Occupant egress prediction systems, methods and devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9761109-B2
Application number	US-201615383462-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2016
Priority date	May 22, 2012
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

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

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of predicting an egress condition for a person supported on a person support structure, the method comprising:
receiving input signals including: (i) at least one of time since last toileting, input/output balance, or lack of catheter; and (ii) patient position;
determining if the input signals mimic an egress profile;
generating an alert if the input signals mimic the egress profile unless the alert is modified; and
receiving at least one additional input signal corresponding to a facility input and modifying the alert as a function of the facility input, wherein the facility input includes information corresponding to at least one of the following: caregiver round times or likelihood an alert will be responded to by a caregiver within a predetermined amount of time.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input signals further include information sensed by a pressure map.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the pressure map comprises a mat positioned on the mattress.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input signals further include information sensed by a load cell.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the load cell is included as part of a bed frame of the patient support structure.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input signals further include information sensed by an image capture device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input signals further include information sensed by a 3D image sensor.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input signals further include 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.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising communicating the alert to a caregiver via a nurse call system.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert is generated if the time since last toileting is greater than 6 hours.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert is generated if the input/output balance is greater than 400 milliliters (mL).

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the input signals is received from an electronic medical record system.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the input signals is provided by a caregiver.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the input signals includes information corresponding to a fall risk analysis of the person.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the input signals includes information corresponding to a medical procedure the person underwent.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the input signals includes information corresponding to the person's medication.

Assignees

• Hill Rom Services Inc

Inventors

• Ribble David L
• Mccleerey Michelle E
• Agdeppa Eric D
• Hood Michael S

Classifications

• G08B21/02

  Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons · CPC title

• A61G2203/34

  for pressure · CPC title

• A61B5/1115

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

• A61G7/051

  pivoting sideward · CPC title

• A61G7/015

  divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position · CPC title