Intensive care unit door control system
AssigneeAssa Abloy IP AB
InventorsJEFFREY A. WOLFE, MICHAEL MCCASLIN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to doors for intensive care units and more particularly to an intensive care unit door control system. In particular, the invention relates to a door management system for an intensive care unit comprising at least one control unit configured to receive signals from at least one external device and to control the opening and closing of the automatic intensive care unit doors based on the received signals.
Claims22
An intensive care unit door management system comprising:
- a. at least two automatic intensive care unit doors;
- b. at least one control unit, said control unit being configured to receive signals from at least one external device;
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- c. a signal generated by a medical device corresponding to the medical condition of a patient measured by the medical device;
- wherein the control unit is configured to control the opening and closing of the automatic intensive care unit doors based on the received signals generated by a medical device corresponding to the medical condition of a patient.
A method for operating the doors in an intensive care unit door, comprising at least two automatic intensive care unit doors and at least one control unit, comprising the following steps:
- a. generating at least one signal by a medical device corresponding to the medical condition of a patient measured by the medical device;
- b. receiving in said at least one control unit said at least one signal;
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- c. controlling by said at least one control unit the opening and closing of the automatic intensive care unit doors based on the received signals generated by a medical device corresponding to the medical condition of a patient.
A method for operating the doors in an intensive care unit door, comprising at least two automatic intensive care unit doors and at least one control unit, comprising the following steps:
- a. receiving in said at least one control unit at least one signal from a first external device wherein the first external device is a medical device and wherein the at least one signal corresponds to a medical condition of a patient measured by the medical device that alerts medical personnel that a patient requires care;
- b. generating at least a second signal in said at least one control unit in response to receipt of said at least one signal;
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- c. opening or closing the automatic intensive care unit doors based on said at least second signal generated by said control unit.
An automated strike for an intensive care unit door management system, the system including a sliding door having a latch, the automated strike comprising a movable strike means adapted to engage with the latch, the strike means movable between a first position and a second position, and driving means interconnected to the strike means and adapted to receive a control signal, whereby upon receipt of the control signal the driving means moves the movable strike means between the first and second positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.