Bed with a powered width expansion wing
US8997282B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G2200/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for governing care of a person includes determining the importance of a candidate activity (84) relative to the importance of patient sleep continuity (104) and, if the candidate activity is more important than sleep continuity, carrying out the activity or indicating the acceptability of carrying out the activity (106) and, if the candidate activity is not more important than sleep continuity, refraining from carrying out the activity or indicating the unacceptability of carrying out the activity (108). A system for patient care governance comprises a decision engine (80) for determining the importance of the candidate activity relative to the importance of sleep continuity, and a controller (92) responsive to the decision engine for issuing a command to carry out the activity or indicate the acceptability of carrying out the activity (106), refrain from carrying out the activity or indicate the unacceptability of carrying out the activity (108).
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