Multi-alert lights for hospital bed
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus for use in a room having a room surface, the patient support apparatus comprisinga frame including a base frame and an upper frame supported above the base frame and configured to support a patient, the upper frame having a head end, a foot end, and a pair of laterally spaced apart sides, the head end and foot end being spaced apart in a longitudinal dimension of the patient support apparatus, andan alert light module coupled to the frame and having a plurality of light emitters, each light emitter being operable to project onto the room surface a lighted iconic image having a shape associated with a monitored condition of the patient support apparatus.
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, includes an alert light assembly or an alert light module having separate zones that are individually illuminated to convey information regarding respective alert conditions. The zones each have indicia related to a particular condition of the patient support apparatus. The illuminated zones are each sufficiently large so as to be seen from afar, such as on the order of ten feet or more. Alternatively or additionally, a GUI of the patient support apparatus displays alert indicia as part of a screen saver. Further alternatively or additionally, the patient support apparatus illuminates an alert light in a manner indicating an optimal time for taking a patient'"'"'s vital signs.
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15 Claims
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1. A patient support apparatus for use in a room having a room surface, the patient support apparatus comprising
a frame including a base frame and an upper frame supported above the base frame and configured to support a patient, the upper frame having a head end, a foot end, and a pair of laterally spaced apart sides, the head end and foot end being spaced apart in a longitudinal dimension of the patient support apparatus, and an alert light module coupled to the frame and having a plurality of light emitters, each light emitter being operable to project onto the room surface a lighted iconic image having a shape associated with a monitored condition of the patient support apparatus.
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