Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Aspen Surgical Products, Inc.

Frank E Sauser

Charles A Lachenbruch

Brandon P Fisk

Steven D Baker

Kirsten M Emmons

Dan R Tallent

Neal Wiggermann

Yongji Fu

Gavin Martin Monson

Aziz Ali Bhai

Douglas A Seim

Edward J Koors

David Lance Ribble

John D Christie

James D Voll

John G Byers

Richard Henry Heimbrock

Jonathan D Turner

Joshua A Williams

Marwan E Nusair

John V Harmeyer

Ryan S Severns

Eric David Benz

Gregory J Shannon

Douglas E Borgman

Robert Mark Zerhusen

Eric R Meyer

James L Walke

Michael Scott Hood

Darrell L Borgman

Nicholas C Batta

David C Newkirk

Nicholas A Mann

Scott M Corbin

Brian J Hoffman

David Lawrence Bedel

David P Lubbers

Rachel L Williamson

Philippe Kaikenger

Bradley T Smith

John A Lane

David Edward Quinn

Irvin John Vanderpohl, Iii

Timothy Joseph Receveur

Craig M Meyerson

Todd P O'Neal

Christopher Ryan O'Keefe

Brian Lee Lawrence

Kathryn R Smith

John Goewert

Michael Churilla

Jnanesha Ramegowda

Joseph T Canter

Brett A Knittle

Nicole Johannigman

Jason B Grace

Kristopher Klink

Catherine M Wagner

Daniel McCoy

Arpit Shah

Robert D Weitz

Michael Buccieri

David J Hitchcock

Travis A Pelo

Unnati Ojha

Chris Lee Hildenbrand

Sravan A Mamidi

Daniel Nachtigal

Clay Gerome Owsley

David J Brzenchek

James W Pascoe

Florin Iucha

Jared Rude

Karen Lanning

Mary Kay Brinkman

Nolan D Wanner

Jason M Gilreath

Nathaniel W Hixon

Richard J Schuman, Sr

Todd S Ventrola

Mike J Viltro

Eric D Agdeppa

Kenzi L Mudge

Varad Narayan Srivastava

Brian S Guthrie

Robert J Lawrence

Susan Kayser

Jon C Tekulve

Taylor Franklin

Jennifer Bergstrom

Frederick Schultz

Keith Moores

Justine Pringle

Kin Choi

Brian Kirkish

Michael R Montini

Sridhar Karimpuzha Seshadri

Thomas L Simpson

Mary L Pfeffer

Douglas A Eckstein

A patient support apparatus includes a sensor capable of detecting vital signs, setting acceptable limits for the vital signs, and includes structures for monitoring the vital signs and providing local and/or remote indications to caregivers if the vital signs fall outside of acceptable limits.

Patient support apparatus having vital signs monitoring and alerting

A patient support apparatus includes a base frame, lift mechanism supporting an upper frame relative to the base frame, a load frame, and a plurality of deck sections, a patient support surface, and a number of barriers positioned about the patient supporting surface. The patient support apparatus includes a notification system for visually notifying a caregiver of a condition or status of a component of the patient support apparatus.

Patient support apparatus

A patient support apparatus includes a frame having a supporting surface. A transmitting element is coupled to the frame. A surface assembly is selectively positioned on the supporting surface. The surface assembly includes a surface selectively enclosing an interior. A controller is communicatively coupled to the transmitting element. A sensor assembly is coupled to the surface assembly. The sensor assembly includes a sensor configured to sense information about at least one of the surface assembly and a person positioned on the surface assembly. A receiving assembly is operably coupled to the surface assembly and the sensor assembly. The receiving assembly is configured to selectively interact with the transmitting element via a charging interface to power the sensor assembly.

Wireless power distribution in patient support surface

A patient immersion sensor includes a radio detection and ranging (RADAR) apparatus to determine a time of flight (TOF) of a RADAR pulse and a reflected signal that is reflected by a patient or by a portion of a patient support surface supporting the patient. The TOF is indicative of an immersion depth or a distance toward bottoming out of a patient supported on the patient support surface, such as a mattress or a pad. The RADAR apparatus emits pulses of very short duration so as to be able to detect objects, such as a patient or a portion of a mattress or pad, at very close distances. The RADAR apparatus may use time-of-flight (TOF) between transmission of the pulse and receipt of a reflected signal to determine a distance toward bottoming out by the patient, thereby to determine if the patient is properly immersed into the patient support surface. Adjustments to inflation or deflation of one or more bladders are made to achieve a desired immersion amount within a tolerance range between upper and lower TOF thresholds.

