Patient support apparatus with caregiver reminders

A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, operating table, recliner, or the like, includes a patient support structure, a user interface, a display, a plurality of lights, and a controller. The user interface comprises a display and controls for configuring various components of th...

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Hauptverfasser:	Buick, David, Nibakuze, Placide, Nahavandi, Kurosh
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ALARM SYSTEMS CALCULATING CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY COMPUTING COUNTING DIAGNOSIS ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING FUNERAL DEVICES HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS ORDER TELEGRAPHS PHYSICS SIGNALLING SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS SURGERY TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS
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Zusammenfassung:	A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, operating table, recliner, or the like, includes a patient support structure, a user interface, a display, a plurality of lights, and a controller. The user interface comprises a display and controls for configuring various components of the patient support apparatus. The controller uses the lights and/or display to issue one or more reminders to the caregiver to put the patient support apparatus in a desired configuration before the caregiver walks away from the patient support apparatus. The reminders help ensure that the caregiver properly configured the patient support apparatus. In some embodiment, the reminders include pulsing the lights in an unobtrusive, but easily seen, manner until the proper configuration is achieved. Reminders may also be implemented by prohibiting certain functionality until the patient support apparatus is properly configured.