Association of support surfaces and beds
US8031057B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G7/018
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
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 comprise a computing device and a plurality of support surfaces to be placed upon beds of the plurality of beds. The computing device may associate a support surface of the plurality of support surfaces with a bed of the plurality of beds. The computing device may make the association based upon status data received from the plurality of beds and the plurality of support surfaces. The support surface and/or bed to be associated may initiate a surface association request. The computing device, in response to the surface association request, may request performance of one or more actions on the bed and/or support surface to be associated to identify the bed and/or support surface from the beds and support surfaces of the healthcare facility.
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