Title:
REMOTE CONTROL FOR A HOSPITAL BED
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001085085
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A remote control system includes beds (100), remote controls (150), and a master station (178) in communication with the beds (100) and the remote controls (150). Each bed (100) is adapted to receive requests from a patient associated with the bed (100), and each remote control (150) is adapted to present requests to a caregiver (110) associated with the remote control (150). The master station (178) is adapted to receive a nurse call request from a patient via a bed (100), to identify a remote control (150) that is associated with a caregiver (110) for the patient, and to transmit the nurse call request to the remote control (150) identified as being associated with the caregiver (110) for the patient.
Inventors:
KRAMER KENNETH L
JACQUES WILLIAM L II
RILEY CARL W
REEDER RYAN A
JACQUES WILLIAM L II
RILEY CARL W
REEDER RYAN A
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/040675
Publication Date:
March 07, 2002
Filing Date:
May 04, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HILL ROM SERVICES INC (US)
International Classes:
A61B5/00; A61G7/05; A61G12/00; G08B5/22; G08B21/02; G08B25/00; G16H10/60; G16H40/40; G16H40/60; A61B5/0205; A61B5/11; A61G7/018; (IPC1-7): A61G12/00; G06F19/00
Foreign References:
| US5838223A | 1998-11-17 | |||
| US5699038A | 1997-12-16 | |||
| US4967195A | 1990-10-30 | |||
| JPS59186009A | 1984-10-22 | |||
| US4955000A | 1990-09-04 | |||
| EP0999533A2 | 2000-05-10 |
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