Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Liko Research & Development Ab

John V Harmeyer

David Lance Ribble

Kirsten M Emmons

Gavin Martin Monson

Dan R Tallent

John D Christie

Yongji Fu

Neal Wiggermann

Marwan E Nusair

Ryan S Severns

James D Voll

Brett A Knittle

Charles A Lachenbruch

Todd P O'Neal

Douglas A Seim

Lori Ann Zapfe

Eric David Benz

David Lawrence Bedel

Kenneth L Lilly

Joseph T Canter

Craig M Meyerson

Michael Scott Hood

Frank E Sauser

Varad Narayan Srivastava

Steven Alan Dixon

Thomas F Heil

Nicholas A Mann

Edward J Koors

Bryan Weidman

Jotpreet Chahal

Xuan Teng

Gregory Wiley

Robert Mark Zerhusen

Richard Joseph Schuman, Sr

Eric D Agdeppa

Joshua A Williams

Richard Henry Heimbrock

David C Newkirk

Steven D Baker

James L Walke

Rachel L Williamson

Scott M Corbin

Roger Karlsson

Bradley T Smith

Ben Hertz

John G Byers

Mattias Andersson

Steven V McCaig

Jason M Williams

Andreas Bolin

Michael A Knecht

Marica Demby

Vijay Aditya Tadipatri

David W Hornbach

Jonathan D Turner

Timothy Joseph Receveur

Kenzi L Mudge

Andrew D Clark

Jeffrey C Marrion

Gregory J Shannon

Ibne Soreefan

John S Schroder

Martyn Thomas Mitchell

Robert J Lawrence

Michael P Bish

Murray Swoish

Andrew Robert Taylor

Brian Guthrie

Jennifer Domina Slavin

Roger P Bonenfant

Richard J Schuman, Sr

Lari E Rutherford

John Sparkman

Sinan Batman

Catherine Infantolino

Reece Allan Michael Caldwell

Shawn J Keller

David L Bedel

Todd P O'neal

Alistair Andrew James Ward

Mekashia Chenault

Kimberly Tuinstra

Shelley L Alford

Nabil Mehdi

Andreas Schabbach

Yongfeng Li

Chris Hill

Catherine A Vangilder

Reece A M Caldwell

Steven V Mccaig

Kimberly Tunistra

Steve D Baker

Andrew David Clark

Murray M Swoish

A therapy system includes a patient support apparatus and a pneumatic therapy device that is coupleable to the patient support apparatus. The therapy device may receive power and air flow from the patient support apparatus.

Control system for a patient therapy device

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.

Wireless configuration and authorization of a wall unit that pairs with a medical device

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

User interface for a patient support apparatus with integrated patient therapy device

Systems for voice control of medical devices in a healthcare facility are disclosed herein. The systems employ continuous speech processing software, voice recognition software, natural language processing software, and other software to permit voice control of the medical devices. Systems are also provided for distinguishing which medical device from among multiple medical devices in a patient room is the particular medical device to be controlled by voice input from a caregiver or a patient.

Voice control in a healthcare facility

An incontinence detection system monitors an area for moisture events and wirelessly transmits moisture-related information to one or more notification devices. The system has a pad that includes a substrate and one or more sensors supported by the substrate. The sensor(s) emit wireless signals indicative of the moisture-related information. A sensor event communication system forwards the sensor signals to another device, such as a notification device. Portions of the system are included in a patient support apparatus, such as a bed.

Incontinence detection systems for hospital beds

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 protective dressing includes an outer dressing and an adhesive layer. The outer dressing includes an opening and a cavity sized to receive a phase-change material (PCM) insert inserted through the opening. The adhesive layer is configured to adhere to a patient's skin surrounding an anatomic site. When adhered to the patient's skin, the PCM insert modifies the patient's skin at the anatomic site. The PCM insert may be removed and replaced with another PCM insert. For example, a warm PCM insert may be replaced with a refrigerated PCM insert. The opening of the outer dressing may be self-sealing. The opening of the outer dressing may be sealed with an upper layer dressing coupled to the PCM cooling insert.

Protective dressing with reusable phase-change material cooling insert

Incontinence detection pad having redundant electrical paths to an RFID tag

A method of providing hygiene services to a patient. The method includes acquiring patient status data of a patient with a sensor. Incontinence event data is acquired with an incontinence detection system. After the occurrence of the incontinence event, a sleep status of the patient is determined based the patient status data. A time period to provide hygiene services to the patient is determined based on the incontinence event data and the sleep status of the patient.

System and method for determining incontinence device replacement interval

A mattress support includes a first section and a second section configured to be coupled to the first section. Each of the first section and the second section includes a base plate configured to be positioned on a box frame of a bed. A top plate is pivotable relative to the base plate. A bladder structure is positioned between the base plate and the top plate and inflatable to adjust a height of the top plate.

Method and apparatus for upgrading a bed to include moveable components

An apparatus for remote at-home care of a patient is disclosed. The apparatus monitors a patient with a deployable sensor system and communicates the data sensed by the sensor system to a patient care hub located within a patient's home. A patient interface and a caregiver controller are in wireless communication with each other and the patient care hub. The patient care hub generates an alert(s) in view of the sensed data and wirelessly communicates the alert(s) to the patient interface and/or the caregiver controller.

Patient care system for a home environment

The present disclosure is related to a bed assembly. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to a bed assembly that is compatible with a traditional consumer bed and can enhance the traditional consumer bed so it provides features of a traditional hospital bed. The bed assembly of the present disclosure may include pneumatic components to move portions of the bed assembly.

Structures for causing movement of elements of a bed

A modular system is usable to vary the conditions around a bed in a home to provide various levels of support for patients who are at home and have varying acuity of medical complications. The modular system allows the home bed to be temporarily adapted for medical care.

Mattress support for adding hospital bed modular control system for upgrading a bed to include movable components

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Cleves, OH, United States of America

John V Harmeyer