Equipment, dressing and garment wireless connectivity to a patient bed
First Claim
1. A system comprisinga bed having at least one reader to receive wireless signals and having a patient position monitoring system that, when in an enabled state, alarms in response to signals from one or more sensors on the bed other than the reader indicating at least one of the following:
- a patient exiting the bed or a patient moving toward exiting the bed by a threshold amount, anda garment worn by a patient and having a transmitter that emits a wireless garment signal that is read by the reader, the patient position monitoring system changing from a disabled state to an enabled state in response to receipt of the wireless garment signal by the at least one reader.
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Abstract
A system comprises a patient bed having a reader to read wireless signals. In some embodiments a wound dressing has a transmitter that transmits wireless signals to the reader of the patient bed. In other embodiments, a garment has a transmitter that transmits wireless signals to the reader of the patient bed. In still further embodiments, other medical equipment has a transmitter that transmits wireless signals to the reader of the patient bed.
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17 Claims
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1. A system comprising
a bed having at least one reader to receive wireless signals and having a patient position monitoring system that, when in an enabled state, alarms in response to signals from one or more sensors on the bed other than the reader indicating at least one of the following: - a patient exiting the bed or a patient moving toward exiting the bed by a threshold amount, and
a garment worn by a patient and having a transmitter that emits a wireless garment signal that is read by the reader, the patient position monitoring system changing from a disabled state to an enabled state in response to receipt of the wireless garment signal by the at least one reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a patient exiting the bed or a patient moving toward exiting the bed by a threshold amount, and
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12. A system comprising
a bed having at least one reader to receive wireless signals and having a patient position monitoring system that, when in an enabled state, alarms in response to at least one of the following: - a patient exiting the bed or a patient moving toward exiting the bed by a threshold amount,
a garment having a transmitter that emits a wireless garment signal that is read by the reader, the patient position monitoring system changing from a disabled state to an enabled state in response to receipt of the wireless garment signal by the at least one reader, wherein the bed includes a mattress including a plurality of inflatable sections and a pneumatic system to control inflation of the plurality of inflatable sections, and a wound dressing having a transmitter that emits a wireless dressing signal that is read by the at least one reader, the pneumatic system adjusting mattress inflation in response to receipt of the wireless dressing signal by the at least one reader.
- a patient exiting the bed or a patient moving toward exiting the bed by a threshold amount,
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13. A system comprising
a bed having at least one reader to receive wireless signals and having a patient position monitoring system that, when in an enabled state, alarms in response to at least one of the following: - a patient exiting the bed or a patient moving toward exiting the bed by a threshold amount,
a garment having a transmitter that emits a wireless garment signal that is read by the reader, the patient position monitoring system changing from a disabled state to an enabled state in response to receipt of the wireless garment signal by the at least one reader, wherein the bed includes a weigh scale system operable to measure a weight of the patient, a patient identification (ID) transmitter to be worn by the patient, the patient ID transmitter transmitting a wireless signal that is read by the at least one reader, and a computer that is remote from the bed, the bed transmitting to the computer patient ID data that is determined from the wireless signal, the bed transmitting weight data corresponding to the weight of the patient, the computer initiating a first alert if the weight data indicates that the patient weighs more than a weight rating of the bed.
- a patient exiting the bed or a patient moving toward exiting the bed by a threshold amount,
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14. A system comprising
a bed having at least one reader to receive wireless signals and having a patient position monitoring system that, when in an enabled state, alarms in response to at least one of the following: - a patient exiting the bed or a patient moving toward exiting the bed by a threshold amount, and
a garment having a transmitter that emits a wireless garment signal that is read by the reader, the patient position monitoring system changing from a disabled state to an enabled state in response to receipt of the wireless garment signal by the at least one reader, an electronic medical records (EMR) computer, a patient identification (ID) transmitter to be worn by the patient, the patient ID transmitter emitting a wireless signal that is read by the at least one reader, and a computer that is remote from the bed and remote from the EMR computer, the bed transmitting to the computer patient ID data that is determined from the wireless signal, the computer receiving from the EMR computer weight data corresponding to the weight of the patient, the computer initiating a first alert if the weight data indicates that the patient weighs more than a weight rating of the bed.
- a patient exiting the bed or a patient moving toward exiting the bed by a threshold amount, and
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15. A system comprising
a bed having at least one reader to receive wireless signals, the bed further comprising a mattress including a plurality of inflatable sections and a pneumatic system to control inflation of the plurality of inflatable sections, and a wound dressing having a transmitter that emits a wireless dressing signal that is read by the at least one reader, the pneumatic system adjusting mattress inflation in response to receipt of the wireless dressing signal by the at least one reader.
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16. A system comprising
a bed having at least one reader to receive wireless signals, the bed further comprising a weigh scale system operable to measure a weight of a patient supported on the bed, a patient identification (ID) transmitter to be worn by the patient, the patient ID transmitter transmitting a wireless signal that is read by the at least one reader, and a computer that is remote from the bed, the bed transmitting to the computer patient ID data that is determined from the wireless signal, the bed transmitting to the computer weight data corresponding to the weight of the patient, wherein the computer initiates a first alert if the weight data indicates that the patient weighs more than a weight rating of the bed.
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17. A system comprising
a bed having at least one reader to receive wireless signals, an electronic medical records (EMR) computer, a patient identification (ID) transmitter to be worn by a patient, the patient ID transmitter emitting a wireless signal that is read by the at least one reader, and a computer that is remote from the bed and remote from the EMR computer, the bed transmitting to the computer patient ID data that is determined from the wireless signal, the computer receiving from the EMR computer weight data corresponding to the weight of the patient, wherein the computer initiates a first alert if the weight data indicates that the patient weighs more than a weight rating of the bed.
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