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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2006
David Terrance Becker, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Bruce L. Macdonald, Portage, MI (US);
Joseph E. Mroz, Hastings, MI (US);
Michael Joseph Hayes, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Christopher John Hopper, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard C. Mayoras, Jr., Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Martin W. Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Vivek Shankar, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jean-paul Dionne, Lévis, CA;
David Terrance Becker, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Bruce L. MacDonald, Portage, MI (US);
Joseph E. Mroz, Hastings, MI (US);
Michael Joseph Hayes, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Christopher John Hopper, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard C. Mayoras, Jr., Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Martin W. Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Vivek Shankar, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Jean-Paul Dionne, Lévis, CA;
Stryker Canadian Management, Inc., L'Islet, CA;
Abstract
Location detection systems are provided for determining the location of patient handling devices in a healthcare facility. In one embodiment, the location detection system comprises a locator fixed in each zone of each room in the facility. The locator includes at least one infrared transmitter for transmitting a unique location identifier to a receiver mounted on the patient handling device. A communication module transmits the unique location identifier from the patient handling device to a network utilized by the healthcare facility for the management of patient, personnel, and equipment information. A processing station located on the network processes the unique location identifier to ultimately determine the room and zone location of the patient handling device. The processing station may include a graphical user interface on a touch-screen display for reviewing and manipulating the location information.