Patient support apparatus having a radar system

A patient support apparatus pneumatic system may include a mattress defining an interior and a pneumatic enclosure in fluid communication with the interior and comprising an inlet and an outlet. A blower may be in fluid communication with the interior and the pneumatic enclosure. A pressure sensor may be configured to detect a pressure at the outlet. A controller may be configured to monitor a speed of the blower and the pressure at the outlet for detecting at least one of an intake blockage condition and an exhaust blockage condition.

Pneumatic system blockage detection

A microclimate management system including a person support surface including one or more sensors, a fluid supply device coupled to an inlet of the person support surface and configured to supply fluid to an outlet the person support surface, and a controller configured to detect an inlet condition value at the inlet of the person support surface, detect an outlet condition value at the outlet of the person support surface, determine a difference between the inlet condition value and the outlet condition value, and transmit a first alert in response to determining that a rate of change of the difference between the inlet condition value and the outlet condition value is below a lower condition threshold.

Microclimate management systems for detecting surface performance

One or more radar sensors can be used to monitor patients in a variety of different environments and embodiments. In one embodiment, radar sensors can be used to monitor a patient's movement, including movement in a patient bed and around a room. In another embodiment, a patient position can be monitored in a patient bed, which can be used as feedback for control of bladders of a patient bed. Additional embodiments are described herein.

Patient body monitoring using radar

A movement detection device includes a signal transmission device configured to transmit a radar signal transmission toward a target area and to receive reflected radar signals, and a signal analysis device configured to analyze the reflected radar signals to detect a movement in the target area that is indicative of micro-shivering. In response to detecting the micro-shivering, the movement detection device generates an alarm.

Micro-movement and gesture detection using radar

A patient support apparatus includes a frame and a mattress positioned on the frame. The mattress has an electronic component positioned within an interior of the mattress. An inductive power transmitter is coupled to the frame. An inductive power receiver is positioned within the interior of the mattress and electrically coupled to the electronic component.

Mattress having selectable patient weight valve, inductive power, and a digital x-ray cassette

An absorbent article has one or more fluid filter layers to inhibit electrode traces from being exposed to low volumes of fluid to reduce the number of false positives that are indicated by an RFID tag of the incontinence detection pad. An antenna inlay has a sacrificial trace portion to permit testing for proper operation of an RFID chip electrically coupled to the antenna inlay. After testing, the sacrificial trace portion is severed. A fluid barrier layer blocks fluid from reaching portions of electrode traces that are located on a backsheet outside a periphery of an absorbent core of an incontinence detection pad. The power at which an antenna transmits to wirelessly energize a passive RFID tag of an incontinence detection pad is controlled to reduce the number of false positives indicated by the RFID tag.

Method of manufacturing RFID tags

A warming device may include a batting layer having a phase change material. The batting layer may have a patient side and an upper side. A hot melt fabric adhesive may be applied to the patient side and upper side of the batting. A first fabric layer may be adhered to the hot melt fabric on the patient side of the batting. The first fabric layer may have a phase change material integrated coating. An insulation layer may be adhered to the hot melt fabric on the upper side of the batting. A second fabric layer may be coupled to the insulation layer.

Reusable warming blanket with phase change material

A system for detecting potential for infection includes a wound dressing and an electronics component. The wound dressing includes a temperature sensing layer and a cover layer comprising a substrate and a backing layer. The electronics component includes a power source, an electronic control unit (ECU), and a communications interface positioned within a housing and removably coupled to the temperature sensing layer of the wound dressing. The electronics component is configured to receive a plurality of temperature readings from the temperature sensing layer, and provide an indication of potential infection of the wound based the plurality of temperature readings. In various embodiments, each of the plurality of temperature readings corresponds to a temperature of an area around a wound. Methods for preventing infections using the system are also described.

Systems for recognizing temperature as a sign of surgical infection and methods of using the same

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Frank E Sauser