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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2022
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Sujay Sukumaran, Portage, MI (US);
Madhu Thomas, London, CA;
Tracy Leanne Fried, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Seyed Behrad Ghodsi, Portland, OR (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a support surface adapted to support a person, a display, a plurality of controls, a memory, and a controller. The controller is adapted to collect a batch of data regarding the operation of the patient support apparatus, to store the batch of data in the memory, to update the contents of the batch of data during usage of the patient support apparatus, and to display a coded image on the display in response to activation of a particular control. The coded image, which may be a QR code, encodes the batch of data. The encoded data may include sensor readings, diagnostic data, fault data, a serial number, and/or other data. The controller may also, or alternatively, display (either permanently or semi-permanently) the ward, department, floor, or another identifier (e.g. radiology, maternity, etc.) to which the patient support apparatus is assigned for a particular healthcare facility.