Wireless control system for a patient support apparatus
US8710950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G2203/38
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wireless control system includes a device for sending a wireless signal, a receiver for receiving the wireless signal, and circuitry for processing the wireless signal. The circuitry includes a learn mode in which a device is associated with the control signal to the exclusion of commands from other devices not associated with the circuitry. The device transmits a wireless signal redundantly over a plurality of frequencies. The control system may chooses a signal frequency and receiver combination to maintain a quality signal.
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