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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183987 | Method and system for advanced patient communication A method and system for advanced patient communication have been disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises providing a patient communication device through which a patient communicates a first message from a hospital bed. The fi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8169304 | User station for healthcare communication system A user station configurable for use in a healthcare communication system, such as a nurse call system, is provided. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8120471 | Hospital bed with network interface unit A system includes at least one computer device coupled to a hospital Ethernet, the hospital Ethernet having at least one wired access point and at least on wireless access point. The system also includes a hospital bed and a network interface unit (NIU) that facilit... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8031057 | Association of support surfaces and beds Systems, methods, beds, supports surfaces and machine readable medium for associating beds and support surface of a healthcare facility are disclosed. A surface association system for a healthcare facility may comprise a plurality of beds. The system may further com... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8009021 | Emergency call panel for hospital communication system A patient controlled single gang signaling device for use within a hospital communication network. The device contains two actuators, one for initiating an emergency distress call while the other initiates a non-emergency distress call. The emergency distress call a... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7994900 | Mini-dome, nurse call visual communication system A patient and room status display device used to provide effective communication in healthcare environments. The display device uses a RGB (Red, Green and Blue) LED (Light Emitting Diode) to illuminate a dome light with any color, thus providing signals to healthcar... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7990251 | Drug management systems A system to electronically assist health care professionals quickly and efficiently calculate dosages and infusion rates for emergency drugs. The system comprises a portable hand-held calculator incorporating user input keys dedicated to commonly prescribed drugs, q... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7884703 | Pillow speaker remote control Embodiments of a pillow speaker are disclosed. In one embodiment, a pillow speaker includes a case that contains a collection of control circuitry. A wireless transmitter is operably connected to the collection of control circuitry. The wireless transmitter is confi... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7868740 | Association of support surfaces and beds Systems, methods, beds, supports surfaces and machine readable medium for associating beds and support surface of a healthcare facility are disclosed. A surface association system for a healthcare facility may comprise a plurality of beds. The system may further com... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7839266 | System and method for managing point of care assignments A portable, battery-powered per-patient device automatically detects and logs patient encounters with items, such as medical equipment, drug containers, caregivers, visitors and other patients, in a healthcare facility. A separate per-patient device is assigned to e... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7812709 | Office communication system An office communication system provides intra-office communication within a medical or dental office, for example. The system includes a door or wall unit, a table or desk unit, and a wearable or portable unit. The door and desk units are configured to transmit and ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7772965 | Remote wellness monitoring system with universally accessible interface A remote wellness monitoring system with universally accessible interface consists of an apparatus or home appliance unit running an embedded software program connected to a server computer via a phone line or high-speed internet. At home, the apparatus communicates... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7746218 | Configurable system for alerting caregivers A system that monitors various conditions of a plurality of hospital beds located in different rooms of a healthcare facility is provided. Alternatively or additionally, other types of equipment may be monitored by the system. Various configurations of network inter... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7737827 | Communications system and protocol for medical environment A communications system and protocol are described for wirelessly interconnecting a pair of bed and wall units that communicate the patient information, including bed exit alerts, from the patient supporting equipment to the hospital nurse call system. A linking pro... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7570152 | Method and apparatus for temporarily disabling a patient monitor In accordance with a first preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a patient monitor that is automatically disabled when a caregiver enters a room and then is automatically reactivated after the caregiver leaves. According to a first preferred e... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7538659 | Bed status information system for hospital beds A bed monitoring system that remotely monitors a patient bed. The bed monitoring system comprises a bed status system and a master station. The bed status system is coupled to the patient bed and is configured to monitor at least one condition of the bed, and to gen... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7443302 | Caregiver and equipment monitoring and control system A hospital monitoring system for monitoring hospital personnel, a plurality of patient locations for patients, and associated devices is configured to control the associated devices based on the presence of hospital personnel or alarms. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439857 | Bathroom servicing request communication devices and method The present invention describes a restroom attendant system. The restroom attendant system utilizes a notification device placed in a restroom. A patron would select a request for service button when the patron recognizes that the restroom needs servicing. The notif... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427920 | Population monitoring system A system for monitoring a live population uses a unit as a local data collection device to derive data on the physical condition of a population member. The unit has a local processor for correlating and storing the physical condition data relative to time and a mec... