COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES
    1.
    发明申请
    COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES 审中-公开
    患者支持设备的通信系统

    公开(公告)号:WO2014043659A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-20

    申请号:PCT/US2013/060021

    申请日:2013-09-17

    Abstract: A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, or the like, uses the ability to communicate with a device via near field communication to determine that the device is physically proximate the support apparatus. The support apparatus uses this determination to associate itself with the device. In some instances, the associated device is a mattress positioned on the support apparatus; a footboard on the support apparatus; a medical device used with a patient supported on the support device; a nearby piece of furniture; another patient support apparatus; or an ID tag worn by a caregiver or patient, or attached to a piece of equipment. After the support apparatus and device are associated, they communicate information between each other using far field communication, which supports higher data transfer rates. Flux concentrators are added in some embodiments to extend and/or shape the range of near the field communication.

    Abstract translation: 诸如床,婴儿床,担架等的患者支持装置使用通过近场通信与设备通信的能力,以确定设备物理上靠近支持设备。 支持装置使用该确定将其自身与该装置相关联。 在一些情况下,相关联的装置是位于支撑装置上的床垫; 支撑装置上的脚踏板; 与支撑在支撑装置上的患者一起使用的医疗装置; 附近的一件家具; 另一个患者支持装置; 或照顾者或患者穿戴的ID标签,或附着在一件设备上。 在支持设备和设备关联之后,它们之间使用远场通信来进行信息传递,这支持更高的数据传输速率。 在一些实施例中添加了助熔剂浓缩器以延伸和/或形成近场通信附近的范围。

    PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES WITH PATIENT MONITORING

    公开(公告)号:WO2023043874A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:PCT/US2022/043586

    申请日:2022-09-15

    Abstract: A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient wirelessly communicates with one or more tags using one or more RF transceivers. A controller onboard the patient support apparatus determines a position of the tag. The controller also receives an identifier from the tag and uses it to determine if the tag is attached to a patient or a device. If attached to a patient, the controller may allow a caregiver to activate a patient movement monitoring function. The movement monitoring function may monitor whether the patient exits the patient support apparatus, whether the patient has been turned, whether the patient is at risk of developing bed sores, and/or other aspects. If the tag is attached to a device, the controller automatically determines whether to associate the device with the patient support apparatus. The controller may also determine the location of the patient support apparatus from the RF transceivers.

    THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH DYNAMIC CONTROL ALGORITHMS

    公开(公告)号:WO2022125413A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-16

    申请号:PCT/US2021/061947

    申请日:2021-12-06

    Abstract: A thermal control system for controlling a patient's temperature includes a thermal control unit and an off-board computing device. The thermal control unit includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a pump, a heat exchanger, a display, one or more sensors, a transceiver, and a controller. The thermal control system employs one or more machine learning techniques to perform one or more of the following: automatically implement one or more user-preferred settings, automatically predict the occurrence of one or more events based on analyses of prior events, and/or automatically improve one or more algorithms based on analyses of additional sensor data. The machine learning techniques may be implemented onboard the thermal control unit and/or may be implemented at a remote computing device (e.g. a server) that collates and analyzes data from multiple thermal control units, and then sends the results of the analyses back to the thermal control units.

    PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS SYSTEMS WITH DYNAMIC CONTROL ALGORITHMS

    公开(公告)号:WO2022056343A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:PCT/US2021/049987

    申请日:2021-09-13

    Abstract: A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, stretcher, cot, or the like, includes a frame, a support surface, a control, a controller, and a transceiver. The patient support apparatus employs one or more machine learning techniques to perform one or more of the following: automatically implement one or more user-preferred settings, automatically predict the occurrence of one or more events based on analyses of prior events, and/or automatically improve one or more algorithms based on analyses of additional sensor data. The machine learning techniques may be implemented onboard the patient support apparatus and/or may be implemented at a remote computer device (e.g. a server) that collates and analyzes data from multiple patient support apparatuses, and then sends the results of the analyses back to the patient support apparatuses.

    PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES WITH WIRELESS HEADWALL COMMUNICATION
    5.
    发明申请
    PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES WITH WIRELESS HEADWALL COMMUNICATION 审中-公开
    患者支持与无线通信的设备

    公开(公告)号:WO2016025302A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-18

    申请号:PCT/US2015/044126

    申请日:2015-08-07

    Abstract: A person support apparatus includes a first transceiver adapted to wirelessly communicate with a second transceiver of a headwall interface that is positioned off of the person support apparatus. A communication link is automatically established between the first and second transceivers without requiring a user of the person support apparatus to activate a designated control and without requiring the user to identify the headwall interface. The first transceiver includes a unique identifier assigned to the headwall interface in its messages to the headwall interface. The first transceiver may also automatically transmit a disconnect signal to the headwall interface indicating the termination of the communication link is not accidental. The disconnect signal is sent based on one or more of the following: (1) a brake being off, (2) an A/C power cord being unplugged; and/or (3) a signal strength between the transceivers decreasing.

