Monitoring systems and methods
AssigneeProactiCare LLC
InventorsBarton Dring, John Ross
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring the performance of a caregiver are disclosed. The systems may be configured to monitor the movement of each caregiver in a network of caregivers. One such system includes a plurality of strips adhered in spaced-apart relation on a mattress pad, upon which a subject is positioned. One or more transmitter is provided coupled to the plurality of strips. A processor in connected to the one or more transmitter. The processor is provided with operating software to record and report caregiver activity or both caregiver activity and subject activity.
Claims25
A system for monitoring performance of a caregiver, the system comprising:
- a mattress pad;
- a sensor attached to said mattress pad, each said sensor capable of sensing movement of a subject and capable of generating a signal corresponding to movement of the subject;
- a processor in communication with said sensor, said processor being provided with computer readable code for generating a report related to the performance of the caregiver.
A system for monitoring the performance of a caregiver, the system comprising:
- a plurality of mattress pads;
- a plurality of strips configured to adhere to each of said plurality of mattress pads, each of said plurality of strips having an electrical field sensitivity and capable of creating signals based on the electrical field sensed;
- a plurality of transmitters, each of said plurality of transmitters being coupled with said plurality of strips adhered to one of said plurality of mattress pads;
- and
- a processor in communication with said plurality of transmitters;
- said processor being provided with computer readable code for generating a report related to the performance of the caregiver.
A method of monitoring the performance of a caregiver, comprising the steps of:
- providing spaced-apart electronic sensors along a portion of a subject support device;
- periodically querying said sensors for data related to the position of the subject;
- transmitting the data to a processor;
- processing the data to determine whether significant subject movement has occurred;
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- outputting the data in a user-selected manner related to performance of the caregiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.