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20100101022 | APPARATUSES FOR SUPPORTING AND MONITORING A PERSON - Embodiments disclosed herein related to person support apparatuses and systems, and in particular, to such apparatuses and systems that incorporate or are used with vital signs monitoring devices. | 04-29-2010 |
20100325796 | Localized Microclimate Management - An occupant support includes a mattress | 12-30-2010 |
20110035057 | PATIENT HEALTH BASED SUPPORT APPARATUS CONFIGURATION - A person-support apparatus operates according to a set of default operating parameters, processes information corresponding to an occupant of the person-support apparatus from a receiver to determine if an optimal value for an operating parameter is different from the default value, modifies a default operating parameter to an optimal value based on the information corresponding to the occupant of the person-support apparatus to create a modified operating parameter, and operates the person-support apparatus utilizing the modified operating parameter. | 02-10-2011 |
20110068928 | SENSOR CONTROL FOR APPARATUSES FOR SUPPORTING AND MONITORING A PERSON - A person support apparatus includes a frame and a support surface cooperating with the frame to support a person. The person support apparatus also has a sensor coupled to one of the frame and the support surface. The sensor detects at least one characteristic associated with the person. A controller is coupled to the sensor. In response to at least one of a condition of the frame, a condition of the support surface, a position of the person, or a condition of the person, the controller operates to control the sensor by at least one of changing a gain of the sensor and changing a manner in which a signal from the sensor is filtered. In some instances, the controller turns the sensor off. | 03-24-2011 |
20110068935 | APPARATUSES FOR SUPPORTING AND MONITORING A CONDITION OF A PERSON - A person monitoring system is operable to predict the onset of an adverse condition of a person. The system receives first information corresponding to a feature of a person support apparatus and second information corresponding to a physiological characteristic of the person. The system calculates a condition score as a function of the first and second information. In some instances, the system alerts a caregiver if the condition score exceeds a predetermined threshold. Alternatively or additionally, the person monitoring system alerts a caregiver when a person supported on a person support apparatus is regaining consciousness by monitoring one or more of a change in position, a heart rate, and a respiration rate. A person monitoring system that monitors a person's quality of sleep and presents information concerning the quality of sleep to one or more interested parties is also disclosed. | 03-24-2011 |
20110113560 | CONSTANT LOW-FLOW AIR SOURCE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A constant low-flow air source control system and method is used to operate a pump to inflate an inflatable support structure used to support a person. | 05-19-2011 |
20110247137 | Siderail Accessory Module - An apparatus comprises a housing and a communication system. The housing includes a front portion and a rear portion. The rear portion has an engagement surface and a coupler configured to cooperate with a portion of a person-support apparatus to removably couple the housing to the person-support apparatus. The communication system includes at least one communication device coupled to the housing. The communication device is configured to at least one of transmit and receive at least one of a data signal and a power signal to/from the person-support apparatus and an external device. | 10-13-2011 |
20120022414 | GAS SUPPLY SYSTEM - A gas supply system comprises a person-support surface, a garment, and a gas supply. The person-support surface includes a chamber configured to contain a gas therein. The garment includes a chamber configured to contain a gas therein. The gas supply is configured to supply a gas to both the garment and the person-support surface. | 01-26-2012 |
20120172959 | Cooling System for an Occupant of an Occupant Support and a Cooling Garment - A cooling system | 07-05-2012 |
20120255121 | LOW NOISE LINEAR DIAPHRAGM COMPRESSOR BY VARIABLE AMPLITUDE DRIVER - A patient-support apparatus includes an inflatable support structure, a variable output pump, a power supply and a controller. The pump includes a driver that is responsive to variations in the power signal applied to the driver to vary the output from the pump. The pump output is varied depending on the amount of flow needed as determined by a sensor that senses the pressure in the inflatable support structure. