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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
May. 28, 2008
Craig A. Mcneely, Columbus, IN (US);
Richard H. Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Carl W. Riley, Milan, IN (US);
Keith A. Huster, Sunman, IN (US);
Irvin J. Vanderpohl, Iii, Greensburg, IN (US);
Paul J. Mcdaniel, Iii, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Williams F. Collins, Jr., Columbus, IN (US);
Oscar A. Manguiat, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Terry L. Tincher, Lebanon, OH (US);
Craig A. McNeely, Columbus, IN (US);
Richard H. Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Carl W. Riley, Milan, IN (US);
Keith A. Huster, Sunman, IN (US);
Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, Greensburg, IN (US);
Paul J. McDaniel, III, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Williams F. Collins, Jr., Columbus, IN (US);
Oscar A. Manguiat, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Terry L. Tincher, Lebanon, OH (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A system is provided for use with a pre-existing hospital bed and a nurse call system. The system includes a first apparatus that is coupleable to a data port of the hospital bed and a second apparatus that is spaced from the hospital bed, that is spaced from the first apparatus, and that is coupleable to the nurse call system. A transmitter of the first apparatus is operable to transmit data received at the data port to a receiver that is operable to wirelessly receive data transmitted by the wireless transmitter of the first apparatus. The first apparatus and second apparatus are used in lieu of a cable that is otherwise usable to connect the hospital bed to the nurse call system via a hard-wired connection.