HOSPITAL BED WITH NURSE CALL SYSTEM INTERFACE UNIT
First Claim
1. A system for use in a healthcare facility having a nurse call system with a nurse call computer located remotely from patient rooms, the system comprisinga hospital bed having communication circuitry configured for communicating data from the hospital bed, andan interface unit spaced from the hospital bed, the interface unit having a first connector to which the hospital bed couples via a wired connection, a second connector which is communicatively coupled to the nurse call system, and circuitry comprising a third connector for connection to an external device.
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Abstract
A system for use in a healthcare facility having a nurse call system with a nurse call computer located remotely from patient rooms is provided. The system includes a hospital bed having communication circuitry configured for communicating data from the hospital bed. An interface unit is spaced from the hospital bed. The interface unit has a first connector to which the hospital bed couples via a wired connection, a second connector which is communicatively coupled to the nurse call system, and circuitry comprising a third connector for connection to an external device.
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1. A system for use in a healthcare facility having a nurse call system with a nurse call computer located remotely from patient rooms, the system comprising
a hospital bed having communication circuitry configured for communicating data from the hospital bed, and an interface unit spaced from the hospital bed, the interface unit having a first connector to which the hospital bed couples via a wired connection, a second connector which is communicatively coupled to the nurse call system, and circuitry comprising a third connector for connection to an external device.
- 2. The system of claim 2, wherein the third connector comprises an Ethernet port for connection of the interface unit to an Ethernet of the healthcare facility.
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