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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2022
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Neal Wiggermann, Batesville, IN (US);
Kathryn Smith, Batesville, IN (US);
Frank Sauser, Batesville, IN (US);
Susan Kayser, Batesville, IN (US);
Mary L. Pfeffer, Batesville, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A microclimate management system including a person support surface including one or more sensors, a fluid supply device coupled to an inlet of the person support surface and configured to supply fluid to an outlet the person support surface, and a controller configured to detect an inlet condition value at the inlet of the person support surface, detect an outlet condition value at the outlet of the person support surface, determine a difference between the inlet condition value and the outlet condition value, and transmit a first alert in response to determining that a rate of change of the difference between the inlet condition value and the outlet condition value is below a lower condition threshold.