In-room alarm configuration of nurse call system
First Claim
1. A nurse call system comprisinga master station having a first electronic display,a room station located in a patient room remote from the master station and having a second electronic display, the room station being configured to communicate with the master station, the room station including a code blue call lever that is spaced from the second electronic display and that is moved manually to send a code blue call signal to the master station, andan equipment port located in the patient room and configured to couple to medical equipment via a cable of the medical equipment to receive a signal via the cable from the medical equipment, the medical equipment being other than a patient bed, the equipment port being mounted in the patient room and spaced apart from each of the room station, the patient bed, and the medical equipment, wherein the signal is a generic alarm signal that is devoid of any information that identifies the piece of medical equipment, wherein the room station is configured to present a list of medical equipment types on the second electronic display in response to coupling of the medical equipment to the equipment port for selection by a user of the type of medical equipment coupled to the equipment port.
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Abstract
A nurse call system includes a room station located in a patient room and having a graphical display. The nurse call system also includes an equipment port located in the patient room and configured to couple to medical equipment to receive an alarm signal from the medical equipment. The room station is configured to present a list of medical equipment types on the second graphical display in response to coupling of the medical equipment to the equipment port for selection by a user of the type of medical equipment coupled to the equipment port.
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21 Claims
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1. A nurse call system comprising
a master station having a first electronic display, a room station located in a patient room remote from the master station and having a second electronic display, the room station being configured to communicate with the master station, the room station including a code blue call lever that is spaced from the second electronic display and that is moved manually to send a code blue call signal to the master station, and an equipment port located in the patient room and configured to couple to medical equipment via a cable of the medical equipment to receive a signal via the cable from the medical equipment, the medical equipment being other than a patient bed, the equipment port being mounted in the patient room and spaced apart from each of the room station, the patient bed, and the medical equipment, wherein the signal is a generic alarm signal that is devoid of any information that identifies the piece of medical equipment, wherein the room station is configured to present a list of medical equipment types on the second electronic display in response to coupling of the medical equipment to the equipment port for selection by a user of the type of medical equipment coupled to the equipment port.
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20. A nurse call system comprising
a room station located in a patient room and having an electronic display, the room station including a code blue call lever that is spaced from the second electronic display and that is moved manually to send a code blue call signal, and an equipment port located in the patient room and configured to couple to medical equipment via a cable of the medical equipment to receive a signal via the cable from the medical equipment, the medical equipment being other than a patient bed, the equipment port being mounted in the patient room and spaced apart from each of the room station, the patient bed, and the medical equipment, wherein the signal is a generic alarm signal that is devoid of any information that identifies the medical equipment, wherein the room station is configured to present a list of medical equipment types on the electronic display in response to coupling of the medical equipment to the equipment port for selection by a user of the type of medical equipment coupled to the equipment port.
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21. A nurse call system comprising
a room station located in a patient room and having an electronic display, the room station including a code blue call lever that is spaced from the second electronic display and that is moved manually to send a code blue call signal, and a plurality of equipment ports located in the patient room, each of the plurality of equipment ports being configured to couple to medical equipment via a cable of each piece of medical equipment to receive signals via the cables from the respective medical equipment, the medical equipment being other than a patient bed, each equipment port of the plurality of equipment ports being mounted in the respective patient room and spaced apart from each of the respective room station, the respective patient bed, and the respective medical equipment, wherein the signals are generic alarm signals that are devoid of any information that identifies the respective medical equipment, wherein the room station is configured to present a list of medical equipment types on the electronic display in response to coupling of the medical equipment to a selected equipment port of the plurality of equipment ports for selection by a user of the type of medical equipment coupled to the selected equipment port.
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