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Patient care and communication system
Assignee: Hill Rom Services Inc
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Filing: 1995-04-20
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Granted: 1998-10-13
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Expires: 2015-04-20
Abstract
Abstract A patient care and communication system which utilizes a central processing system and a plurality of remote stations electrically connected to the central processing system to facilitate audio, visual and data communications. The central processing system facilitates the audio, visual and data communications between the plurality of remote stations, and includes a system for determining which of the plurality of remote stations are transmitting the audio, visual and data communications and which of the plurality of remote stations are to receive the audio, visual and data communications. The central processing system also includes a system which establishes a communication link between the transmitting stations and the receiving stations. The remote stations include a processing system which also facilitates the audio, visual and data communications and a display for displaying the visual communications.
Inventors
- 👤 John Chaco
- 👤 Israel Hersh
- 👤 Dmitry Orlovsky
- 👤 Joe Vincens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:34
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/02; H04M11/027; G; G16; G16H; G16H40/00; G16H40/20; G16H40/60; G16H40/63
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A patient communication system, which comprises: a central station having means for storing patient data and for determining the location of personnel within a health care facility; a plurality of portable badges, each configured for attachment to individual personnel and having a database for storing information including identity information about the individual personnel to which said respective badge is attached, and configured to transmit at least a portion of said information to one of a plurality of receivers, said plurality of receivers being coupled to said central station to transfer signals representing information received from said badges to permit said central station to determine the location of each individual personnel; at least one patient station, positioned in one of a plurality of patient rooms, said patient station being coupled to said central station and having a processor which facilitates data signal communications with said central station; and at least one indicator assembly for signaling the presence of the individual personnel in said one of a plurality of patient rooms, coupled to said at least one patient station such that when said central station determines the location of personnel in said one of a plurality of patient rooms, said central station transfers to said at least one patient station actuation signals to actuate said indicator assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A patient communication system, which comprises: a central station having means for storing patient data and for determining the location of personnel within a health care facility; a plurality of portable badges, each configured for attachment to individual personnel and having a database for storing information including identity information about the individual personnel to which said respective badge is attached, and configured to transmit at least a portion of said information to one of a plurality of receivers, said plurality of receivers being coupled to said central station to transfer signals representing information received from said badges to permit said central station to determine the location of each individual personnel; at least one patient station, positioned in one of a plurality of patient rooms, said patient station being coupled to said central station and having a processor which facilitates data signal communications with said central station; and at least one indicator assembly for signaling the presence of the individual personnel in said one of a plurality of patient rooms, coupled to said at least one patient station such that when said central station determines the location of personnel in said one of a plurality of patient rooms, said central station transfers to said at least one patient station actuation signals to actuate said indicator assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said indicator assembly is deactuated by said at least one patient station when said central station determines that the personnel has left said predetermined location.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said indicator assembly includes a plurality of indicators for indicating different status conditions and said actuation signals from said central station includes signals to activate a selected at least one of said plurality of indicators.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said indicator assembly includes a plurality of indicators each representing a predefined personnel group, and said central station determines from said identity information the location and personnel group of personnel, such that when said central station determines the presence of personnel in said predetermined location said central station transfers to said at least one patient station actuation signals to actuate one of said plurality of indicators associated with said personnel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein each of said badges includes switch means for transmitting a predefined signal to said central station.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system according to claim 1, wherein said patient station includes display means for displaying information including information received from said central station.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system according to claim 1, further including patient monitoring means for monitoring patient status conditions, said patient monitoring means being connected to said patient station for forwarding said patient status conditions to said central station through said patient stated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
The system according to claim 1, further including a patient condition monitoring device for monitoring patient physiological conditions, said patient monitoring device being connected to one of said badges for communicating at least a portion of said monitored conditions to said one of said badges, wherein said one of said badges in turn forwards said portion of monitored conditions through a respective receiver to said central station.
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