Catheter monitor integration with patient support, hygiene and healthcare communication systems
First Claim
1. A patient bed comprisinga frame configured to support a patient,a barrier coupled to the frame and configured to inhibit patient egress from the frame,a catheter monitor, the barrier having a cavity shaped to receive at least a portion of the catheter monitor, andbed control circuitry carried by the frame and configured to control at least one function of the patient bed, the catheter monitor having monitor circuitry in communication with the bed control circuitry.
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Abstract
Catheter monitor integration with patient support systems, such as patient beds, and with other healthcare communication systems including hand hygiene systems is provided. A patient bed that transmits bed data and catheter monitor data is disclosed. When catheter tubing is connected to a catheter monitor integrated into a patient bed, the bed automatically implements a falls prevention protocol. A countdown timer pertaining to removal of catheter tubing from a patient is displayed on one or more display devices. Monitoring for caregiver handwashing compliance in connection with use of a catheter monitor or a catheter kit is also provided.
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30 Claims
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1. A patient bed comprising
a frame configured to support a patient, a barrier coupled to the frame and configured to inhibit patient egress from the frame, a catheter monitor, the barrier having a cavity shaped to receive at least a portion of the catheter monitor, and bed control circuitry carried by the frame and configured to control at least one function of the patient bed, the catheter monitor having monitor circuitry in communication with the bed control circuitry.
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8. A patient support apparatus comprising
a patient support structure to support a patient, control circuitry to control at least one function of the patient support structure, the control circuitry being operable to implement a falls prevention protocol, and a catheter monitor coupled to the patient support structure, the control circuitry implementing the falls prevention protocol in response to a signal from the catheter monitor indicating at least one of the following: - the catheter monitor being turned on, a catheter tube being attached to the catheter monitor, and urine flowing through the catheter monitor.
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14. A system comprising
a patient bed, a catheter monitor mounted to the patient bed, the catheter monitor having a sensor to sense connection of catheter tubing thereto, a hand hygiene system that a caregiver uses for handwashing and that monitors for handwashing compliance by caregivers, and a compliance monitoring computer that, in response to a catheter tubing being connected to the catheter monitor, determines whether the caregiver attaching the catheter tubing to the catheter monitor used the hand hygiene system for handwashing less than a threshold amount of time prior to connecting the catheter tubing to the catheter monitor.
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19. A system comprising
a catheter kit including catheter tubing, the catheter kit including a transmitter to transmit a kit-opened signal indicating that the kit is being opened or has been opened, a hand hygiene system that a caregiver uses for handwashing and that monitors for handwashing compliance by caregivers, and a compliance monitoring computer that receives the kit-opened signal and determines whether the caregiver opening the catheter kit has used the hand hygiene system for handwashing within a threshold amount of time prior to or after receipt of the kit-opened signal.
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20. A system comprising
a patient bed having an RFID reader, a catheter tube, an RFID tag attached to the catheter tube, and a timer that begins a timing cycle in response to the RFID reader reading the RFID tag attached to the catheter tube, and metallic foil packaging in which the catheter tube and the RFID tag are contained prior to use, the metallic foil packaging preventing the RFID reader from reading the RFID tag until after the catheter tube with the RFID tag attached thereto is removed from the metallic foil packaging.
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21. A system comprising
a patient bed having an RFID reader, a catheter tube, an RFID tag attached to the catheter tube, and a timer that begins a timing cycle in response to the RFID reader reading the RFID tag attached to the catheter tube, wherein the timing cycle comprises a countdown time and expiration of the countdown time indicates a time at which the catheter tube is to be removed from the patient.
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27. A system comprising
a patient bed having an RFID reader, a catheter tube, an RFID tag attached to the catheter tube, a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein in response to the RFID reader reading the RFID tag attached to the catheter tube, a prompt is displayed on the GUI for an electronic input to be entered by a caregiver, and a timer that begins a timing cycle in response to entry of the electronic input by the caregiver on the GUI.
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