323 patents
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Estimation of Blood Pressure Using Ballistocardiogram and Peripheral Photoplethysmogram
18 Jan 24
Algorithms for continuous BP monitoring using the load cell ballistocardiogram and the finger/toe photoplethysmogram (PPG) signals.
Hewon Jung, David J. Lin, Jacob P. Kimball, Omer T. Inan, Eric D. Agdeppa, Timothy J. Receveur
Filed: 14 Jul 23
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Monitoring, Predicting, and Treating Clinical Episodes
11 Jan 24
Apparatus is described, including a motion sensor configured to sense motion of a patient and to generate a motion signal in response thereto.
Guy Meger, Roman Karasik, Yossi Gross, Avner Halperin
Filed: 10 Jul 23
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Patient Support Apparatus Having Patient Lift
11 Jan 24
A patient bed has a siderail that is movable to a raised position elevated over a central region of a mattress of the patient bed for use as part of a patient lift of the patient bed.
Robert M. Zerhusen, Richard H. Heimbrock, Mark Chiacchira, Nicholas A. Mann, David C. Newkirk
Filed: 22 Sep 23
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Systems and Methods for Determining Subject Positioning and Vital Signs
7 Dec 23
Systems and methods for monitoring a positioning and vital signs of a subject are disclosed.
Ibne Soreefan, Eric Agdeppa, Yongji Fu
Filed: 17 Aug 23
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Controls for Surgical Support Apparatus
23 Nov 23
Devices, systems, and methods for patient support include arrangement of a patient support top for rotation and a rotation lockout assembly for selectively blocking against rotation of the patient support top.
Zachary B. Konsin, Michael C. Pierce, Alexander E. Rojas, Christopher B. Dubois, Phillip B. Dolliver, Jason S. Bernotsky, Andrew L. Thompson, David C. Newkirk, Todd P. O'Neal
Filed: 2 Aug 23
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Patient Support with Electronic Device Wireless Charging
16 Nov 23
A patient support apparatus includes a frame with a head end and a foot end.
Joshua Lee Meyer
Filed: 9 May 23
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Task Assignment In Clinical Care Environment
9 Nov 23
A system for assigning nursing tasks determines a staff shortage in a clinical care environment exists.
Neal Wiggermann, Craig M. Meyerson
Filed: 13 Apr 23
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Security Latch for User Interface Housing
19 Oct 23
A patient support apparatus includes a frame having a head end and a foot end.
Robert Mark Zerhusen, Jonathan Keith Moenter
Filed: 19 Jun 23
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Patient Support Apparatus As Communication Intermediary for Incontinence Detection Pad and Patient Diagnostic Patch
19 Oct 23
A patient support apparatus includes a frame and a mattress supported by the frame and arranged to support a patient thereon.
Gavin M. Monson, Dan R. Tallent, Brandon M. Ayers, Frederick C. Davidson
Filed: 16 Jun 23
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Surface Adaptation for Patient Proning
19 Oct 23
A patient proning system includes a surface assembly configured to be positioned on a frame of a support apparatus.
Marlene Petton, Kathryn R. Smith, Bryan Weidman, Neal Wiggermann, Robert Mark Zerhusen, Jie Zhou
Filed: 14 Apr 23
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Hospital Bed Having Patient Association Control
19 Oct 23
A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, communicates with an electronic medical record (EMR) system in healthcare facility.
Keith A. Huster, Dan R. Tallent, Brian J. Kendall, William G. Pittenger, Stephen C. Flint, Robert M. Zerhusen, Matt W. Crane, James M. Allen
Filed: 21 Jun 23
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Mattress Retention Assembly and Radiofrequency Weld In Surface Covers
19 Oct 23
A mattress assembly includes a mattress and an outer mattress shell that covers the mattress and has a patient support portion and a sleep deck portion.
