Hall monitor for a health care facility
AssigneeHatchmed Corporation
InventorsBrian Hatch, Kyrylo Keydanskyy
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Abstract
A wall-mounted electronic device holder is described. The wall-mounted electronic device holder displays information related to a patient room and/or a patient assigned to the patient room. The wall-mounted electronic device holder includes connections to a hospital communication network and power connections. The wall-mounted electronic devices includes input and output devices, such as a display and configurable light source to project information about the patient and/or the patient room.
Claims20
A surface-mounted electronic device holder comprising:
- a housing to contain an electronic device including a display or an authentication sensor that is at least partially unobstructed by the housing, the housing comprising a first portion adapted for mounting the surface-mounted electronic device holder to a surface of a health care facility, wherein the electronic device is releasably detachable from the housing and carriable for a range;
- a light source that is included in the housing, is different from the display, and is configured to receive health care-related instructions from at least one of:
- (i) the electronic device, (ii) a second electronic device, or (iii) a communication system of the health care facility, and output light based on the health care-related instructions;
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- a set of interfaces disposed in the housing, wherein:
- a first interface of the set of interfaces is operatively coupleable with the electronic device such that at least one of power or data is passed between the first interface to the electronic device, or
- a second interface of the set of interfaces is operatively coupled with the communication system of the health care facility such that a signal is passed between the second interface and the communication system.
A surface-mounted electronic system for placement outside a patient room, the surface-mounted electronic system comprising:
- a first housing enclosing an interior volume;
- a second housing comprising a first display or authentication sensor, wherein the second housing is releasably detachable from the first housing and carriable for a range;
- the first display or the authentication sensor at least partially unobstructed by the first housing;
- a processor coupled with the first display, the processor configured to send and receive data associated with the surface-mounted electronic system;
- a first interface coupled with the first display or the authentication sensor such that power received from a power cable is provided from the first interface to the first display or the authentication sensor;
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- a light source that is included in the first housing, is different from the first display, and is configured to receive health care-related instructions from at least one of:
- (i) the processor, (ii) a second electronic device, or (iii) a communication system of a health care facility, and output light based on the health care-related instructions.
A method, comprising:
- placing a housing of a surface-mounted electronic device holder on a surface adjacent a patient room of a health care facility;
- connecting an electronic device to the housing, wherein the electronic device includes a display or an authentication sensor, wherein the electronic device is releasably detachable from the housing and carriable for a range;
- coupling the electronic device to one or more systems of the health care facility;
- connecting the electronic device to a light source connected to the housing, wherein the light source is different from the display and is configured to receive health care-related instructions from at least the electronic device and output light based on the health care-related instructions;
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- securing the electronic device within the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.