WIRELESS CONFIGURATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF A WALL UNIT THAT PAIRS WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE

• Main Authors: Harmeyer, John V, McCaig, Steven V, Tadipatri, Vijay Aditya, Williams, Jason M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.10.2022
• Subjects: CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; PHYSICS; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS

A time-based wireless pairing operation between a medical device, such as a patient bed, and a wall module in a patient room is initiated in response to a power plug of the medical device being plugged into a power receptacle carried by the wall module. Times determined by timers of the medical device and the wall module are compared by the wall module or by the medical device so that wireless pairing occurs only with the medical device that was plugged into the wall module. Different types of plug detectors used in the wall module to detect connection of the power plug include optical detectors, mechanical switches, and current sensors.