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Title:
DEVICE TO DETERMINE IF PATIENT IS IN OR OUT OF BED AND ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED LIFTING BED EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011005030
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a device to detect and determine if a patient is in or out of the electrically-operated lifting bed without the need for any load measuring part such as a strain gauge or the like.

The in- or out-of-bed detecting device 1 includes: a motor driving part 10 to supply electric current to an electrically-driven motor M for operating a linear type actuator to lift the bed floor of the electrically-operated lifting bed; and an in- or out-of-bed detector 20. The in- or out-of-bed detector 20 supplies the motor driving part 10 with a command signal to supply electric current to the electrically-driven motor M for a short time of 30-150 msec. The in- or out-of-bed detector 20 analyzes the value of electric current supplied to the electrically-driven motor M, and based on the analysis results, determines if the patient is in or out of the electrically-operated lifting bed. This analysis employs the ratio of the maximum electric current to the integrated electric current value.


Inventors:
NAGASE YUICHI
ISOMURA TOSHIAKI
INABA MITSUNORI
YANAGIDA YUKIHIRO
Application Number:
JP2009152371A
Publication Date:
January 13, 2011
Filing Date:
June 26, 2009
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MITSUBA CORP
International Classes:
A61G7/05; A61G12/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Michio Tsukui