s position, and the assessment relating to the person'"'"'s activity is indicated by changes in the person'"'"'s position that are greater in degree than the changes in position relating to mobility,determine a person type of the person being supported by the person support apparatus based on the activity and mobility assessment, the person type indicative of a degree of risk of breakdown of bodily tissue,enable, disable, or configure an electronically-controllable feature of the person support apparatus based on the person type;
wherein the assessment relating to the person'"'"'s overall activity level is calculated as a sealed and weighted average of individual coefficients of variation of pressure values at each of the at least one sensor and adiustment values that represent a percent of the time or a number of times that activity thresholds have been exceeded during the sampling period;
wherein the assessment relating to the person'"'"'s mobility is derived from the outputs by;
receiving a plurality of first outputs from the at least one sensor, the plurality of first outputs indicative of small-scale changes in the person'"'"'s position relative to the person support apparatus over time while the person is supported by the person support apparatus;
calculating a mobility score as a function of changes in magnitude of the first outputs over a time interval and a frequency of the changes in magnitude during the time interval; and
comparing the mobility score to a threshold value.
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Abstract
A person support apparatus may, among other things, support a person in a laying-down or a seated position. One or more sensors, which may be operably coupled to the person support apparatus, monitor changes in the position of a person situated on the person support apparatus. A control system receives output from the sensor or sensors over a period of time, while the person is positioned on the person support apparatus. The control system makes a determination relating to the activity and/or mobility of the person positioned on the person support apparatus. The control system may use the activity and/or mobility determination to control a feature of the person support apparatus, or for other purposes.
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26 Claims
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1. A person support system, comprising:
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a person support apparatus configured to support a person in one or more positions, at least one sensor coupled to the person support apparatus, the at least one sensor being responsive to changes in the position of a person relative to the person support apparatus while the person is supported by the person support apparatus, and a control system operably coupled to the at least one sensor and the person support apparatus, the control system being configured to; receive a plurality of outputs from the at least one sensor over a period of time, make an assessment relating to the person'"'"'s activity and mobility, wherein the assessment relating to the person'"'"'s mobility is indicated by changes in position of the person'"'"'s body or an extremity thereof, relative to the person support apparatus, the changes in position being greater in degree than movement that indicates physiological activity of the person and less in degree than changes in position that indicate a major change in the person'"'"'s position, and the assessment relating to the person'"'"'s activity is indicated by changes in the person'"'"'s position that are greater in degree than the changes in position relating to mobility, determine a person type of the person being supported by the person support apparatus based on the activity and mobility assessment, the person type indicative of a degree of risk of breakdown of bodily tissue, enable, disable, or configure an electronically-controllable feature of the person support apparatus based on the person type; wherein the assessment relating to the person'"'"'s overall activity level is calculated as a sealed and weighted average of individual coefficients of variation of pressure values at each of the at least one sensor and adiustment values that represent a percent of the time or a number of times that activity thresholds have been exceeded during the sampling period; wherein the assessment relating to the person'"'"'s mobility is derived from the outputs by;
receiving a plurality of first outputs from the at least one sensor, the plurality of first outputs indicative of small-scale changes in the person'"'"'s position relative to the person support apparatus over time while the person is supported by the person support apparatus;
calculating a mobility score as a function of changes in magnitude of the first outputs over a time interval and a frequency of the changes in magnitude during the time interval; and
comparing the mobility score to a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A control system for a person support apparatus, the control system comprising:
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at least one sensor coupled to the person support apparatus, the at least one sensor being responsive to changes in the position of a person while the person is supported by the person support apparatus, and a processor operably coupled to the at least one sensor and the person support apparatus, the processor being configured to; receive a plurality of first outputs from the at least one sensor, the plurality of first outputs being indicative of the person'"'"'s position relative to the person support apparatus while the person is supported by the person support apparatus, make an assessment relating to the person'"'"'s mobility wherein the assessment of the person'"'"'s mobility is based on changes in position of the person'"'"'s body or an extremity thereof, the changes in position being greater in degree than movement that indicates physiological activity of the person and less in degree than changes in position that indicate a major change in the person'"'"'s position, determine a person type of the person being supported by the person support apparatus based on the mobility assessment, the person type indicative of a degree of risk of breakdown of bodily tissue, enable, disable, or configure an electronically-controllable feature of the person support apparatus based on the person type; wherein the assessment relating to the person'"'"'s overall activity level is calculated as a scaled and weighted average of individual coefficients of variation of pressure values at each of the at least one sensor and adjustment values that represent a percent of the time or a number of times that activity thresholds have been exceeded during the sampling period; wherein the assessment relating to the person'"'"'s mobility is derived from the outputs by;
receiving a plurality of first outputs from the at least one sensor, the plurality of first outputs indicative of small-scale changes in the person'"'"'s position relative to the person support apparatus over time while the person is supported by the person support apparatus;calculating a mobility score as a function of changes in magnitude of the first outputs over a time interval and a frequency of the changes in magnitude during the time interval; and
comparing the mobility score to a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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