Douglas Borgman, Jnanesha Ramegowda, David Newkirk, Jason Brennan Grace, Brian Guthrie, Eric R. Meyer, Darrell L. Borgman, Nicole Johannigman, Rachel L. Williamson, Michael Churilla, James Evans, Taylor Franklin, Catherine Marie Wagner, Keith Moores, Katherine Lin
Filed: 26 Jun 23
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Patient Bed Having Head-of-bed Angle Indicator and Mobile Phone Holder
12 Oct 23
A patient control unit for controlling functions of a hospital bed includes a housing having a first side that includes a plurality of user inputs to control the functions of the hospital bed.
Robert M. Zerhusen, Michael Provinzano, Daniel Nachtigal
Filed: 13 Jun 23
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Pneumatic System Blockage Detection
5 Oct 23
A patient support apparatus pneumatic system may include a mattress defining an interior and a pneumatic enclosure in fluid communication with the interior and comprising an inlet and an outlet.
Brandon Fisk, Jnanesha Ramegowda, Gregory John Shannon, Frank Sauser, Michael Churilla
Filed: 12 Jun 23
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Patient Care Management
5 Oct 23
An example unified application can leverage the insights gained about the patient to provide a range of customized services that aid in the patient's recovery throughout the recovery process.
Patrice Etchison, Craig M. Meyerson, David Lance Ribble, Daniel Shirley, Carlos Andres Suarez, Gene J. Wolfe
Filed: 24 Mar 23
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Use of Audio And/or Video In Patient Care
28 Sep 23
The present invention relates to the field of big data technology and is applied to the field of smart medical care in smart cities.
Craig M. Meyerson, David Lance Ribble, Daniel Shirley, Carlos Andres Suarez, Gene J. Wolfe
Filed: 17 Mar 23
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Person Support Apparatuses for Subject Repositioning
21 Sep 23
Support pad assemblies and person support apparatuses are disclosed.
Christopher Bennett DuBois, Ben Hertz, Timothy Allen Lane, Rachel L. Willliamson, Kiana Mathews Dezelon, Nicholas Mann, Varad Narayan Srivastava
Filed: 3 Apr 23
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Distributed Healthcare Communication System
21 Sep 23
A graphical audio station of a nurse call system is operable to permit a user to perform one or more of the following functions: establish a two-way voice communication link with another computer device in another patient and/or with a another computer device located in another staff work area and/or with a wireless communication device carried by caregiver and/or with a telephone of the healthcare facility; broadcast a voice page to a group of other selected computer devices; compose and send a text message to a portable device that is carried by a caregiver and that has wireless communication capability; browse web pages and/or view multimedia content, such as videos, hosted on servers of the healthcare facility and/or that are accessible via the Internet; view and/or acknowledge and/or answer and/or cancel alerts or nurse calls originating in a plurality of patient rooms.
Richard J. Schuman, Patricia A. Glidewell, Erik E. Roehl
Filed: 24 May 23
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Ultra-wideband Locating Systems and Methods
21 Sep 23
High-accuracy locating systems and methods are used for determining successful caregiver rounding, monitoring whether housekeepers have properly cleaned patient beds, or determining whether patients have ambulated sufficient distances during recovery.
Timothy J. Receveur, Frederick Collin Davidson, Stephen R. Embree, Britten J. Pipher, Eric D. Agdeppa, Steven D. Baker, Bradley T. Smith, Pamela Wells, Laura A. Hassey, Kiana M. Dezelon, Thomas A. Myers, Andrew S. Robinson, Varad N. Srivastava, Douglas A. Seim, Kenzi L. Mudge, Jennifer A. Gunn, John S. Schroder, Brandon Smith, Tanya M. Hawthorne, Elizabeth A. Kowal
Filed: 24 May 23
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Technologies for Providing Enhanced Pain Management
14 Sep 23
A compute device may include circuitry configured to obtain patient state data that may be indicative of a heart rate of the patient or a respiration rate of the patient.
Susan Amanda Kayser, Rachel Lynn Williamson, Angela Christine Murray, Kelli F. Rempel, Sinan Batman, Georg Köllner, Michael Scott Hood, Lori Ann Zapfe, Gene J. Wolfe
Filed: 28 Feb 23