Hill-Rom Services, Inc.

Vijay Aditya Tadipatri

John V Harmeyer

Steven V McCaig

Jason M Williams

David C Newkirk

Gavin Martin Monson

John D Christie

Gregory J Shannon

Brian Guthrie

Jennifer Domina Slavin

Lari E Rutherford

Reece Allan Michael Caldwell

Shawn J Keller

Reece A M Caldwell

Steven V Mccaig

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

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Madeira, OH, United States of America

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