Patent ID: 11890241
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for managing patient therapy protocols across a communication network, the system comprising:
a patient support apparatus coupled to the communication network for supporting a patient;
a first input device coupled to the communication network for use by a first caregiver;
a command center input device coupled to the communication network for use by another caregiver at a command center;
a location system configured to determine a location of the first caregiver; and
a therapy management system coupled to the communication network, wherein the therapy management system is configured to:
receive a first caregiver location input signal, from the location system, corresponding to the location of the first caregiver,
receive a selection of a patient therapy protocol from the first input device, wherein the selected patient therapy protocol comprises a location requirement, and
transmit a notification signal to the command center input device at the command center based on the first caregiver location input signal and the location requirement of the selected patient therapy protocol.