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259245 | PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH ACTIVITY AND MOBILITY SENSING - A person support apparatus may, among other things, support a person in a laying-down or a seated position. One or more sensors, which may be operably coupled to the person support apparatus, monitor changes in the position of a person situated on the person support apparatus. A control system receives output from the sensor or sensors over a period of time, while the person is positioned on the person support apparatus. The control system makes a determination relating to the activity and/or mobility of the person positioned on the person support apparatus. The control system may use the activity and/or mobility determination to control a feature of the person support apparatus, or for other purposes. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259248 | Person Support Apparatus with Activity and Mobility Sensing - A person support apparatus may, among other things, support a person in a laying-down or a seated position. One or more sensors, which may be operably coupled to the person support apparatus, monitor changes in the position of a person situated on the person support apparatus. A control system receives output from the sensor or sensors over a period of time, while the person is positioned on the person support apparatus. The control system makes a determination relating to the activity and/or mobility of the person positioned on the person support apparatus. The control system may use the activity and/or mobility determination to control a feature of the person support apparatus, or for other purposes. | 10-11-2012 |
20120330467 | Constant Low-Flow Air Source Control System And Method - A constant low-flow air source control system and method is used to operate a pump to inflate an inflatable support structure used to support a person. | 12-27-2012 |
20130019406 | APPARATUSES FOR SUPPORTING AND MONITORING A PERSON - Embodiments disclosed herein related to person support apparatuses and systems, and in particular, to such apparatuses and systems that incorporate or are used with vital signs monitoring devices. | 01-24-2013 |
20130046216 | SYSTEM FOR DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS THERAPY INTEGRAL TO A PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUS - The disclosure provides a system for DVT prevention and therapy coupled to a person support surface of a person-support apparatus. In one embodiment the system can include at least one bladder, a controller, a fluid supply unit and a valve assembly in one embodiment. The at least one bladder can be configured to provide percussion therapy or sequential compression to the lower limbs of the person supported on the person-support apparatus. The fluid supply unit can be configured to supply fluid to the at least one bladder via the valve assembly. The controller can control the opening and closing of the valve assembly depending on the pressure inside the at least one bladder. In another embodiment, the system for DVT prevention and therapy uses mechanical actuation devices to provide a mechanical stimulus to the patient's limb. | 02-21-2013 |
20130074262 | AUTOMATIC PATIENT WEIGHT MEASUREMENT FOR DETERMINING PRESSURE RELIEF SET POINTS - A method and a system have been described to determine a pressure relief set point for a person-support apparatus. The method includes determining the change in pressure or volume in a zone from a vacant mode to a person occupied mode and computing the weight supported there from. | 03-28-2013 |
20130074272 | Moisture Management and Transport Cover - An occupant support ( | 03-28-2013 |
20130086745 | LOCALIZED MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT - An occupant support includes a mattress | 04-11-2013 |
20130104906 | THERAPY ENABLER SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20130229283 | FACIAL RECOGNITION BASED MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system to monitor patient position in bed and related methods of use are disclosed. The system to monitor patient position in bed relies on facial recognition and determination of the time spent by the patient in a particular position. Appropriate alarms and messages are displayed if the patient remains in a particular position for a time period greater than a predetermined threshold. | 09-05-2013 |
20130231596 | SEQUENTIAL COMPRESSION THERAPY COMPLIANCE MONITORING SYSTEMS & METHODS - A system to determine usage and monitor compliance of a Sequential Compression Therapy (SCT) device is disclosed. The system is configured to track the duration, amplitude and frequency of application of sequential compression therapy and communicate this information over a communication network. The system further includes sensing capability incorporated in the compression sleeve to monitor physiological signals. The system is configured to trigger an alarm if either the duration of the sequential compression therapy or the physiological signal does not meet a predetermined threshold. | 09-05-2013 |
