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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Inventors:
David Ribble, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michelle McCleerey, Raleigh, NC (US);
Eric Agdeppa, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G08B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 7/001 (2013.01); G06F 19/3431 (2013.01); G06F 19/3481 (2013.01); G08B 21/02 (2013.01); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving an input indicative of at least one factor that contributes to the development of pressure ulcers; determining a risk score as a function of the input; comparing the risk score to a previous risk score; and at least one of activating a therapy configured to reduce the magnitude of the factor and notifying a caregiver if the risk score is greater than the previous risk score.