Hospital telephone and device controller
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1. A patient-support apparatus, the apparatus comprising a frame, a siderail coupled to the frame, a hand-held pendant functioning as both a telephone and a controller to receive user inputs that control at least some patient-support apparatus functions;
- and a holster coupled to the siderail and moveable to a plurality of positions on the siderail, the holster being configured to hold the pendant until removed by a user.
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Abstract
A hand-held pendant operating as a telephone and a controller of one or more functions of a patient-support apparatus is disclosed. The hand-held pendant has a complementary holster which mounts in the siderail of the patient-support apparatus and serves to retain the hand-held pendant. The hand-held pendant has two sides, one functioning as a telephone and the other as a controller for one or more functions of a patient-support apparatus.
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1. A patient-support apparatus, the apparatus comprising
a frame, a siderail coupled to the frame, a hand-held pendant functioning as both a telephone and a controller to receive user inputs that control at least some patient-support apparatus functions; - and
a holster coupled to the siderail and moveable to a plurality of positions on the siderail, the holster being configured to hold the pendant until removed by a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication and control apparatus for use by a person in a patient room having a patient-support apparatus therein, the communication and control apparatus comprising
a hand-held pendant functioning as both a telephone and a controller to receive user inputs that control at least some patient-support apparatus functions, a support adjustable to a plurality of positions coupled to the patient-support apparatus; - and
a holster coupled to the support, the holster being configured to hold the pendant until removed by a user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communication and control apparatus for use by a person in a patient room having a patient-support apparatus therein, the communication and control apparatus comprising
a hand-held pendant functioning as both a telephone and a controller to receive user inputs that control at least some patient-support apparatus functions, the hand-held pendant having a touchscreen user input that displays a first screen for bed control and a second screen for telephone control.
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21. A communication and control apparatus for use by a person in a patient room having a structure and a patient-support apparatus therein, the communication and control apparatus comprising
a hand-held pendant functioning as both a telephone and a controller to receive user inputs that control at least some patient-support apparatus functions, a support adjustable to a plurality of positions adapted to be coupled to a structure in the patient room; - and
a holster coupled to the support, the holster being configured to hold the pendant until removed by a user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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