20130246088 | ALGORITHM FOR PREDICTING AND MITIGATING ADVERSE EVENTS - A patient support apparatus includes a control system operable to gather physiological information about a patient supported on the patient support apparatus. The information may be gathered from sensors, a user interface, or a hospital information system. The control system also monitors operating parameters of the patient support apparatus and environmental conditions in the patient room. The control system utilizes the data gathered to identify a risk of an adverse event occurring to a patient supported on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is also operable to modify patient support apparatus parameters or environmental conditions to mitigate the risk of the adverse event. | 09-19-2013 |
20130340168 | PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus and a support surface mounted on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is reconfigurable among a plurality of different configurations for supporting a patient on the support surface in a plurality of positions. The support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus to move in response to reconfiguration of the patient support apparatus. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342351 | APPARATUSES FOR SUPPORTING AND MONITORING A CONDITION OF A PERSON - A person monitoring system is operable to predict the onset of an adverse condition of a person. The system receives first information corresponding to a feature of a person support apparatus and second information corresponding to a physiological characteristic of the person. The system calculates a condition score as a function of the first and second information. In some instances, the system alerts a caregiver if the condition score exceeds a predetermined threshold. Alternatively or additionally, the person monitoring system alerts a caregiver when a person supported on a person support apparatus is regaining consciousness by monitoring one or more of a change in position, a heart rate, and a respiration rate. A person monitoring system that monitors a person's quality of sleep and presents information concerning the quality of sleep to one or more interested parties is also disclosed. | 12-26-2013 |
20140002267 | SENSOR CONTROL FOR APPARATUSES FOR SUPPORTING AND MONITORING A PERSON | 01-02-2014 |
20140031730 | SEQUENTIAL COMPRESSION THERAPY COMPLIANCE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system includes a sequential compression device (SCD) used by a patient as part of a sequential compression therapy (SCT) protocol. The system also includes a computer device that determines whether the SCD is in use in substantially real time in compliance with the protocol. The computer device initiates a notification to a caregiver if noncompliance with the SCT protocol is detected. | 01-30-2014 |
20140041118 | LOCALIZED MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT - An occupant support includes a mattress | 02-13-2014 |
20140047646 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTING FLUID FLOW IN A MATTRESS - A system for directing fluid flow in a mattress is disclosed. The mattress comprises a base support layer which is configured to spatially locate at least one insert support layer. The insert layer comprises a conduit to allow fluid flow. | 02-20-2014 |
20140059766 | PATIENT SUPPORT WITH A MICROCLIMATE SYSTEM AND A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A patient support apparatus includes a surface and a pneumatic system cooperating to provide a microclimate system for reducing moisture at the interface of a patient and the surface. The patient support apparatus further includes a graphical user interface and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to adjust operation of the microclimate system in response to sensor outputs from sensors included in the microclimate system and caregiver inputs from the graphical user interface. | 03-06-2014 |
20140059770 | PATIENT POSITION DETECTION FOR PATIENT SUPPORT SURFACE - A patient support apparatus includes a patient support surface to support a patient. The patient support surface has at least one air bladder that is inflated and/or deflated to achieve a turn assist function and/or a therapy function of the patient support surface. A graphical user interface (GUI) is configured to receive user inputs from a caregiver to initiate the turn assist or therapy functions. The patient support apparatus has control circuitry coupled to the GUI. The GUI is controlled by the control circuitry to display information indicating that the patient is improperly positioned on the patient support surface for either the turn assist function or the therapy function. Alternatively or additionally, the control circuitry indicates that the patient is improperly positioned for raising a head section of a bed frame. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066815 | PATIENT MOBILITY SURFACE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A patient support apparatus includes a control system that measures changes in the pressure of one or more zones of a patient supporting surface and utilizes the changes in pressure to determine the mobility of a person supported on the patient supporting surface. The mobility of the person may be measured using one of several methods. The mobility measurement results in the determination of a mobility score. The mobility score is graphically displayed on a user interface that is interactive and allows a user to view additional information besides the mobility score. | 03-06-2014 |
