Bed status indicators
First Claim
1. A patient support apparatus comprisinga frame having a head end and a foot end,a footboard coupled to the frame adjacent a foot end of the frame, anda first lamp module and a second lamp module, the first and second lamp modules being coupled to the frame adjacent the foot end, the first lamp module being spaced apart from the second lamp module, at least a portion of the first and second lamp modules being lower in elevation than a bottom edge of the footboard so as to be observable below the footboard, the first and second lamp modules both being operated to emit light of a first color when a set of monitored bed status conditions are all in a satisfactory condition, the first and second lamp modules each being operated to emit light of a second color when at least one of the set of monitored bed status conditions is in an unsatisfactory condition.
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Abstract
A bed includes bed status indicators, such as a pair of spaced lamp modules that are illuminated to signify a satisfactory status or an unsatisfactory status of the bed.
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24 Claims
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising
a frame having a head end and a foot end, a footboard coupled to the frame adjacent a foot end of the frame, and a first lamp module and a second lamp module, the first and second lamp modules being coupled to the frame adjacent the foot end, the first lamp module being spaced apart from the second lamp module, at least a portion of the first and second lamp modules being lower in elevation than a bottom edge of the footboard so as to be observable below the footboard, the first and second lamp modules both being operated to emit light of a first color when a set of monitored bed status conditions are all in a satisfactory condition, the first and second lamp modules each being operated to emit light of a second color when at least one of the set of monitored bed status conditions is in an unsatisfactory condition.
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16. A patient support apparatus comprising
a base frame, an upper frame supported above the based frame, the upper frame having a head end and a foot end, and a first lamp module and a second lamp module, the first and second lamp modules being coupled to the upper frame adjacent the foot end so as to extend downwardly from a bottom of the upper frame, the first lamp module being spaced apart from the second lamp module, the first and second lamp modules both being operated to emit light of a first color when a set of monitored bed status conditions are all in a satisfactory condition, the first and second lamp modules each being operated to emit light of a second color when at least one of the set of monitored bed status conditions is in an unsatisfactory condition.
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23. A patient support apparatus comprising
a frame having a head end and a foot end, the frame having casters, a set of siderails coupled to the frame and each siderail of the set of siderails being independently movable between a raised position and a lowered position, and a first lamp module and a second lamp module, the first and second lamp modules being coupled to the frame adjacent the foot end, the first and second lamp modules being spaced apart and located substantially adjacent opposite sides of the frame, the first and second lamp modules both being operated to emit light of a first color substantially simultaneously when a set of monitored bed status conditions are all in a satisfactory condition, the first and second lamp modules each being operated to emit light of a second color substantially simultaneously when at least one of the set of monitored bed status conditions is in an unsatisfactory condition, the first and second lamp modules having an exposed undersurface and emitting light of the first color and light of the second color substantially downwardly through the exposed undersurface.
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