Occupant egress prediction systems, methods and devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016005289-A1
Application number	US-201514857006-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 17, 2015
Priority date	May 22, 2012
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method comprises determining a person's level of risk for developing an adverse condition; selecting a care protocol based on the level of risk; displaying a proposed configuration of a person support structure corresponding to the care protocol for a caregiver to approve; and upon approval by the caregiver, implementing the configuration.

First claim

1 . A method of predicting an egress condition for a person supported on a person support structure, the method comprising:
receiving an input signal indicative of movement of a person with respect to the person support structure; determining if the input signal mimics an egress profile; and generating an alert if the input signal mimics the egress profile.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the input signal includes information sensed by a pressure map.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the input signal includes information sensed by a load cell.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the input signal includes information sensed by an image capture device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the input signal includes information sensed by a 3D image sensor.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the input signal includes information sensed by an array of sensors and the person support structure includes a mattress, wherein the array of sensors is coupled to the mattress.

7 . A control system for determining when a person will egress from a person support structure, the control system comprising:
a plurality of input devices; a processor configured to receive a first input indicative of an egress motivating condition; and a memory unit including instructions that, when acted upon by the processor, cause the processor to determine if an egress condition is likely to occur based on the first input, and to monitor for a second input indicative of at least one of an egress prerequisite condition and an egress preparation sequence.

8 . A control system for determining when a person will egress from a person support structure, the control system comprising
a plurality of input devices; a processor configured to receive input signals indicative of the person's sleep state and a person support structure status; and a memory unit including instructions that, when acted upon by the processor, cause the processor to determine if an egress condition is likely to occur based on the input signals, and generating an alert if an egress condition is determined to be likely.

Assignees

• Hill Rom Services Inc

Inventors

• Ribble David
• Mccleerey Michelle
• Agdeppa Eric
• Hood Michael S

Classifications

• A61G2203/34

  for pressure · CPC title

• A61B5/1115

  Monitoring leaving of a patient support, e.g. a bed or a wheelchair · CPC title

• A61B5/6892

  Mats · CPC title

• A61G7/051

  pivoting sideward · CPC title

• A61B5/746 Primary

  Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms · CPC title