    Abstract translation: 人员支持设备包括适于与位于人员支持设备之外的头壁接口的第二收发器进行无线通信的第一收发器。 在第一和第二收发器之间自动建立通信链路,而不需要人员支持设备的用户激活指定的控制,而不需要用户识别头墙接口。 第一个收发器包括一个分配给头墙接口的唯一标识符,其信息到头墙接口。 第一收发机还可以自动地将断开信号发送到头墙接口,指示通信链路的终止不是偶然的。 断开信号基于以下一个或多个发送:(1)制动器关闭,(2)A / C电源线被拔下; 和/或(3)收发器之间的信号强度降低。

    TOOL FOR CONFIGURING HEADWALL UNITS USED FOR PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS COMMUNICATION

    公开(公告)号:WO2022146693A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-07

    申请号:PCT/US2021/063565

    申请日:2021-12-15

    Abstract: A portable configuration tool for configuring a headwall unit that is adapted to be electrically coupled to an outlet on a headwall communicates with a room device positioned within a common room with the headwall unit. The tool includes a housing, a transceiver for communicating with a portable computer, IR and RF transceivers for communicating with the headwall unit, and a controller adapted to receive a command from the portable computer that instructs the controller to transmit an initial message to the headwall unit using the infrared transceiver, receive an identifier from the headwall unit via the infrared transceiver that uniquely identifies the headwall unit, establish a communication link between the RF transceiver and the headwall unit, receive a configuration setting from the portable computer via the transceiver, and transmit the configuration setting to the headwall unit via at least one of the infrared or RF transceivers.

    PATIENT CARE SYSTEMS WITH DYNAMIC GATEWAYS
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2022099009A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:PCT/US2021/058257

    申请日:2021-11-05

    Abstract: A medical device, such as a patient support apparatus or a thermal control unit, includes a plurality of mechanical components and a plurality of nodes adapted to communicate with each other over a local network onboard the medical device, and a gateway in communication with an off-board network. The gateway translates messages between the onboard and off-board networks, manages subscriptions to content of the local network, controls bidirectional communication, and otherwise oversees communications between the local and remote networks. The gateway utilizes a configuration file for managing the communications between the off-board and onboard networks, and the gateway is configured to switch to using new or modified configuration files without requiring a reboot or power cycle of the gateway. Updates to the communications between the onboard and off-board networks can therefore be implemented without any downtime and/or without requiring updates to software executables.

    PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES WITH NURSE CALL CONNECTION DETECTION

    公开(公告)号:WO2021046171A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:PCT/US2020/049125

    申请日:2020-09-03

    Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a patient support surface, and a nurse call cable interface adapted to communicatively couple to a wall-mounted nurse call outlet having a plurality of pins to thereby allow the patient to communicate with a remotely positioned nurse. One or more sensors are included that detect when the cable is plugged into the nurse call outlet and/or when the bed is communicatively coupled to the nurse call system. The controller may activate an indicator when the sensor detects that the bed is not coupled to the nurse call system outlet, automatically select whether to communicate with the nurse call system via a wireless transceiver or via the nurse call cable interface based on the sensor output, and/or inform the caregiver when a headwall module spaced from the bed is not communicatively coupled to the nurse call system outlet.

    COMMUNICATION METHODS FOR PATIENT HANDLING DEVICES
    10.
    发明申请
    COMMUNICATION METHODS FOR PATIENT HANDLING DEVICES 审中-公开
    患者手术器械的通讯方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2015123564A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-20

    申请号:PCT/US2015/015889

    申请日:2015-02-13

    CPC classification number: A61G7/018 G06F19/00 G06F19/3418 G16H40/20 G16H40/63

    Abstract: Patient care devices, such as person support apparatuses and thermal control units, include one or more internal high speed networks, such as an Ethernet, for transmitting data between internal nodes or modules. A lower speed network may also be included with the Ethernet for redundantly transmitting some, but not all, types of data. Devices external to the patient care device can be granted limited access to the internal high speed network. Such devices may connect to the high speed network to utilize one or more user interfaces of the patient care device and/or to piggyback onto the patient care device's connection to an external local area network (e.g. a hospital LAN), or the patient care device's connection to yet another device. Some nodes may include web servers for serving up web pages of diagnostic information relevant to that node. The web servers are accessible via an external web browser.

    Abstract translation: 诸如人员支持装置和热控制单元之类的患者护理装置包括用于在内部节点或模块之间传输数据的一个或多个内部高速网络,例如以太网。 低速网络也可以包含在以太网中,用于冗余地发送一些但不是全部的数据类型。 可以对病人护理装置外部的设备授予对内部高速网络的有限访问。 这样的设备可以连接到高速网络以利用患者护理设备的一个或多个用户界面和/或搭载到患者护理设备到外部局域网(例如医院LAN)的连接,或病人护理设备 连接到另一个设备。 一些节点可以包括用于提供与该节点相关的诊断信息的网页的web服务器。 Web服务器可通过外部Web浏览器访问。

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