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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2012
Michael Joseph Hayes, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Aaron Douglas Furman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Joshua Elmer Mix, Portage, MI (US);
Richard A. Derenne, Portage, MI (US);
John P. Geer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Joseph Hayes, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Aaron Douglas Furman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Joshua Elmer Mix, Portage, MI (US);
Richard A. Derenne, Portage, MI (US);
John P. Geer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus—which may be a bed or the like—and one or more mobile electronic tags that are positionable in the room and which communicate wirelessly with the patient support apparatus. The electronic tags are attached to one or more of a patient, a medical device, or a caregiver. After detecting the tag(s), the patient support apparatus implements one or more patient care protocols, and provides alerts if the protocols are violated. The implementation may be automatic or require caregiver confirmation. The protocols can be for fall prevention, bed sore prevention, pneumonia prevention, caregiver hand washing, dialysis, and/or other purposes. The patient support apparatus determines the protocol(s) based on one or more of the following: the type of medical device, the specific patient, the presence or absence of the caregiver, and/or information transmitted to, or input into, the patient support apparatus.