MONITORING PATIENT SUPPORT EXITING AND INITIATING RESPONSE
First Claim
1. At a computer system, a method for detecting a support platform exiting event, the method comprising:
- accessing movement data from sensors that are monitoring a patient resting on a support platform, the movement data indicative of movement in one or more portions of the patient'"'"'s body;
generating a motion capture pattern summary for the patient from the accessed movement data, the motion capture pattern summary capturing movements for the one or more portions of the patient'"'"'s body;
comparing the motion capture pattern summary to one or more movement pattern data sets in a library of movement pattern data sets, movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets representative of movements having some probability of indicating platform support exiting;
determining that the motion capture pattern summary is sufficiently similar to one of the one or more movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets; and
detecting that the patient is attempting to exit the support platform based on the determined similarity.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring patient support exiting and initiating a response. Movement data is accessed from sensors (e.g., cameras) that are monitoring a patient resting on a support platform. A motion capture pattern summary is generated from the accessed movement data. The motion capture pattern summary is compared to one or more movement pattern data sets in a library of movement pattern data sets. It is determined that the motion capture pattern summary is sufficiently similar to one of the one or more movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets. From the determined similarity it is determined that the patient is attempting to exit the support platform. Remedial measures are initiated to prevent the detected platform support exiting attempt.
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32 Claims
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1. At a computer system, a method for detecting a support platform exiting event, the method comprising:
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accessing movement data from sensors that are monitoring a patient resting on a support platform, the movement data indicative of movement in one or more portions of the patient'"'"'s body; generating a motion capture pattern summary for the patient from the accessed movement data, the motion capture pattern summary capturing movements for the one or more portions of the patient'"'"'s body; comparing the motion capture pattern summary to one or more movement pattern data sets in a library of movement pattern data sets, movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets representative of movements having some probability of indicating platform support exiting; determining that the motion capture pattern summary is sufficiently similar to one of the one or more movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets; and detecting that the patient is attempting to exit the support platform based on the determined similarity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for use at a computer system, the computer program product for implementing a method for detecting a support platform exiting event, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed at a processor, cause the computer system to perform the following:
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access movement data from sensors that are monitoring a patient resting on a support platform, the movement data indicative of movement in one or more portions of the patient'"'"'s body; generate a motion capture pattern summary for the patient from the accessed movement data, the motion capture pattern summary capturing movements for the one or more portions of the patient'"'"'s body; compare the motion capture pattern summary to one or more movement pattern data sets in a library of movement pattern data sets, movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets representative of movements having some probability of indicating platform support exiting; determine that the motion capture pattern summary is sufficiently similar to one of the one or more movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets; and detect that the patient is attempting to exit the support platform based on the determined similarity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. At a computer system, a method for responding to a support platform exiting event, the method comprising:
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accessing patient movement data from sensors that are monitoring a patient resting on a support platform, the patient movement data indicative of movement in one or more portions of the patient'"'"'s body, the support platform being a specified height above floor level; determining that the accessed patient movement data is sufficiently similar to one or more movement pattern data sets in a library of movement pattern data sets, movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets indicative of movements having an increased probability of platform support exiting; and lowering the height of the support platform from the specified height to a lower height to reduce the potential fall distance of the patient in response to determining that the access patient movement data is sufficiently similar to the one or more movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. At a computer system, a method for responding to a patient attempting to exit a bed in a healthcare facility, the bed including:
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a support platform, the support platform being a specified height above floor level; a plurality of platform lifts, each platform lift including; a pneumatic lift component configured to raise and lower in response to changes in compressed air supplied to the platform lift, including rapidly lowering to essentially floor level in response to a signal indicating a potential bed exiting event; a spring configured to lower the rate of deceleration of the corresponding lift component when the lift component is rapidly lowered to essentially floor level; and a channel permitting external components attached to the lift component to raise and lower with the lift component; a corresponding plurality of connecting brackets affixed to the support platform, each connecting bracket including a connection plate, each connection plate extending into a channel of a platform lift and attached to a pneumatic lift component of a corresponding platform lift; and a conduit connected to each of the platform lifts, the conduit for transferring compressed air at each platform lift used to regulate the height each of the plurality of lift components respectively; and a release valve couple to the conduit for releasing compressed air from the pneumatic lift components, the method comprising; accessing movement data from sensors that are monitoring a patient resting on a support platform, the movement data indicative of movement in one or more portions of the patient'"'"'s body; generating a motion capture pattern summary for the patient from the accessed movement data, the motion capture pattern summary capturing movements for the one or more portions of the patient'"'"'s body; comparing the motion capture pattern summary to one or more movement pattern data sets in a library of movement pattern data sets, movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets indicative of movements having an increased probability of platform support exiting; determining that the motion capture pattern summary is sufficiently similar to one of the one or more movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets; and signaling the release valve to release compressed air from the pneumatic lift components to lower the height of the support platform from the specified height to the a lower height to reduce the potential fall distance of the patient subsequent to determining that the motion capture pattern summary is sufficiently similar to one of the one or more movement pattern data sets in the library of movement pattern data sets. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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