Multi-alert lights for hospital bed

A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, includes an alert light assembly or an alert light module having separate zones that are individually illuminated to convey information regarding respective alert conditions. The zones each have indicia related to a particular condition of the pat...

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Hauptverfasser:	Fisk, Brandon P, Kubicek, Keith R, Zerhusen, Robert M, Lane, II, Timothy A, Christie, John D
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF FUNERAL DEVICES HEATING HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, includes an alert light assembly or an alert light module having separate zones that are individually illuminated to convey information regarding respective alert conditions. The zones each have indicia related to a particular condition of the patient support apparatus. The illuminated zones are each sufficiently large so as to be seen from afar, such as on the order of ten feet or more. Alternatively or additionally, a GUI of the patient support apparatus displays alert indicia as part of a screen saver. Further alternatively or additionally, the patient support apparatus illuminates an alert light in a manner indicating an optimal time for taking a patient's vital signs.