Configurable system for alerting caregivers

A system (12, 110, 112, 312, 372) that monitors various conditions of a plurality of hospital beds (10, 159, 314, 342, 362, 364) located in roan-is of healthcare facility is provided. Alternatively or additionally, other types of equipment (316, 318) may be monitored by the system (12,110,112, 312,...

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Main Authors COLLINS, WILLIAM F. JR, GLIDEWELL, PATRICIA ANNE, VANDERPOHL, IRVIN J. JR, ALLEN, JAMES MAURICE, RILEY, CARL WILLIAM, HUSTER, KEITH A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 19.04.2006
Subjects
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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Summary:A system (12, 110, 112, 312, 372) that monitors various conditions of a plurality of hospital beds (10, 159, 314, 342, 362, 364) located in roan-is of healthcare facility is provided. Alternatively or additionally, other types of equipment (316, 318) may be monitored by the system (12,110,112, 312, 372). Various of network interface units (340, 348, 352, 360, 366) that are coupleable to or integrated into a hospital bed (10, 159,314, 342, 362, 364) are also disclosed, The system (12, 110, 112, 312, 372) receives data from the hospital beds (10, 159, 314, 342, 362, 364) and/or other equipment (316, 318) and initiates a communication to a wireless communication device (24, 26, 28, 146, 162, 168) of at least one designated caregiver in response to the received data being indicative of an alarm condition,
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20050254820