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US 2022/0054047 A1Published application
Patient incontinence notification system and incontinence pads
AssigneeParasol Medical, LLC
InventorsMichael D. Kilcran, Patrick E. Eddy, Jacob D. Stephens, Lucas W. Stephens, Daniel P. Kilcran
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Abstract
A notification system is provided that provides notification of patient events such as movement and/or incontinence. The notification system provides for a plurality of different pressure sensor pads as well as an incontinence pad to be used in association with a single monitor.
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A patient movement notification system, comprising:
- a bed sensor pad comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure applied by a patient on a bed, and a transmitter circuit for transmitting first wireless signals;
- a chair sensor pad comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure applied by the patient when on a chair, and a transmitter circuit for transmitting second wireless signals;
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- a monitor having a receiver for receiving the first and second wireless signals, the monitor generating a notification of patient movement in response to one of the first and second wireless signals,
- wherein the first and second wireless signals include information from which the monitor may identify the type of sensor pad from which the first and second wireless signals are sent, and
- wherein the monitor determines from the first and second wireless signals whether one of the sensor pads sensed pressure and subsequently did not sense pressure and responds by generating notification of patient movement.
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A patient movement notification system, comprising:
- a bed sensor pad comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure applied by a patient on a bed, and a transmitter circuit for transmitting first wireless signals;
- a chair sensor pad comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure applied by the patient when on a chair, and a transmitter circuit for transmitting second wireless signals;
- a toilet sensor pad comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure applied by the patient when on a toilet, and a transmitter circuit for transmitting third wireless signals;
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- a monitor having a receiver for receiving the first, second, and third wireless signals, the monitor generating a notification of patient movement in response to one of the first, second, and third wireless signals, and
- wherein the monitor determines from the first, second, and third wireless signals whether one of the sensor pads sensed pressure and subsequently did not sense pressure and responds by generating notification of patient movement.
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A notification system for providing patient movement notification and incontinence notification, the notification system comprising:
- a sensor pad comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure applied by a patient, and a transmitter circuit for transmitting a pressure signal;
- an incontinence sensor for sensing moisture due to incontinence;
- a transmitter associated with the incontinence sensor for transmitting a moisture detection signal in response to the incontinence sensor;
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- a monitor having a receiver for receiving the pressure signal from the sensor pad and the moisture detection signal, the monitor generating a notification of patient movement in response to the pressure signal if the pressure signal indicates that the patient is no longer applying pressure to the sensor pad, generates a notification of incontinence in response to receipt of the moisture detection signal,
- wherein the monitor comprises a hold input for allowing a patient caregiver to prevent generation of a notification of patient movement in response to the pressure signal from the sensor pad for a first predetermined time period after the hold input has been activated by the patient caregiver to allow the patient caregiver to temporarily remove the patient from the sensor pad, and
- wherein, when the hold input is activated, the monitor responds by preventing generation of a notification of incontinence for a second predetermined time period after the hold input has been activated by the patient caregiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.