Patent ID: 6445299
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: G08B,Y10S

Abstract:
A patient call system adapted to retrofit onto a preexisting patient call system, said preexisting patient call system having at least one patient-activated call switch disposed near a patient and electrically coupled to a room port located in a patient room, each said room port electronically coupled to a central monitoring station and sending a patient alarm signal to said central monitoring station, the retrofit patient call system comprising:a patient call unit adapted to be securely mounted on said patient, said patient call unit having a user actuated control coupled to a transmitter, said transmitter generating a patient call signal upon actuation of said user control; and a wall unit adapted to be mounted in a retrofit manner near said room port, said wall unit having a receiver in communication with said transmitter in said patient call unit, and said wall unit adapted to be coupled to said room port such that said receiver generates said patient alarm signal upon receipt of said patient call signal from said patient call unit.