161 |
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TELE-SURGICAL TABLE REGISTRATION |
US15126480 |
2015-03-17 |
US20170079730A1 |
2017-03-23 |
Mahdi AZIZIAN; Jonathan M. SORGER |
Methods and systems for registering a manipulator assembly and independently positionable surgical table are provided herein. In one aspect, methods include attaching a registration device to a particular location of the surgical table and attaching a manipulator arm of the manipulator assembly to the registration device and determining a position and/or orientation of the surgical table relative the manipulator assembly using joint state sensor readings from the manipulator arm. In another aspect, methods for registration include tracking of one or more optical or radio markers with a sensor associate with the manipulator assembly to determine a spatial relationship between the surgical table and manipulator assembly. |
162 |
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TABLE POSE TRACKING USING FUDICIAL MARKERS |
US15126254 |
2015-03-17 |
US20170079722A1 |
2017-03-23 |
Patrick O'GRADY; Tao ZHAO; Christopher R. BURNS; Jason HEMPHILL; Brian D. HOFFMAN; Simon P. DIMAIO; Rodney VANCE |
Methods and systems for registering a manipulator assembly and independently positionable surgical table are provided herein. In one aspect, methods include reading a fiducial marker on the surgical table with a sensor associated with the manipulator assembly and localizing the manipulator assembly and surgical table with respect to a common reference frame. Methods may further include translating a 3D configuration of the surgical table to a 2D frame of reference so as to estimate a 3D pose of the surgical table relative the manipulator assembly for use in coordinating movements therebetween. |
163 |
Patient Support |
US15226352 |
2016-08-02 |
US20170040664A1 |
2017-02-09 |
Udo Tockweiler |
A patient support has two support parts which can be coupled to one another and which are pivotable relative to one another to exchange data between the two support parts. |
164 |
PATIENT SUPPORT |
US14998028 |
2014-07-07 |
US20170035628A1 |
2017-02-09 |
Brandon David Naber; Chad Conway Souke; Clifford Edwin Lambarth; Jason James Wroblewski |
A patient support includes bearings, a litter frame supported relative to the bearings, an elevating mechanism for changing the elevation of the litter frame relative to the bearings at an elevating mechanism speed, and a user interface operable to vary the elevating mechanism speed. |
165 |
Devices, Systems, and Methods for Preventing, Detecting, and Treating Pressure-Induced Ischemia, Pressure Ulcers, and Other Conditions |
US15189086 |
2016-06-22 |
US20170027498A1 |
2017-02-02 |
Barrett J LARSON; Daniel Z. SHEN; Mark V. WECKWERTH; Charles Matthew Peterson HAMMOND |
A system for monitoring medical conditions including pressure ulcers, pressure-induced ischemia and related medical conditions comprises at least one sensor adapted to detect one or more patient characteristic including at least position, orientation, temperature, acceleration, moisture, resistance, stress, heart rate, respiration rate, and blood oxygenation, a host for processing the data received from the sensors together with historical patient data to develop an assessment of patient condition and suggested course of treatment, including either suspending or adjusting turn schedule based on various types of patient movement. The sensor can include one or more of bi-axial or tri-axial accelerometers, magnetometers and altimeters as well as resistive, inductive, capacitive, magnetic and other sensing devices, depending on whether the sensor is located on the patient or the support surface, and for what purpose. In some embodiments, the sensor can be self-contained in that it can detect orientation and suggest repositioning independent of a host. |
166 |
PERSON LIFTING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OPERATING PERSON LIFTING DEVICES |
US15196504 |
2016-06-29 |
US20170000673A1 |
2017-01-05 |
John V. Harmeyer; Varad Narayan Srivastava |
A person lifting device may comprise a lift actuator operatively connected to an accessory coupling. The person lifting device may also comprise at least one imaging sensor. An electronic control unit may be communicatively coupled to the lift actuator and the at least on imaging sensor, the electronic control unit comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory storing a computer readable and executable instruction set. When executed by the processor, the instruction set collects, with the at least one imaging sensor, at least one image of a person to be lifted with the person lifting device; determines a characteristic of the person to be lifted with the person lifting device based on the at least one image; determines an identification of a lift accessory for attachment to the accessory coupling based on the determined characteristic; and, in some embodiments, communicates the identification of the lift accessory. |
167 |
IN-BED PATIENT IDENTITY VERIFICATION AND DATA COLLECTION |
US15149408 |
2016-05-09 |
US20160338891A1 |
2016-11-24 |
Eric D. Agdeppa; Michael S. Hood; Laetitia Gazagnes; Charles A. Lachenbruch; Michelle E. McCleerey; William A. Morrison; David L. Ribble; Karanveer Singh |
A patient support system includes a patient support apparatus operable to collect biometric and/or physiological data of a patient located on the patient support apparatus, using one or more sensors that are coupled to the patient or coupled to a component of the patient support apparatus. The system can use the biometric and/or physiological data to verify the identity of a patient that is associated with the patient support apparatus or a patient room. Based on the patient verification, the system can update patient electronic medical records to include the biometric and/or physiological data, and/or perform other tasks. |
