Patent ID: 11957456
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method for managing a plurality of patient support apparatuses in a medical facility, comprising executing on one or more processors the following steps:
receiving usage data from the plurality of patient support apparatuses;
analyzing the usage data;
determining if a first patient support apparatus and a second patient support apparatus of the plurality of patient support apparatuses should be marked for service based on the analyzed usage data;
receiving location data indicating a location of the first and second patient support apparatuses;
receiving availability for servicing data from each of the first and second patient support apparatuses;
if the first patient support apparatuses should be marked for service, sending a first message to a computer located remote from the medical facility;
if the second patient support apparatuses should be marked for service, sending a second message to the computer located remote from the medical facility; and
using the location data and availability for servicing data to generate a suggested order in which the first and second patient support apparatuses should be serviced.