TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL OF A HOSPITAL BED

• Main Authors: RILEY CARL W, ZERHUSEN ROBERT MARK, REEDER RYAN A, VOGEL JOHN D, WILDMAN TIMOTHY D, CERIMELE MICHAEL E
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.04.2012
• Subjects: ALARM SYSTEMS; BABY COMFORTERS; CABINETS; CALCULATING; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; COFFEE MILLS; COMPUTING; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; COUNTING; DESKS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; DIAGNOSIS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DRAWERS; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; FUNERAL DEVICES; FURNITURE; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE; 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; OFFICE FURNITURE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; PHYSICS; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; SURGERY; TABLES; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS

A hospital bed includes a frame having at least one movable frame portion and circuitry coupled to the frame. The hospital bed also has a touch screen coupled to the frame and coupled to the circuitry. The touch screen is operable to display a plurality of screens for controlling bed functions, including displaying a frame control screen having at least one icon which is touched by a user to command the circuitry to actuate movement of the movable frame portion of the frame.