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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Michael Joseph Hayes, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Aaron Douglas Furman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Christopher John Hopper, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
John P. Geer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joshua Elmer Mix, Portage, MI (US);
David Terrance Becker, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jonathan Mark Greenbank, Plainwell, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
Patient support apparatuses, such as beds, cots, stretchers, recliners, operating tables, and the like include wireless mesh network transceivers that enable them to communicate with each other, and other devices, via mesh networks and/or ad hoc networks. One or more additional wireless transceivers are included, such as WiFi transceivers, that enable direct communication with a healthcare facility network, such as an Ethernet. The mesh network communication between patient support apparatuses and other devices is used for any one or more of: extending the communication range of the existing IT infrastructure, efficiently routing data to the healthcare facility network, determining location of the patient support apparatuses and devices, transporting patient data from one patient support to the next as the patient moves, and for other aspects.