PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS HAVING ALERT LIGHT

• US 20130276237A1
• Filed: 06/13/2013
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Bobey, John A., Douglas, Stephen L., Meyer, Eric R., Mueller, Jonathan H., Petrosenko, Robert, Schulte, Stephen R., Skinner, Andrew F., Sleva, Michael Z., Stacy, Richard B., Stevens, Daniel K., Yermaneni, Mayur
• Granted Patent: US 9,220,650 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 5/658
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6891 Furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/16 Touchpads
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/20 Displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/34 for pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/42 for inclination
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2205/10 Bar codes
• 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 7/05776 with at least two groups of alternately inflated chambers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/905 with light emitting means

Abstract

A patient support apparatus includes a bed frame having a head end and a foot end and control circuitry carried by the bed frame. The control circuitry receives information about conditions of the patient support apparatus. A light is coupled to the bed frame adjacent the foot end and is coupled to the control circuitry. The light is in a first state when the patient support apparatus is operating normally and the light is in a second state when the control circuitry detects an alert condition.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A patient support apparatus comprising

a bed frame,

control circuitry carried by the bed frame, the control circuitry receiving information about a plurality of conditions of the patient support apparatus, and

a light coupled to the bed frame and coupled to the control circuitry, the light being illuminated a first color in response to each condition of the plurality of conditions indicating that the patient support apparatus is operating properly and the light being illuminated a second color in response to the control circuitry detecting an alert condition in any of the plurality of conditions.

22. The patient support apparatus of claim 21, wherein the alert condition corresponds to a patient'"'"'s amount of motion exceeding a threshold.

23. The patient support apparatus of claim 21, wherein the alert condition corresponds to a patient attempting to exit the patient support apparatus.

24. The patient support apparatus of claim 21, wherein the alert condition corresponds to a patient lying near an edge of the patient support apparatus.

25. The patient support apparatus of claim 21, further comprising a foot board coupled to the bed frame and the light is carried by the foot board.

26. The patient support apparatus of claim 25, further comprising a control panel carried by the foot board above the light.

27. The patient support apparatus of claim 26, wherein the control panel comprises a touch screen.

28. The patient support apparatus of claim 27, further comprising a mattress supported on the bed frame and the touch screen displays icons that are used to control features of the mattress.

29. The patient support apparatus of claim 21, wherein the first color is green.

31. The patient support apparatus of claim 21, wherein the light flashes when being illuminated the first color or the second color.

32. The patient support apparatus of claim 21, wherein the light comprises a lens and at least one light producing element.

33. The patient support apparatus of claim 32, wherein the at least one light producing element includes a plurality of light producing elements.

34. The patient support apparatus of claim 33, wherein the plurality of light producing elements includes a first light emitting diode (LED) that is operable to emit green light and a second LED that is operable to emit red light.

35. The patient support apparatus of claim 32, wherein the lens is frosted.

36. The patient support apparatus of claim 32, wherein the lens is textured.

37. The patient support apparatus of claim 32, wherein the light further comprises a lightpipe through which light from the light producing element passes before reaching the lens.

38. The patient support apparatus of claim 37, wherein the lightpipe is frosted.

39. The patient support apparatus of claim 37, wherein the lightpipe is textured.

40. The patient support apparatus of claim 21, wherein the light is illuminated a third color when the patient support apparatus is in need of service.