20140123390 | PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus and a support surface mounted on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is reconfigurable among a plurality of different configurations for supporting a patient on the support surface in a plurality of positions. The support surface is mounted on the patient support apparatus to move in response to reconfiguration of the patient support apparatus. | 05-08-2014 |
20140124273 | Automatic Weight Offset Calculation for Bed Scale Systems - A patient support apparatus includes load cells and a controller operable to automatically update a weight offset for use in determining a true patient weight. The controller is configured to receive signals produced by the load cells, determine whether a patient is being supported by a patient support surface of the patient support apparatus, detect movement on the patient support surface, determine a weight of the patient being supported on the patient support surface, determine whether a patient is no longer being supported by the patient support surface, and update a weight offset. | 05-08-2014 |
20140237722 | SENSORS IN A MATRESS COVER - A patient support apparatus includes a cushion, a cover arranged over a top side of the cushion, and a sensor unit. The sensor unit is coupled to the cover and arranged to underlie a patient supported on the cover. The sensor unit includes a sensor configured to detect conditions near the interface of a patient's skin with the cover. | 08-28-2014 |
20140243709 | Pressure Sensing Pad, Method of Making the Same, Pressure Sensing System, and Pressure Map Display - A pressure sensing pad or mat comprises a piezoresistive layer, a top electrically conductive layer comprising a plurality of electrically conductive top strips extending in a first direction along one side of the piezoresistive layer, a bottom electrically conductive layer comprising a plurality of electrically conductive bottom strips extending in a second direction, nonparallel to the first direction, along the other side of the piezoresistive layer, and top and bottom adhesive layers holding the top and bottom strips against the piezoresistive layer so as to inhibit relative displacement of the strips relative to the piezoresistive layer and relative to each other. Also disclosed are a method of manufacturing the pressure sensor pad, a pressure sensing system that employs the a sensor mat, and a pressure map display for displaying a pressure distribution of an object resting on the pressure sensing mat. | 08-28-2014 |
20140266643 | HOSPITAL BED FOR RECEIVING DATA FROM THIN PATCH WIRELESS SENSORS - A communication system for a patient support apparatus that is operable to inductively power sensors coupled to a patient to periodically gather data from the sensors. The communication system is operable to associate the sensor data with a patient and the patient support apparatus and transfer the associated data to a hospital information system. | 09-18-2014 |
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20110072579 | Occupant Transfer Topper - One embodiment of a topper for a bed includes a liner assembly 40 having a top liner 42, a bottom liner 44 and a slip liner 70 underneath the bottom liner. The slip liner is of relatively lower friction than the top liner. An apron 62, with openings 76 therein, extends from the perimeter of the liners. Another embodiment includes a liner assembly having a top liner, a bottom liner and a slip liner underneath the bottom liner. The slip liner is of relatively lower friction than the top liner. Bridge straps 98, or 98′ having a working length of at least the width of a host mattress minus the arm length of a fifth percentile female extend from the liner assembly. | 03-31-2011 |
20110185499 | SOUND CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A person-support apparatus comprises a frame, a sound generating device, a user interface, and a controller. The sound generating device is configured to generate an audible sound. The user interface is configured to receive an input from a user. The input corresponds to at least one of a sound conditioning system mode and an audible sound adjustment. The controller is electrically coupled to the sound generating device and the user interface. The controller is configured to control the operation of the sound generating device in accordance with the input from the user interface. | 08-04-2011 |
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20110289690 | Mattress and Mattress Replacement System with and Intrinsic Contour Feature - A mattress for use on a bed frame has a lower body section | 12-01-2011 |
20120025991 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ROOM LIGHTING IN RESPONSE TO BED EXIT - A patient position-activated room device control apparatus coupled to a patient's bed controls a device associated with a patient's room in response to the patient changing position relative to the patient's bed. | 02-02-2012 |
