Apparatus for supporting and monitoring a person
First Claim
1. A method comprisingsensing a characteristic of a person supported on a person-support apparatus, the characteristic being a physiological parameter of the person,calculating a condition score as a function of the characteristic,configuring the person-support apparatus as a function of the condition score, anddisplaying the condition score on a graphical display of the person-support apparatus, wherein configuring the person-support apparatus as a function of the condition score includes controlling a movement mechanism of the person-support apparatus as a function of the condition score to change a characteristic of a bed frame of the person-support apparatus,wherein the bed frame of the person-support apparatus includes an upper frame portion with a deck movably couple thereto having a head section, and wherein controlling the movement mechanism results in the head section rotating between a relatively horizontal position and an inclined position based on the condition score.
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Abstract
A system includes a person-support structure, a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of a person supported on the person-support structure, and a control configured to calculate a condition score as a function of the characteristic of the person. The control is operable to change a characteristic of the person-support structure as a function of the condition score.
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12 Claims
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1. A method comprising
sensing a characteristic of a person supported on a person-support apparatus, the characteristic being a physiological parameter of the person, calculating a condition score as a function of the characteristic, configuring the person-support apparatus as a function of the condition score, and displaying the condition score on a graphical display of the person-support apparatus, wherein configuring the person-support apparatus as a function of the condition score includes controlling a movement mechanism of the person-support apparatus as a function of the condition score to change a characteristic of a bed frame of the person-support apparatus, wherein the bed frame of the person-support apparatus includes an upper frame portion with a deck movably couple thereto having a head section, and wherein controlling the movement mechanism results in the head section rotating between a relatively horizontal position and an inclined position based on the condition score.
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5. A system comprising:
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a person-support structure, a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of a person supported on the person-support structure, the characteristic being a physiological parameter of the person, and a control configured to calculate a condition score as a function of the characteristic of the person, the control being operable to change a characteristic of the person-support structure as a function of the condition score and to display the condition score on a graphical display of the person-support structure, wherein the person-support structure includes a bed frame with a movement mechanism, the control controlling the movement mechanism as a function of the condition score to change a characteristic of the bed frame, wherein the frame includes an upper frame portion with a deck movably coupled thereto having a head section, the control causing the movement mechanism to move the head section to rotate between a relatively horizontal position and an inclined position based on the condition score. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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