System and method for connecting a patient support apparatus to a hospital network

Methods and systems for connecting a patient support apparatus to a hospital network and locating the patient support apparatus are provided. A patient support apparatus is associated with a communication device having a first and second communication interface for transmitting and/or receiving a fi...

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Hauptverfasser:	Rousseau, Pascal, Atoubi, Ahmed, Demers, Ghislain, Marcotte, Jérôme, Bolduc, Steve, Kebir, Anouer, Berthelot, Esther
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY DIAGNOSIS 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 PHYSICS SURGERY TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS
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Zusammenfassung:	Methods and systems for connecting a patient support apparatus to a hospital network and locating the patient support apparatus are provided. A patient support apparatus is associated with a communication device having a first and second communication interface for transmitting and/or receiving a first and second type of wireless signal. The patient support apparatus is electrically connected to a node serving as a power output and a wireless communication system connected to the hospital network. In response to the electrical connection, the communication device activates the first communication interface to form a wireless link with the node. In response to the patient support apparatus being electrically disconnected from the node, the communication device activates the second communication interface. The patient support apparatus is located by the node based on the second type of wireless signal.