METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING CONTINENCE STATE OF A PATIENT ON A BED

A patient support apparatus includes a frame and a mattress supported by the frame and arranged to support a patient thereon. A sensor is included to detect moisture on the patient and/or the patient support apparatus. The sensor produces signals indicative of the presence of moisture on the patient...

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Main Authors CORBIN, Scott M, HEIMBROCK, Richard H
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.07.2022
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
DIAGNOSIS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
FUNERAL DEVICES
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
SURGERY
TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:A patient support apparatus includes a frame and a mattress supported by the frame and arranged to support a patient thereon. A sensor is included to detect moisture on the patient and/or the patient support apparatus. The sensor produces signals indicative of the presence of moisture on the patient support apparatus. One or more alerts are output in response to the signals provided by the sensor to notify a caregiver of the presence of moisture on the patient support apparatus.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202217713607