Patient support surface with physiological sensors
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsJames H. Price, Geoffrey L. Taylor, James Milton Cherry Thomas, James R. Stolpmann, Karl N. Caldwell, Marla D. Repik, Nick Bries, Kerry J. Mensching
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Abstract
A patient support surface comprises a cover defining an interior region, a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder, and a sensor layer situated in the interior region and having at least one sensor configured to detect a physiological parameter of a patient atop the patient support surface.
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A patient support surface comprising:
- a cover defining an interior region,
- a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder, and
- a sensor layer situated in the interior region above the at least one air bladder and having at least one sensor configured to detect a physiological parameter of a patient atop the patient support surface, the physiological parameter comprising at least one vital sign of the patient, the at least one sensor comprising a first sensor having a first output signal from which the at least one vital sign is determined, and the sensor layer comprising a second sensor having a second output signal which is used to determine whether to adjust a pressure of the at least one air bladder.
A patient support surface comprising:
- a cover defining an interior region,
- a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder,
- a sensor layer situated in the interior region and having at least one sensor configured to detect a physiological parameter of a patient atop the patient support surface, and
- a controller configured to monitor an apnea condition of a patient atop the patient support surface based on information from the at least one sensor,
- wherein the controller is configured to vibrate the patient support surface upon detection of an apnea condition.
A support surface apparatus for supporting a person laying thereon, the support surface apparatus comprising:
- a cover defining an interior region,
- a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder,
- a sensor layer situated in the interior region above the at least one air bladder and having a first sensor and a second sensor, and
- a controller coupled to the first and second sensors, the controller being configured to determine at least one vital sign of the person based on a first output signal from the first sensor and the controller configured to adjust pressure in the at least one air bladder based on a second output signal from the second sensor.
A patient support surface comprising:
- a cover defining an interior region,
- a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder, and
- a sensor layer situated in the interior region and having at least one temperature sensor to measure a temperature of a patient, the sensor layer further comprising a first sensor having a first output signal from which at least one vital sign of the patient is determined and a second sensor having a second output signal which is used to determine whether to adjust a pressure of the at least one air bladder.
A method for monitoring a physiological parameter of a patient supported on a patient support surface, the method comprising:
- providing a cover defining an interior region,
- providing a modifiable support layer having at least one air bladder,
- providing a sensor layer above the at least one air bladder and having at least one physiological parameter sensor configured to sense at least one vital sign of a patient, the sensor layer also having at least one force sensor,
- enclosing the modifiable support layer and the sensor layer within the interior region of the cover to define the patient support surface,
- determining a vital sign of the patient based on a first output signal from the at least one physiological parameter sensor, and
- determining whether to adjust an air pressure in the at least one air bladder based on a second output signal from the force sensor.
A method for monitoring a physiological parameter of a patient supported on a patient support surface, the method comprising:
- providing a cover defining an interior region,
- providing a modifiable support layer having at least one air bladder,
- providing a sensor layer having at least one physiological parameter sensor, and
- enclosing the modifiable support layer and the sensor layer within the interior region of the cover to define the patient support surface,
- providing a controller configured to monitor an apnea condition of a patient atop the patient support surface based on information received from the at least one physiological sensor, and
- vibrating the patient support surface upon detection of an apnea condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.