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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2020
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Laura A. Hassey, Raleigh, NC (US);
Steven D. Baker, Beaverton, OR (US);
Bradley T. Smith, Raleigh, NC (US);
Eric D. Agdeppa, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Pamela Wells, Hixson, TN (US);
Thomas A. Myers, Syracuse, NY (US);
Andrew S. Robinson, Durham, NC (US);
Kiana M. Dezelon, Batesville, IN (US);
John S. Schroder, Apex, NC (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A patient fall detection system includes a computer and multiple transceivers mounted at fixed locations in a healthcare facility. The transceivers are electronically coupled to the computer. A patient identification tag is worn by a patient and includes a tag transceiver. The high-accuracy locating system monitors a location of the patient ID tag via signals from the tag transceiver to determine whether a patient has entered a bathroom. The computer monitors at least one of an elevation of the patient ID tag in the bathroom, an elevation drop of the patient ID tag in the bathroom, or a time that the patient ID tag has been in the bathroom to determine whether the patient has fallen.