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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1997
David C Newkirk, Harrison, OH (US);
John J Kody, New Palestine, IN (US);
Michael M Donnelly, Cincinnati, OH (US);
D Scott Prows, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Hill-Rom, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A patient-support apparatus includes a base and a patient-support surface carried above the base. The patient-support apparatus further includes an indicator and a unit having at least one of a noise sensor and a light sensor which generates a sensor data signal. The patient-support apparatus further includes a control system coupled to the indicator and the at least one sensor. The control system is configured to process the sensor data signal and activate the indicator only when the sensor data signal exceeds a preset threshold level. The patient-support apparatus further includes a mechanism coupled to the control system to permit adjustment of the preset threshold level.