Hill-Rom Services, Inc.

Liko Research & Development Ab

Steven Alan Dixon

Michael Scott Hood

David Lance Ribble

Thomas F Heil

Kirsten M Emmons

Charles A Howell

Andrew F Skinner

Robert Mark Zerhusen

Richard Joseph Schuman, Sr

Irvin John Vanderpohl, Iii

Keith Adam Huster

Jeffrey R Welling

Eugene E Osborne

Douglas J Menkedick

James R Stolpmann

Dan R Tallent

Aziz Ali Bhai

John D Christie

James K Findlay

Varad Narayan Srivastava

Timothy A Lane, Ii

Ryan S Severns

Laetitia Gazagnes

Charles A Lachenbruch

Timothy D Wildman

Todd P O'Neal

Eric D Agdeppa

David P Lubbers

Joshua P Lingenfelser

James Maurice Allen

Carl William Riley

Gavin Martin Monson

Kenith W Chambers

Neal Wiggermann

Douglas A Seim

Marwan E Nusair

John V Harmeyer

Yongji Fu

Jack Wilker, Jr

Eric David Benz

James D Voll

Bryan Weidman

John B Wilker, Jr

Joshua William Shenk

William L Jacques

Brett A Knittle

Gregory Wiley

Christopher K Lack

David C Newkirk

Kenneth L Kramer

Eric R Meyer

Brian Lee Lawrence

Brent E Goodwin

Jack Barney Sing

Sandy Mark Richards

Richard B Stacy

Glenn C Suttman

David A Albersmeyer

Nicholas A Mann

Gregory J Figel

Nicholas C Batta

Brian J Hoffman

Steven J Schwartz

Edward J Koors

Paul R Weil

Kelly F Walton

Matthew R Knue

James W Jones

Terry L Richter

William Gifford Pittenger

Roger S Philbeck

Roberta M Murnyack

Matthew D Morgan

Clay Gerome Owsley

Thomas M Gillis

Laurie Lee Gutzwiller

Umesh Jairamdas Rajani

David W Hornbach

Gregory W Branson

John W Koenig

Francis Charles Ganance

Joshua A Williams

Frederick Collin Davidson

William L Jacques, Ii

Benjamin E Howell

Andrew S Robinson

David M Girardeau

Matthew C Visca

Christian Saucier

Mary L Butler

Dean M Valvano

Cami S Scheele

Robert A Kinker, Jr

Bruce E Dickman, Jr

Kelli F Rempel

Bryan J Bello

Thomas F Riggs

James L Walke

Tom Riggs

David Hornback

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

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

Universal interface operable with multiple patient support apparatuses

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

One embodiment of a method of interrogating a sensor to detect the presence of moisture on an occupant support comprises the steps of A) providing a moisture responsive sensor in a surveillance zone of the occupant support, the sensor being tuned to a center frequency; B) exciting the sensor with an electromagnetic signal having a frequency approximately equal to the center frequency; C) monitoring for a center frequency response from the sensor; D) comparing the center frequency response to an expected center frequency response; and E) if the center frequency response compares favorably to an expected center frequency response, issuing a first output consistent with the favorable comparison.

Incontinence detection apparatus having displacement alert

Incontinence detection pad manufacturing method

A monitoring system comprises a lift assembly configured to lift a patient; a control system configured to control operation of the lift system; and a reporting system in communication with the control system and configured to receive operational information for the lift assembly. The reporting system compares the operational information to a predetermined set of values to determine if the operation of the lift is in compliance with the protocols.

Monitoring systems devices and methods for patient lifts

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Steven Alan Dixon