Patent ID: 8393026
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: A61G,A61M,B60T,G16H

Abstract:
1. A patient support apparatus comprising: a deck for supporting a patient; a first sensor supported by said patient support apparatus, said first sensor adapted to generate a first sensor signal corresponding to a first particular condition of said patient support apparatus; a second sensor supported by said patient support apparatus, said second sensor adapted to generate a second sensor signal corresponding to a second particular condition of said patient support apparatus, said second particular condition being different from said first particular condition; a controller adapted to acquire information about the first and second particular conditions, said controller adapted to compare the first sensor signal to a first predetermined parameter and to compare the second sensor signal to a second predetermined parameter; and a lamp in communication with said controller and positioned adjacent a foot end of the patient support apparatus, said lamp producing green light only when there is no substantial variation between both the first sensor signal and the first predetermined parameter and between the second sensor signal and the second predetermined parameter.