Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Liko Research & Development Ab

Gregory J Shannon

Brandon P Fisk

Frank E Sauser

Scott M Corbin

Charles A Lachenbruch

Eric R Meyer

Steven D Baker

Michael Scott Hood

Rachel L Williamson

Douglas A Seim

Jason M Williams

Michael Churilla

David C Newkirk

Gavin Martin Monson

Todd P O'Neal

Bryan Weidman

Joseph T Canter

Jnanesha Ramegowda

David Lance Ribble

Yue Yun Wang

Eric David Benz

Stacey A Fitzgibbons

Kathryn R Smith

John Goewert

Michael R Montini

John A Lane

Timothy Joseph Receveur

Aziz Ali Bhai

John D Christie

Joshua A Williams

Philippe Kaikenger

Kenzi L Mudge

John V Harmeyer

Darrell L Borgman

Yongji Fu

Jesse Newman

Nicholas C Batta

James D Voll

John G Byers

Douglas E Borgman

Melissa Rose Stancato

Steven V McCaig

Brian S Guthrie

Catherine M Wagner

Nicole Johannigman

Sravan A Mamidi

Karin L Olsson

Taylor Franklin

Jason B Grace

Andrew Robert Kerr

Brian Guthrie

Daniel Johansson

James Ledwith

Arpit Shah

Jennifer Bergstrom

Frederick Schultz

Jennifer Domina Slavin

Kin Choi

Keith Moores

Thomas L Simpson

Jason M Gilreath

Lari E Rutherford

Sridhar Karimpuzha Seshadri

Vijay Aditya Tadipatri

Jean-Francois Lellig

Sheeza Hussain

Matthew O'Neal

Heinz-Hermann Dalbert

Theodore Corsaro

Shawn J Keller

Reece Allan Michael Caldwell

Wui Hsien Wong

Andrew R Wager

Gary R Gibbons

Neil Buchanan

Faron L Blessing

Stephen S Amrhein

Herve Gautier

Matthieu Guetta

Reece A M Caldwell

Steven V Mccaig

Matthew O'NEAL

Yue Wang

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 breathing, including monitoring of tidal volume, chest expansion distance, breathing rate, etc. 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.

Radar sensors for patient monitoring

A time-based wireless pairing operation between a medical device, such as a patient bed, and a wall module in a patient room is initiated in response to a power plug of the medical device being plugged into a power receptacle carried by the wall module. Times determined by timers of the medical device and the wall module are compared by the wall module or by the medical device so that wireless pairing occurs only with the medical device that was plugged into the wall module. Different types of plug detectors used in the wall module to detect connection of the power plug include optical detectors, mechanical switches, and current sensors.

Time-based wireless pairing between a medical device and a wall unit

Lift communications systems, wall-mounted controls, and methods of using and configuring the same are disclosed. A lift communications system includes one or more lifts, each one of the one or more lifts is movable within a space. The lift communications system further includes a wall-mounted control coupled to a wall of the space. The wall-mounted control is configured to communicatively couple to the one or more lifts via a wireless connection. When the wall-mounted control is communicatively coupled to a lift of the one or more lifts, the wall-mounted control is configured to direct operation of the lift and receive data from the lift.

Lift communications systems comprising wall-mounted displays and methods of using and configuring the same

A patient support apparatus may include a mattress configured to receive a fluid from a pneumatic system, a graphical user interface, and a controller configured to control the pneumatic system and to communicate with the graphical user interface. The controller may control the graphical user interface to selectively display a home screen comprising a plurality of icons, the icons comprising a mattress function menu icon and a mattress function screen accessible via the mattress function menu icon. The mattress function screen may include at least one control input configured to activate a first state and a second state of the controller.

Mattress function indicator on graphical user interface for bed

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

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

Respiration detection using radar

Systems and methods include a medical device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a control device within a line-of-sight of the medical device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the control device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a control device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a medical device within a line-of-sight of the control device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the medical device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a first device and a second device that automatically pair over a wireless channel based on a location identifier received over an optical channel from a transmitter within a line-of-sight of the first device and the second device.

Wireless link pairing authentication

A patient support apparatus tracking system includes at least one of a frame, mattress, and mattress cover. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag may be embedded within the at least one of the frame, mattress, and mattress cover. The RFID tag may include an identification memory unit including read-only sort-prefix data corresponding to the one of the frame, mattress, and mattress cover and a service memory unit comprising a read/write configuration including a greater amount of digital storage than the identification memory unit. The RFID tag may be configured to receive a log of configurable equipment updates into the service memory unit and communicate the sort-prefix from the identification memory unit and the log of equipment updates to a controller via a reader device.

Patient support apparatus tracking system

A patient support apparatus may include a support surface configured to conduct air along a top face of the support surface so that heat and moisture from a patient lying on the support surface are drawn away from the top face of the support surface. An opening may be formed in a side of the support surface. A cavity may extend from the opening into the support surface. An inlet port may be positioned within the cavity and fluidly coupled to the top face. A blower assembly may be configured to position within the cavity. The blower assembly may have an outlet port that couples to the inlet port when the blower assembly is positioned within the cavity. The blower assembly may conduct air through the inlet port to the top face of the support surface.

Patient support surface control, end of life indication, and x-ray cassette sleeve

A method for triggering a pause event in a turn and hold operation applied to a mattress replacement system of a person support apparatus may include inflating at least one air bladder in only one of a right side portion and a left side portion of the mattress replacement system; detecting, automatically with at least one sensor, a force applied to at least one of a frame of the personal support apparatus and the at least one air bladder as the at least one air bladder is inflated; determining, automatically with a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, if the force applied has a force duration that is greater than a threshold force duration to trigger the pause event; and discontinuing inflation of the at least one air bladder when the pause event is triggered.

Feedback control for a person support apparatus with a mattress replacement system and methods for automatically pausing a turn and hold operation

A patient support apparatus includes load cells and a controller operable to automatically update a weight offset for use in determining a true patient weight. The controller is configured to receive signals produced by the load cells, determine whether a patient is being supported by a patient support surface of the patient support apparatus, detect movement on the patient support surface, determine a weight of the patient being supported on the patient support surface, determine whether a patient is no longer being supported by the patient support surface, and update a weight offset.

Automatic weight offset calculation for bed scale systems

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Indianapolis, IN, United States of America

Gregory J Shannon