Wireless bed connectivity

A hospital bed has wireless communication circuitry operable to transmit wirelessly bed status data. A surface supported by the bed has wireless communication circuitry operable to transmit wirelessly surface status data. The wireless communication circuitry of the hospital bed and the wireless comm...

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Main Authors Collins, Jr, Williams F, Allen, James M, Huster, Keith A, Riley, Carl W, Glidewell, Patricia A, Vanderpohl, Irwin J, Schuman, Richard J, Howell, Benjamin E, Wildman, Timothy D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.10.2012
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Summary:A hospital bed has wireless communication circuitry operable to transmit wirelessly bed status data. A surface supported by the bed has wireless communication circuitry operable to transmit wirelessly surface status data. The wireless communication circuitry of the hospital bed and the wireless communication circuitry of the surface communicate with a network independently. A hospital bed with an integrated surface has wireless communication circuitry operable to transmit wirelessly bed status data and surface status data. The wireless bed status data and the wireless surface status data are received by wireless access points of a network of a healthcare facility.