CABLE-FREE BED WITH WIRELESS PILLOW SPEAKER

• Main Authors: Tallent, Dan R, Davidson, Frederick Collin, Schuman, Richard J, Hudgins, Darren S, Ojha, Unnati, Benz, Eric D, Williams, Jason M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.02.2022
• Subjects: CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; FUNERAL DEVICES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A system and method of patient bed communication and bed-to-room association in a healthcare facility having a network with at least one wireless access point (WAP) and a nurse call system is provided. A handheld unit is moved to a position within a pairing distance of a pairing zone of a patient be...