User interface for hospital bed

• US 10,561,552 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2017
• Issued: 02/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Newkirk, David C., Zerhusen, Robert M., Wilker, Jr., John B., Allen, James M., Seim, Douglas A., Vanderpohl, III, Irvin J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kurilla, Eric J
• Application Number:
  US15/846,286
• Publication Number:
  US 20180104123A1
• Time in Patent Office: 791 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/16 Touchpads
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/20 Displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/42 for inclination
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/44 for weight
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/008 tiltable around longitudinal axis, e.g. for rolling
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/018 Control or drive mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05 Parts, details or accessories of beds devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 ; mattresses A47C27/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0524 characterised by integrated accessories, e.g. bed control means, nurse call or reading lights
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05769 with inflatable chambers
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05776 with at least two groups of alternately inflated chambers
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0142 Beds
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5007 computer controlled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/501 connected to external computer devices or networks
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5046 Touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5048 Audio interfaces, e.g. voice or music controlled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/006 Percussion or tapping massage hand percussion A61H23/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/02 with electric or magnetic drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 9/0078 with intermittent or alternately inflated bladders or cuffs mattresses for preventing bed-sores with alternated pressurized chambers A61G7/05776
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 : Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 : Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 : relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 : for local operation

Abstract

A user module for a patient support apparatus is provided. The user module has a user interface operably coupled thereto. The user interface includes an input device and an output device. The output device includes a visual display including textual and non-textual elements. The non-textual elements include enhanced, graphical, and animated portions relating to one or more operational features of the patient support or to a person positionable on the patient support. The input device includes one or more touch sensors corresponding to defined regions of the visual display.

Claims

1. A patient support apparatus, comprising:

a support surface,

a user module operably coupled to the support surface,

a display operably coupled to the user module, the display being configured to graphically display a graphical depiction of a person positioned on the support surface responsive to a selection made by a user relating to an alarm function of the patient support apparatus, wherein the display is further configured to substantially simultaneously display current data relating to the alarm function and current data relating to at least one therapy function of the patient support apparatus.

2. The patient support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the graphical depiction of a person includes an arrow and a portion of the graphical depiction of a person positioned on the support surface.

3. The patient support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the graphical depiction of a person includes concentric circles and a portion of the graphical depiction of a person positioned on the support surface.

4. The patient support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to display a first region including a first selectable option and a second region spaced from the first region, the second region includes a second selectable option, the first selectable option is displayed in a first color and the second selectable option is displayed in a second color contrasting with the first color.

5. The patient support apparatus of claim 4, wherein the second selectable option is displayed in the second color prior to selection by a user of the second selectable option and the second selectable option is displayed in a third color contrasting with the second color and the first color after selection by a user of the second selectable option.

6. The patient support apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second color is green and the third color is red.

7. The patient support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display is further configured to display in a data region current data relating to a function of the patient support apparatus or a characteristic of a patient positionable on the support surface, and the data region is defined relative to the rest of the display by yellow highlighting.

8. The patient support apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a user control to configure a setting of the patient support apparatus, the user control including a touch sensor associated with a graphical depiction of the user control displayed on the display, wherein the depiction of the user control includes a first numerical value representative of the current configuration of the setting, the user control is configured to enable a user to select a second numerical value indicative of a second configuration for the setting by applying one touch to the touch sensor, and the depiction of the user control automatically changes to replace the first numerical value with the second numerical value on the user control when the second numerical value is selected by the user.

9. The patient support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the alarm function includes bed exit and head angle alarms.

10. A patient support apparatus, comprising:

a siderail,

a user module coupled to the siderail, and

a display operably coupled to the user module, the display being configured to display a graphical depiction of a person positioned on a support surface responsive to a selection made by a user relating to an alarm function of the patient support apparatus, wherein the display is further configured to substantially simultaneously display current data relating to the alarm function and current data relating to at least one therapy function of the patient support apparatus.

11. The patient support apparatus of claim 10, wherein the graphical depiction of a person includes an arrow and a portion of the graphical depiction of a person positioned on the support surface.

12. The patient support apparatus of claim 10, wherein the graphical depiction of a person includes concentric circles and a portion of the graphical depiction of a person positioned on the support surface.

13. The patient support apparatus of claim 10, wherein the display is configured to display a first region including a first selectable option and a second region spaced from the first region, the second region includes a second selectable option, the first selectable option is displayed in a first color and the second selectable option is displayed in a second color contrasting with the first color.

14. The patient support apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second selectable option is displayed in the second color prior to selection by a user of the second selectable option and the second selectable option is displayed in a third color contrasting with the second color and the first color after selection by a user of the second selectable option.

15. The patient support apparatus of claim 14, wherein the second color is green and the third color is red.

16. The patient support apparatus of claim 10, wherein the display is further configured to display in a data region current data relating to a function of the patient support apparatus or a characteristic of a patient positionable on the suppport surface, and the data region is defined relative to the rest of the display by yellow highlighting.

17. The patient support apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a user control to configure a setting of the patient support apparatus, the user control including a touch sensor associated with a graphical depiction of the user control displayed on the display, wherein the depiction of the user control includes a first numerical value representative of the current configuration of the setting, the user control is configured to enable a user to select a second numerical value indicative of a second configuration for the setting by applying one touch to the touch sensor, and the depiction of the user control automatically changes to replace the first numerical value with the second numerical value on the user control when the second numerical value is selected by the user.

18. The patient support apparatus of claim 10, wherein the alarm function includes bed exit and head angle alarms.