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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2021
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Thomas F. Heil, Batesville, IN (US);
Steven Alan Dixon, Riverview, FL (US);
Laetitia Gazagnes, Montpellier, FR;
Timothy A. Lane, II, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
David Lance Ribble, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Varad Narayan Srivastava, Batesville, IN (US);
Charles A. Lachenbruch, Batesville, IN (US);
Michael Scott Hood, Batesville, IN (US);
Charles A. Howell, Knoxville, TN (US);
Kirsten M. Emmons, Batesville, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
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.