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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Inventors:
David L. Ribble, Batesville, IN (US);
Michelle E. McCleerey, Raleigh, NC (US);
Eric D. Agdeppa, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.01); A61H 7/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 50/30 (2018.01); A61H 7/001 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.02); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving an input indicative of at least one factor that contributes to the development of pressure ulcers; determining a risk score as a function of the input; comparing the risk score to a previous risk score; and at least one of activating a therapy configured to reduce the magnitude of the factor and notifying a caregiver if the risk score is greater than the previous risk score.