Patent ID: 11896406
Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A detection and notification system for a patient support apparatus comprising:
a sensor detecting a vital sign of a patient without contacting the patient, the sensor positioned on and secured to a movable deck section of the patient support apparatus by a mechanical isolation structure preventing mechanical vibrations in the patient support apparatus from being transferred to the sensor;
a controller operable to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of the vital sign of the patient, the controller operable to compare the vital sign to pre-established limits to determine whether the vital sign is within an acceptable range; and
a first notification system operable to respond to commands from the controller to provide an indication as to whether the vital sign is within the acceptable range or an alarm condition exists,
wherein the alarm condition indicating that the vital sign is outside of the acceptable range, provide a visual indication of a deviation from the acceptable range by illuminating a first iconic representation of the vital sign in a first manner, and
if the vital sign does not deviate from the acceptable range for the vital sign, provide the visual indication by illuminating the first iconic representation in a second manner.