20120054960 | Occupant Protective Features for the Foot Region of a Bed - A bed frame includes a weight bearing framework | 03-08-2012 |
20130000041 | Occupant Support with a Cyclically Variable Profile - An occupant support ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130014324 | Health Care Delivery System and Components ThereofAANM Receveur; Timothy JosephAACI GuilfordAAST INAACO USAAGP Receveur; Timothy Joseph Guilford IN USAANM Ribble; DavidAACI IndianapolisAAST INAACO USAAGP Ribble; David Indianapolis IN USAANM Amrhein; JasonAACI BatesvilleAAST INAACO USAAGP Amrhein; Jason Batesville IN USAANM O'Keefe; Christopher R.AACI BatesvilleAAST INAACO USAAGP O'Keefe; Christopher R. Batesville IN USAANM Williamson; RachelAACI BatesvilleAAST INAACO USAAGP Williamson; Rachel Batesville IN US - A care delivery system includes a bed ( | 01-17-2013 |
20130074268 | STRUCTURAL PNEUMATIC ACCUMULATOR SYSTEM - A pneumatic accumulator integral to a structural member of a person-support apparatus to store air is disclosed. The accumulator serves as a reservoir available for rapid changes in demand for pressurized air, for use by a variety of devices integral or external to the person-support apparatus or for extension and retraction of at least one portion of the person-support apparatus. A pump supplies air to the accumulator. The pump and at least one pressure sensor are in communication with a controller. At least one valve in the fluidic path is in communication with the controller and meters the supply of air. The controller may further be connected with an alarming unit, hospital network, activity log, communication station nurse call system or electronic medical records. | 03-28-2013 |
20130205506 | Topper with Preferential Fluid Flow Distribution - A bed comprises a mattress and a topper resting atop the mattress and extending in longitudinal and lateral directions. The topper has a fluid flowpath having an inlet and an outlet. The flowpath exhibits a nonuniform resistance to fluid flow in at least one of the longitudinal and lateral directions. The bed also includes a blower connected to the inlet for supplying air to the flowpath. The resistance may be a monotonically varying resistance to fluid flow in at least one of the longitudinal and lateral directions and configured to preferentially drive fluid flow through the topper so that a larger proportion of the fluid flowing through the topper flows under a target region and a relatively smaller portion bypasses the target region. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212808 | Topper with Targeted Fluid Flow Distribution - A topper (38) for a bed extends in longitudinal and lateral directions and includes a fluid flowpath (60) for channeling fluid through the topper from an inlet (62) to an outlet (64). The flowpath is configured to distribute the fluid to a preferred target region (50) of the topper. A bed which includes the topper has a blower (72) connected to the topper inlet for supplying air (88) to the flowpath. | 08-22-2013 |
20130263378 | Occupant Support with a Migration Sensitive Bladder and Method for Migration Detection - A method for detecting occupant position change on a support surface includes establishing a rate of change of pressure in a head end test zone and in a foot end test zone, comparing the head end rate to at least one head end rate limit, comparing the foot end rate to at least one foot end rate limit, and inferring, in response to the comparing steps, whether or not occupant migration has occurred. An associated occupant support includes a frame and a mattress. The mattress includes head and foot zones each having at least one pressurizable bladder. The support also includes a controller adapted to compare a head end rate of pressure change to a head end rate limit, to compare a foot end rate of pressure change to a foot end rate limit, and to infer, in response to the comparing steps, whether or not occupant migration has occurred. | 10-10-2013 |
20130298330 | Occupant Support and Topper Assembly with Liquid Removal and Microclimate Control Capabilities - One embodiment of a topper assembly for a mattress comprises a liquid permeable cover layer, a liquid transport layer beneath the cover layer that directs liquid transport therethrough in a preferred direction, a liquid impermeable base layer beneath the transport layer, an air mover in fluid communication with the transport layer and a reservoir positioned downstream of the liquid transport layer. Operation of the air mover moves air and liquid through the liquid transport layer in the preferred direction such that the reservoir captures liquid discharged from the liquid transport layer. A related support apparatus comprises a mattress and a condition management assembly atop the mattress. The condition management assembly includes the liquid transport layer, the liquid impermeable base layer, the air mover and the reservoir. | 11-14-2013 |