Emergency call panel for hospital communication system
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1. A patient call device comprising:
- means for housing a call panel membrane wherein the call panel membrane is integrated within the means for housing;
first actuator means for activating an emergency patient condition signal wherein the first actuator means passes through an aperture that is integrated within the call panel membrane;
second actuator means for activating a non-emergency patient condition signal wherein the second actuator means is integrated within the call panel membrane; and
third actuator means for sending a patient cancellation signal wherein the third actuator means is integrated within the call panel membrane.
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Abstract
A patient controlled single gang signaling device for use within a hospital communication network. The device contains two actuators, one for initiating an emergency distress call while the other initiates a non-emergency distress call. The emergency distress call actuator is controlled with a pull cord, thus enabling a patient to send out an emergency distress signal from a position away from the unit. The device also includes a third actuator providing the user with the option of terminating the transmission of any message.
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1. A patient call device comprising:
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means for housing a call panel membrane wherein the call panel membrane is integrated within the means for housing; first actuator means for activating an emergency patient condition signal wherein the first actuator means passes through an aperture that is integrated within the call panel membrane; second actuator means for activating a non-emergency patient condition signal wherein the second actuator means is integrated within the call panel membrane; and third actuator means for sending a patient cancellation signal wherein the third actuator means is integrated within the call panel membrane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A patient call device communication network comprising:
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controller means for communicating with at least one patient call means; and
thepatient call means for reception of user inputs and transmission of user signals to the controller means wherein the patient call means further comprises a non-emergency actuator means for activating a non-emergency signal and an emergency actuator means for activating an emergency signal, whereupon being activated, said non-emergency signal and emergency signal are each independently transmitted to a first terminal on said controller means. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A medical network system comprising:
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patient call means for signaling a patient or room condition comprising; means for housing a call panel membrane wherein the call panel membrane is integrated within the means for housing; first actuator means for activating an emergency patient condition signal wherein the first actuator means passes through an aperture that is within with the call panel membrane; second actuator means for activating a non-emergency patient condition signal wherein the second actuator means is integrated within the call panel membrane; and third actuator means for sending a patient cancellation signal wherein the third actuator means is integrated within the call panel membrane; armature means situated behind the second actuator means for receiving user input from the deformation of the second actuator means wherein the armature means moves towards a conductive region upon said deformation and makes electrical contact with the conductive region thereby forming a circuit and transmitting a patient non-emergency condition signal; separate and distinct second armature means situated behind the third actuator means for receiving user input from the deformation of the third actuator means wherein the second armature means moves towards a conductive region upon said deformation and makes electrical contact with the conductive region thereby forming a circuit and transmitting a patient cancellation condition signal; and a controller means for communicating with the at least one patient call means.
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