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7348883 | Medical communication and locator system and method There is disclosed a medical communication and locator system and method including a medical chart communication system and method and a personnel communication system and method for monitoring the location of charts and personnel in a medical environment. The commu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336173 | Owner aware objects The Owner Aware Object represents a new class of Physical Objects that mimic the awareness of the presence or absence in their immediate surroundings of their rightful owner. The system is composed of an Owner Private Space Generator, one or multiple Owner Private S... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336187 | Patient activity monitor A patient activity monitoring system that allows caregivers of multiple patients to work more efficiently and with reduced cost, while increasing the quality and level of patient care. The system includes a plurality of remote monitoring subsystems, a plurality of u... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333002 | Automatically tracking mobilized equipment and nurse call priority assignment system and method By combining the information acquired from a location system that is tracking equipment and/or personnel within a hospital environment, automatic assignment of the “re-located” patient monitoring equipment can be made in concert with a nurse call system. By util... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327219 | Enhanced alarm system for monitoring of patients A monitoring system for use in a building, such as a hospital provides an audible and/or visual alarm. The monitoring system includes a control unit, with a plurality of medical condition monitoring units, such as ventilators, connected thereto. A plurality of speak... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319386 | Configurable system for alerting caregivers A system that monitors various conditions of a plurality of hospital beds located in different rooms of a healthcare facility is provided. Alternatively or additionally, other types of equipment may be monitored by the system. Various configurations of network inter... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316358 | Identification band with adhesively attached coupling elements An improved identification band such as a wristband or the like is provided of the type including a radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit for communicating wearer information with a remote reader. A pair of electronic coupling elements such as capacitor plat... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315535 | Information management system for bed data A hospital bed, patient/nurse call system, and a hospital network are provided. Communication is provided over a packet based communication network. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310734 | Method and system for securing a computer network and personal identification device used therein for controlling access to network components An improved computer network security system and a personal identifier device used for controlling network with real time authentication of both a person's identity and presence at a computer workstation is provided. A new user is registered to a portable personal d... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307509 | Assistive communication device An assistive communication device of the type on which a user can compose a message to be spoken by the device, using an input device to select items on a display to construct the message, can operate in a mode suitable for visually impaired and/or inexperienced use... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7292723 | System for image analysis in a network that is structured with multiple layers and differentially weighted neurons Disclosed herein are systems and methods for facilitating the usage of an online workforce to remotely monitor security-sensitive sites and report potential security breaches. In some embodiments, cameras are configured to monitor critical civilian infrastruc... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292135 | Patient monitor integration into nurse call system and method A system for automatically integrating various patient monitoring equipment into a nurse call system is implemented by incorporating a software system agent that translates communications in the patient monitoring equipment communication channel to a software system... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292149 | Electronic monitoring device The present disclosure provides for an electronic monitoring device having an adjustable length cable to connect the monitoring device to an object. A band is adapted to engage at least a portion of the object and is operable for receiving a portion of the cable the... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292150 | Patient monitoring system A method is described for attaching a monitoring device to a patient comprising providing a fastener having a frame defining an opening adapted to receive a reel in a button hole fashion; inserting the reel behind a portion of the patient's clothing; positioning the... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7263669 | Patient communication method and system A healthcare communication system can include a patient terminal having a keyboard unit with message keys for transmitting different ones of one or more programmed messages, and alphanumeric keys for composing messages. The patient terminal can be communicatively li... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263181 | Telephony system and a method of operating same A telephony system (100) is disclosed as including a number of telephone sets (116a-116f), a home server (110), a fingerprint scanner (102), a keypad (104), a smart card reader (106), and such other iden... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263073 | Systems and methods for enabling a mobile user to notify an automated monitoring system of an emergency situation Systems and methods for enabling a mobile user to notify an automated monitoring system of an emergency situation are provided. The automated monitoring system may be configured for monitoring and controlling a plurality of remote devices and may comprise a site con... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254850 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251535 | Location based diagnostics method and apparatus A method and apparatus for use with a component assembly that forms part of an enterprise and at least one processor, the processor programmed to perform at least one diagnostic process on the assembly and to at least periodically perform at least one summary proces... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7242308 | Bed status information system for hospital beds A bed monitoring system that remotely monitors a patient bed. The bed monitoring system comprises a bed status system and a master station. The bed status system is coupled to the patient bed and is configured to monitor at least one condition of the bed, and to gen... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242178 | Digital cable toning apparatus and method A digital toner/locator employs tone packets using a 455 Khz. carrier. Plural packet quanta provide multiple test modes which are advantageously selected from a probe without requiring returning to the tone generator to change mode. A locate and isolate mode are pro... | 07/10/2007 |
