BED STATUS INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR HOSPITAL BEDS
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a condition of a patient bed, the system comprising:
- a sensor coupled to the patient bed, a signal from the sensor being related to a position of at least one of the patient bed, a brake of the patient bed, and a siderail of the patient bed; and
a computer remote from the patient bed and coupled to the sensor by a datalink, the computer being configured to receive data related to the signal via the datalink and display indicia on a display device in response to receipt of the data.
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Abstract
A bed monitoring system that remotely monitors a patient bed. The bed monitoring system comprises a bed status system and a master station. The bed status system is coupled to the patient bed and is configured to monitor at least one condition of the bed, and to generate a bed message indicating the status of the monitored condition. The master station, remote from the patient bed, is operatively coupled to the bed status system to receive bed status information. The bed message can include a bed identifier, bed type identifier, patient exit detection signal, bed occupied signal, or various other status signals. The system can also include locating stations that receive the bed messages from any beds within its monitored location, and generates a station message including information from the bed messages. The master station receives the station messages and can determine the status and location of any bed.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a condition of a patient bed, the system comprising:
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a sensor coupled to the patient bed, a signal from the sensor being related to a position of at least one of the patient bed, a brake of the patient bed, and a siderail of the patient bed; and
a computer remote from the patient bed and coupled to the sensor by a datalink, the computer being configured to receive data related to the signal via the datalink and display indicia on a display device in response to receipt of the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. A system for monitoring the position of a siderail of a patient bed, the system comprising:
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a sensor coupled to the siderail, a signal from the sensor being related to the position of siderail; and
a computer remote from the patient bed and coupled to the sensor by a datalink, the computer being configured to receive data related to the signal via the datalink and display indicia on a display device in response to receipt of the data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for monitoring a condition of a patient bed, the system comprising:
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a wired datalink;
a sensor coupled to the patient bed and the wired datalink, a signal from the sensor being related to a condition of the patient bed; and
a computer remote from the patient bed and coupled to the wired datalink, the computer being configured to receive data related to the signal via the datalink and display indicia on a display device in response to receipt of the data.
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