Patient care bed with network

• US 7,480,951 B2
• Filed: 04/13/2007
• Issued: 01/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Kramer, Kenneth L., Palermo, Philip D., Dlugos, Daniel F. Jr., Miller, John D., Brooke, Jason C., Ruehl, John W., Weismiller, Matthew W., Thomas, James M. C., Butterbrodt, Jay T., Kummer, Joseph A., Albersmeyer, David A., Branson, Gregory W., Meyer, Eric R., Ulrich, David J., Wukusick, Peter M., Schulte, Stephen R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trettel; Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/734,954
• Publication Number:
  US 20070180618A1
• Time in Patent Office: 655 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 5/600
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2200/56 Calf
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/20 Displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/32 for force
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/74 for anti-shear when adjusting furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2210/50 for radiography
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 5/14 Standing-up or sitting-down aids
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/00 Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons stretchers with facilities for picking up patients or disabled persons A61G1/003
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/002 having adjustable mattress frame
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/005 tiltable around transverse horizontal axis, e.g. for Trendelenburg position rocking beds for physical therapy A61H1/003; hanging patient inclined downwardly for drawing him out A61H2203/0493
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/008 tiltable around longitudinal axis, e.g. for rolling
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/012 raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame A61G7/005, A61G7/008 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/015 divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/018 Control or drive mechanisms
• 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 7/0506 Head or foot boards head or foot boards for comfort or ergonomics A47C19/022
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0507 Side-rails
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0509 sliding or pivoting downwards
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0514 mounted to individual mattress supporting frame sections
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0524 characterised by integrated accessories, e.g. bed control means, nurse call or reading lights
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0527 Weighing devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0528 : Steering or braking devices for castor wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/053 : Aids for getting into, or out of, bed, e.g. steps, chairs, cane-like supports
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05769 : with inflatable chambers
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05776 : with at least two groups of alternately inflated chambers
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/16 : converting a lying surface into a chair
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 : specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

A bed having a frame, a deck, and a communication network and at least one module. The at least one module includes a charting module.

Claims

1. A bed comprising:

a frame;

a deck coupled to the frame to support a body;

a communication network;

at least one module coupled to the communication network, including a charting module having an interface configured to be coupled to an input device comprising a bar code scanner for inputting information identifying a doctor'"'"'s treatment prescription relating to at least one of rotational therapy and percussion therapy to the charting module, the charting module storing the information and transmitting the information to the communication network, and a display, coupled to the charting module, to display the information.

2. The bed of claim 1, wherein the input device comprises a keyboard.

3. The bed of claim 1, wherein the charting module includes a memory, to receive the information, wherein the information includes bar code scanner information.

4. The bed of claim 1, wherein the doctor'"'"'s prescription comprises a prescription medicine.

5. The bed of claim 1, wherein the at least one module comprises a plurality of modules.

6. The bed of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of modules includes a dedicated function.

7. The bed of claim 6, wherein one of the plurality of modules comprises a communication module to enable transmission of information to a remote location and for receiving information from the remote location to control operation of the bed.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the doctor'"'"'s prescription comprises a prescription medicine.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of functions provided by the bed includes rotational therapy.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of functions provided by the bed includes percussion.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the treatment prescription includes a period of time for providing percussion.

8. An apparatus for performing a function on a bed providing a plurality of functions including at least one of rotational therapy and percussion therapy, the bed having a frame, a deck coupled to the frame to support a mattress, and a communication network, the apparatus comprising:

a charting module;

coupled to the communication network, the charting module having an interface configured to be coupled to an input device for inputting surface therapy information relating to at least one of rotational therapy and percussion therapy to the charting module, the charting module storing the surface therapy information and transmitting the surface therapy information to the communication network, the input device comprising a bar code scanner to input information identifying a doctor'"'"'s treatment prescription to the charting module, and a display, coupled to the charting module, to display the surface therapy information.