PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a computer supported thereon that acts as a thin client for at least one network service available on a remote network to which the patient support apparatus has access. The thin client architecture of the patient support apparatus enables the patient support apparatus to dynamically change its functions, algorithms, features and other aspects more easily. The thin client architecture may be applied to generating alerts, performing maintenance functions, analyzing sensor data—including, but not limited to—weight sensors used to detect weight distributions on the patient support apparatus, implementing patient care protocols, performing patient assessments, accumulating information for billing, and monitoring patient movement. The patient support apparatuses may also function as local WiFi hotspots and/or as software access points to the healthcare network and/or the Internet. One or more Software-as-a-Service applications may run on the patient support apparatus.
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127 Claims
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44. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a patient support surface supported on the frame; a transceiver adapted to communicate with a remote network; a display; and a computer supported on the patient support apparatus and in communication with the display, the computer adapted to control at least one function of the patient support apparatus, and the computer including a software platform for supporting at least one software-as-a-service (SaaS) application, the SaaS application provided by a network service available on the remote network. - View Dependent Claims (46, 51, 52, 55, 57, 60, 64, 65, 70, 71, 74)
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79. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a support surface supported on the frame; first and second actuators, the first actuator adapted to move a first component on the patient support apparatus, and the second actuator adapted to move a second component on the patient support apparatus different from the first component; and a controller for controlling the first and second actuators, the controller adapted to total a first number of times the first actuator is actuated and to total a second number of times the second actuator is actuated, and the controller further adapted to compare the first number to a first threshold and to compare the second number to a second threshold, the controller issuing a maintenance alert if either the first number exceeds the first threshold or the second number exceeds the second threshold. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 85, 86)
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117. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a frame; a support surface supported on the frame; a transceiver adapted to communicate with a remote network; and a controller supported on the patient support apparatus and in communication with the transceiver, the controller adapted to be able to receive from a network service hosted on the remote network a software application in response to an association being established between the patient support apparatus and at least one of a device, a person, or a location. - View Dependent Claims (120, 122, 123, 125, 126)
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