Medical equipment controller

A control system configured to control the operation of a device in a healthcare facility, the control system comprising:

• a controllable device;
• a controller in communication with the controllable device and including a portable housing;
• a user input device coupled to the housing;
• a tag coupled to the housing;
• a monitor located in a restricted zone, the monitor being configured to transmit an excitation signal for receipt by the tag;
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• a processor in communication with the monitor and configured to signal an alert when the excitation signal is received by the tag,
• and a display coupled to the processor, wherein the patient support apparatus further comprises a mattress located on the frame to support a patient, the mattress being adjustable to a plurality of different mattress configurations for the plurality of different medical procedures, and wherein the processor is configured to provide a menu on the display of a plurality of defined configurations of the frame and mattress, the processor being configured to command the frame and mattress to move to a selected one of the plurality of predefined configurations based on a user input.

A medical device control system comprising:

• a controllable medical device;
• a controller in communication with the controllable medical device and including a portable housing;
• a transmitter coupled to one of the housing and the base unit;
• a receiver coupled to the other of the base unit and the housing, the transmitter being configured to transmit a signal to the receiver;
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• a processor configured to determined a strength to the signal and to signal an alert when the strength is below a predetermined value,
• and a display coupled to the processor, wherein the patient support apparatus further comprises a mattress located on the frame to support a patient, the mattress being adjustable to a plurality of different mattress configurations for the plurality of different medical procedures, and wherein the processor is configured to provide a menu on the display of a plurality of defined configurations of the frame and mattress, the processor being configured to command the frame and mattress to move to a selected one of the plurality of predefined configurations based on a user input.

A medical device control system comprising:

• a controllable medical device;
• a first transmitter associated with the controllable medical device and configured to transmit a first signal;
• a first receiver associated with the controllable medical device;
• a processor in communication with the first transmitter and the first receiver;
• a controller including a portable housing;
• a second transmitter coupled to the housing and configured to transmit a second signal for receipt by the first receiver;
• a second receiver coupled to the housing and configured to receive the first signal from the first transmitter, the second transmitter configured to transmit the second signal in response to the second receiver receiving the first signal;
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• a user input device supported by the housing and in communication with the processor;
• wherein the processor is configured to command the controllable medical device, to determine if a predetermined time between the first transmitter transmitting the first signal and the first receiver receiving the second signal is exceeded, and to signal an alert if the processor determines the predetermined time is exceeded, and
• and a display coupled to the processor, wherein the patient support apparatus further comprises a mattress located on the frame to support a patient, the mattress being adjustable to a plurality of different mattress configurations for the plurality to different medical procedures, and wherein the processor is configured to provide a menu on the display of a plurality of defined configurations of the frame and mattress, the processor being configured to command the frame and mattress to move to a selected one of the plurality of predefined configurations based on a user input.