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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2013
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Williams F. Collins, Jr., Columbus, IN (US);
James M. Allen, Batesville, IN (US);
Keith A. Huster, Sunman, IN (US);
Carl W. Riley, Milan, IN (US);
Patricia A. Glidewell, Cary, NC (US);
Irvin J. Vanderpohl, Greensburg, IN (US);
Richard J. Schuman, Cary, NC (US);
Christopher A. Mathura, Cary, NC (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A system for use in a healthcare facility having a nurse call system with a nurse call computer located remotely from patient rooms is provided. The system includes a hospital bed having communication circuitry configured for communicating data from the hospital bed. An interface unit is spaced from the hospital bed. The interface unit has a first connector to which the hospital bed couples via a wired connection, a second connector which is communicatively coupled to the nurse call system, and circuitry comprising a third connector for connection to an external device.