Data and power adapter for hospital assistance calls
AssigneeHatchmed Corporation
InventorsBrian Hatch, Kyrylo Keydanskyy
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Abstract
A data and power adapter (DPA) for assistance requests is described. The DPA includes multiple interfaces. A first interface communicatively couples a backend computer and a patient device of a health care facility. Services to and from the patient device can be supported through the first interface. A second interface communicatively couples a personal electronic device (PED) and/or a PED holder and the backend computer and provides power from a power source of the health care facility to the PED and/or PED holder. The PED may include an assistance request button. In this way, some or all of the services, including assistance request services, can also be supported via the PED and/or PED holder.
Claims20
A data and power adapter for hospital assistance calls, the data and power adapter comprising:
- a housing;
- a first connector in the housing, the first connector comprising first connections with a nurse call system of a hospital;
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- a second connector in the housing, the second connector comprising a first set of connections for power to a personal electronic device (PED), the second connector further comprising a second set of connections for an assistance request signal from an assistance request button to the nurse call system;
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- a third connector in the housing, the third connector comprising third connections with a patient bed system of the hospital,
- wherein a subset of the first connections of the first connector and the second set of connections of the second connector are coupled.
A system for hospital assistance calls, the system comprising:
- a data and power adapter that comprises:
- a housing;
- a first set of connectors disposed in the housing, the first set of connectors configured to connect the data and power adapter with a nurse call system of a hospital and with a patient bed system of the hospital;
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- a power and data cable comprising a second set of connectors, the second set of connectors configured to connect the power and data cable with the data and power adapter, with the patient bed system, and with a personal electronic device (PED).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.