Emergent situation notification during transport of a patient support apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10335334-B2
Application number	US-201815949130-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2018
Priority date	Apr 14, 2017
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

A patient-support status system includes a patient support apparatus adapted to support a patient thereon. A user interface is coupled to the patient support apparatus to move therewith and configured to receive a user input associated with a status of the patient. A location-detection system is configured to provide location data associated with a location of the patient support apparatus in a healthcare facility. A communication unit is coupled to the patient support apparatus and configured to communicate the status and the location data to a remote computer in response to receipt of the user input.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A patient-support status system comprising
a patient support apparatus adapted to support a patient thereon, the patient support apparatus including control circuitry including memory storing the identity of the patient support apparatus,
a user interface coupled to the control circuitry and monitoring for a user input associated with an emergent situation of the patient during transportation of the patient on the patient support apparatus,
a location-detection system coupled to the control circuitry of the patient support apparatus, the location detection system communicating with location identifiers in a healthcare facility to provide a real-time location of the patient support apparatus as the patient support apparatus moves through the healthcare facility, and
a transceiver coupled to the control circuitry, the transceiver communicating the patient support apparatus identity and the real-time location to a remote computer in response to receipt of the user input.

2. The patient-support status system of claim 1 , further comprising a battery coupled to the patient support apparatus and configured to power control circuitry, the user interface, location detection system, and the transceiver.

3. The patient-support status system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate patient identification information to the remote computer.

4. The patient-support status system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver communicates through a radio frequency (RF) transmission.

5. The patient-support status system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver communicates through an infrared (IR) transmission.

6. The patient-support status system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver communicates through a wireless transmission.

7. The patient-support status system of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is located on a siderail of the patient support apparatus.

8. The patient-support status system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate the status and the location data to the remote computer via a waypoint.

9. The patient-support status system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to receive alert data from the remote computer, the alert data displayed on the user interface.

10. The patient-support status system of claim 9 , wherein the alert data comprises at least one of healthcare facility data, healthcare facility personnel data, or patient data.

11. A method of communicating a location of a patient-support apparatus comprising
receiving a user input associated with an emergent situation of a patient supported on the patient support apparatus at a user interface coupled to the patient support apparatus and moving therewith,
providing real-time location data associated with a location of the patient support apparatus in the healthcare facility at the time of the emergent situation with a location-detection system having multiple location identifiers located throughout the healthcare facility, and
communicating, with a transceiver coupled to the patient support apparatus, the emergent situation and the location data to a remote computer in response to receipt of the user input.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising powering the user interface, location detection system, and transceiver with a battery coupled to the patient support apparatus.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising communicating patient identification information to the remote computer.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising communicating through a radio frequency (RF) transmission.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising communicating through an infrared (IR) transmission.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising communicating through a wireless transmission.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising communicating the status and the location data to the remote computer via a waypoint.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising receiving, at the transceiver, alert data from the remote computer.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising displaying the alert data on the user interface.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the alert data comprises at least one of healthcare facility data, healthcare facility personnel data, or patient data.

21. A healthcare facility location communication system comprising
a remote computer located in a healthcare facility for monitoring a patient status, and
a patient support apparatus adapted to support the patient thereon, the patient support apparatus comprising
a user interface to receive a user input associated with an emergent situation of the patient,
a location-detection system configured to provide real-time location data associated with a location of the patient support apparatus in the healthcare facility at the time of the emergent situation, and
a transceiver configured to communicate the status and the location data to a remote computer in response to receipt of the user input.

22. The system of claim 21 , wherein the a patient support apparatus further comprises a battery coupled to the patient support apparatus and configured to power the user interface, location detection system, and transceiver.

23. The system of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate patient identification information to the remote computer.

24. The system of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver communicates through a radio frequency (RF) transmission.

25. The system of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver communicates through an infrared (IR) transmission.

26. The system of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver communicates through a wireless transmission.

27. The system of claim 21 , wherein the user interface is located on a siderail of the patient support apparatus.

28. The system of claim 21 , further comprising a waypoint, wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate the status and the location data to the remote computer via the waypoint.

29. The system of claim 21 , wherein the transceiver is configured to receive alert data from the remote computer, the alert data displayed on the user interface.

30. The system of claim 29 , wherein the alert data comprises at least one of healthcare facility data, healthcare facility personnel data, or patient data.

Assignees

• Hill Rom Services Inc

Inventors

• Seim Douglas A

Classifications

• A61G2203/20

  Displays or monitors · CPC title

• A61G2205/60

  using magnetic or electronic identifications, e.g. chips, RFID, electronic tags · CPC title

• G08B25/016

  Personal emergency signalling and security systems (emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12) · CPC title

• A61G2203/30

  characterised by sensor means · CPC title

• G08B21/18

  Status alarms (G08B21/02 takes precedence) · CPC title