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Bed with a networked alarm

US7568246B2 · kind B2 · utility

135Cited by

102References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

Matthew W. Weismiller · Batesville, US
Joseph A. Kummer · Cincinnati, US
Brad Wilson · Batesville, US
Daniel F. Dlugos, Jr. · Sharonville, US
Philip D. Palermo · Celina, US
Stephen R. Schulte · Gibsonia, US
Jay Butterbrodt · Andover, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 21, 2007
Grant date	Aug 4, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 6, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H40/67
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bed including a frame, a deck coupled to the frame and a communication network located on the bed has at least two modules connected to the network, at least one of those modules being able to provide an alarm message to the bed communication network.

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