Patent ID: 9311804
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A61B,A61G,G08B,G16H,G16Z

Claim Text:
1. A patient-need prediction system comprising a sensor unit configured to detect electromagnetic radiation from a field of view and provide a sensor signal indicative of a characteristic of a patient in the field of view, a bed sensor unit configured to provide a bed-sensor signal indicative of a status of equipment included in a patient support apparatus supporting the patient, and a controller coupled to the sensor unit and configured to process the sensor signal to produce a value related to a stress condition experienced by the patient located in the field of view as detected by the sensor unit, determine whether the value has exceeded a predetermined limit, and perform a predetermined action if the value has exceeded the predetermined limit, wherein the controller is coupled to the bed sensor unit and is further configured to process the bed-sensor signal and the sensor signal to produce the value related to the stress condition experienced by the patient located in the field of view as detected by the sensor unit, and wherein the stress condition is at least one of a need to urinate and defecate by the patient.