Hill-rom Services, Inc.

Welch Allyn, Inc.

Liko Research & Development Ab

Aspen Surgical Products, Inc.

Michael Scott Hood

David Lance Ribble

Steven Alan Dixon

Kirsten M Emmons

Eric D Agdeppa

Charles A Howell

Charles A Lachenbruch

Thomas F Heil

Neal Wiggermann

Robert Mark Zerhusen

Yongji Fu

Ryan S Severns

Varad Narayan Srivastava

Laetitia Gazagnes

Dan R Tallent

Timothy D Wildman

John D Christie

Douglas A Seim

Timothy A Lane, Ii

Richard Joseph Schuman, Sr

Steven D Baker

John V Harmeyer

Gavin Martin Monson

Keith Adam Huster

Todd P O'Neal

Brian Lee Lawrence

Frank E Sauser

Marwan E Nusair

Eric David Benz

James D Voll

Bryan Weidman

Gregory J Shannon

Kelly F Walton

David C Newkirk

Eric R Meyer

Joshua A Williams

Nicholas A Mann

Edward J Koors

James Maurice Allen

Jack Barney Sing

Richard Henry Heimbrock

John A Lane

Irvin John Vanderpohl, Iii

Aziz Ali Bhai

Joshua P Lingenfelser

Michelle E McCleerey

Brett A Knittle

Gregory Wiley

William Gifford Pittenger

Travis A Pelo

Matthew D Morgan

Laurie Lee Gutzwiller

Yue Yun Wang

Brandon P Fisk

Frederick Collin Davidson

Benjamin E Howell

Stacey A Fitzgibbons

David M Girardeau

Andrew S Robinson

Christian Saucier

Mary L Butler

Clay Gerome Owsley

Thomas M Gillis

Umesh Jairamdas Rajani

Rachel L Williamson

Kenzi L Mudge

Darrell L Borgman

David Lawrence Bedel

Kathryn R Smith

Robert J Lawrence

Michael Churilla

Jason A Penninger

Kelli F Rempel

Bryan J Bello

Timothy Allen Lane

Jennifer Bergstrom

Karen Lanning

Mary Kay Brinkman

Justine Pringle

William A Morrison

Holly L Bengel

Logan Cobler

Pierre Deguignet

Kayla Stevens

Theodore Corsaro

Heinz-Hermann Dalbert

Matthew O'Neal

William G Pittenger

Karanveer Singh

Irvin J Vanderpohl

Ryan M Madigan

Christopher J Skotnicki

Kristen M Emmons

Bob Lawrence

Matthew O'NEAL

Charlie Howell

Irvin J Iii Vanderpohl

A care system includes a mobile communication device, a remote server, and a patient support system that is in communication with either or both of the mobile communication device and the remote server. The mobile communication device may operate as a user interface for the patient support system. The remote server may provide computing power for the patient support system for resource intensive computing tasks.

Location based home screens for caregiver portable wireless devices

Systems and methods of associating beds and/or rooms and/or patients are provided. One system and method involves using a signature of emitted light to determine a location of a patient bed in a healthcare facility. Another system and method involves reading a bar code from an array of redundant bar codes. Still another system and method involves manually entering location information on a graphical user interface of a patient bed for subsequent transmission. A further system and method involves sending bed ID and location ID along parallel paths from two independent circuits on a patient bed for receipt by two different transceivers and ultimately by two different remote computers that cooperate to associate the bed ID with the location ID. Still a further system and method involves using circuitry on a bed to mutate a received location ID and a bed ID into a single unique mutated ID such as by adding the location ID and bed ID and then performing a hashing operation.

Bed/room/patient association systems and methods

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 moisture management apparatus monitors an area for moisture events and wirelessly transmits moisture-related information to one or more notification devices. An embodiment of the moisture management apparatus 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. The sensor event communication system may monitor other types of patient events. Portions of the moisture management apparatus and/or the moisture event communication system may be embodied in a patient support apparatus, such as a bed.

Apparatus for the detection of moisture

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

Patient care equipment includes a wireless coupler that transfers power and/or data between an architectural unit and the patient care equipment. The patient care equipment may also include additional wireless couplers that transfer power and/or data between first and second components of the equipment. The second component may be movable relative to the first component. A structure or hot swapping batteries is also disclosed, the swapped battery being charged on an inductive charging mat.

Wireless bed power

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

A hospital bed is configured to monitor data from a second patient support based on the one or more alarms set by the user. The hospital bed detects whether an alarm triggering event occurred based on the monitored data. In response to a determination that the alarm triggering event occurred, the hospital bed will provide a signal indicative of the alarm triggering event to a nurse call system.

Monitoring of patient supports

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 sleep apparatus, such as a mattress, comprises a head support surface sized to support a person's head, and a torso support surface sized to support a person's torso. The head support surface is generally laterally sloped moving from a first side toward a second side of the mattress, and the torso support surface is generally laterally sloped moving from the first side toward the second side. In some embodiments, the lateral slope of the head support surface is at least about 15&#xb0;, the lateral slope of the head support surface is greater than the lateral slope of the torso support surface, and/or, the sleep apparatus slopes in the longitudinal direction as well.

Systems, methods, and devices for treatment of sleep disorders

Dynamic support surface technologies configure a person support surface in various ways, including configurations in which the person support surface at least temporarily assumes an apnea therapy position, such as a progressive lateral tilt or a ramp-like position.

Dynamic apnea therapy surface

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Michael Scott Hood