Patent ID: 7973666

Claim:
A motion monitor for monitoring an amount of movement over time by a patient positioned on a patient support, the motion monitor comprising: a control unit configured to receive sensor signals from at least one sensor positioned to monitor an amount of movement of a patient on a patient support, generate an indicator of the amount of patient movement on the patient support occurring over a time period and compare the indicator to a minimum threshold level of patient movement, and a display operably coupled to the control unit, the display comprising a first graphical indicator representative of the minimum threshold level of patient movement, a second graphical indicator representative of the amount of patient movement on the patient support over the time period, a third graphical indicator having a visual representation indicative of a lack of patient movement on the patient support over the time period, and a fourth graphical indicator representative of a monitoring period during which patient movement is monitored, wherein the fourth graphical indicator has a visual characteristic that visually encompasses the monitoring period during which patient movement is monitored.