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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Toby E. Smith, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Craig L. Cooper, Inola, OK (US);
Inventors:
Toby E. Smith, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Craig L. Cooper, Inola, OK (US);
Assignee:
Bed-Check Corporation, Tulsa, OK (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with a first preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a patient monitor that is automatically disabled when a caregiver enters a room and then is automatically reactivated after the caregiver leaves. According to a first preferred embodiment, it will remain disabled during the time the caregiver is proximate to the patient/monitor and then will automatically reactivate after the caregiver has moved away.