Wireless configuration and authorization of a wall unit that pairs with a medical device
US12279999B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B21/22
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A time-based wireless pairing operation between a medical device, such as a patient bed, and a wall module in a patient room is initiated in response to a power plug of the medical device being plugged into a power receptacle carried by the wall module. Times determined by timers of the medical device and the wall module are compared by the wall module or by the medical device so that wireless pairing occurs only with the medical device that was plugged into the wall module. Different types of plug detectors used in the wall module to detect connection of the power plug include optical detectors, mechanical switches, and current sensors.
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