168 |
CUSHION WITH BLADDERS RUNNING DIFFERENT PRESSURIZATION MODES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE DYNAMICALLY SELECTED TARGET BLADDER GROUP |
US15056639 |
2016-02-29 |
US20160317370A1 |
2016-11-03 |
David Richard Evans; Mary Lou Erik; Lyndon M. Lobo |
A responsive cushion system includes a pressure adjustment system and a cushion formed by an array of bladders coupled to the pressure adjustment system. At least two of the bladders are independent from one another such that that each can be independently pressurized and depressurized by the pressure adjustment system. A processor is coupled to the pressure adjustment system and a user interface, and the processor is operable to select a target group of one or more bladders according to data received via a communication interface. The processor is further operable to control the pressure adjustment system to adjust pressurization of bladders outside the target group according to a first pressurization mode, and control the pressure adjustment system to concurrently adjust pressurization of the target group of bladders according to a second, different pressurization mode. At least one of the first and second pressurization modes dynamically changes pressure over time. |
169 |
Lift system with status indicators |
US13666198 |
2012-11-01 |
US09463128B2 |
2016-10-11 |
Chun-Piaw Ng |
A lift apparatus for lifting a patient comprises a sling bar (60) adapted to have a sling (110) secured thereto, a controller (138) and a status indicator (160) responsive to the controller for indicating the status of at least one parameter associated with the lift apparatus. The associated parameters comprise height, speed, sling securement state, sling compatibility, and fault state. |
170 |
Therapy enabler system |
US14253897 |
2014-04-16 |
US09427365B2 |
2016-08-30 |
Sandy M. Richards; Stephen L. Douglas; Ruchik A. Amin; Timothy J. Receveur; Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III |
A patient support apparatus includes a patient support structure, such as a bed frame or mattress or both, that is configured to support a patient in a recumbent position. The patient support structure is configured to provide at least one therapy to a patient. A therapy enabler token is coupleable to the patient support structure. The at least one therapy is disabled when the therapy enabler token is decoupled from the patient support structure and the at least one therapy is enabled in response to the therapy enabler token being coupled to the patient support structure. |
171 |
LOW AIR LOSS ABSORBENT PAD |
US14590657 |
2015-01-06 |
US20160193090A1 |
2016-07-07 |
Rafael P. Squitieri |
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe low air loss absorbent pad apparatuses and systems for use thereof in conjunction with contact pressure-mitigation support apparatuses and/or for use as a standalone devices. In some embodiments, the low air loss apparatuses disclosed herein can include a porous (e.g., perforated) absorbent pad with air loss functionality. One or more layers of the low air loss apparatus can be constructed of absorbent materials to function as a low air loss incontinence pad. The low air loss apparatus can be connectable to an air supply source that provides a high flow, low stream of air resulting in the low air loss features. In some embodiments, the pad is designed as a cover for a polyurethane alternating pressure support apparatus that provides pressure relief via inflatable air cells that are high-pressure, low-flow. |
172 |
Patient Support Apparatus |
US14965020 |
2015-12-10 |
US20160089283A1 |
2016-03-31 |
Richard Thomas DeLuca; Richard A. Derenne |
Patient support apparatuses—such as beds, cots, stretchers, or the like—include a plurality of user controls that allow a caregiver to control the steering and/or driving of one or more wheels from multiple different locations around the patient support apparatus (e.g. head end, foot end, and/or the sides). The control is carried out by force sensors that detect both an orientation of the applied forces and a magnitude of the applied forces. Translational and/or rotational movement is effectuated, depending upon the magnitude and direction of the forces, as well as the physical location of the applied force relative to a reference point on the support apparatus, such as the center. One or more object sensors may also be included in the support apparatus to assist in steering and/or navigating. |
173 |
Systems and methods for monitoring and providing therapeutic support for a user |
US13188721 |
2011-07-22 |
US09277829B2 |
2016-03-08 |
Marc C. Jacofsky; David J. Jacofsky |
A method for monitoring pressure at one or more points on an individual and automatically adjusting one or more sections of a support structure. The method includes periodically receiving pressure data from one or more radio frequency addressable sensors placed on an individual; determining, based on the received pressure data, whether an adjustment in the support structure is required; systematically adjusting cells located within the plurality of zones, one zone at a time, until an improvement in pressure data is indicated. If an improvement in pressure data is indicated for a zone, systematically adjusting cells within the plurality of subzones for that zone, one subzone at a time, until an improvement in pressure data is indicated. If an improvement in pressure data is indicated for a subzone, systematically adjusting cells in that subzone, one cell at a time, until an improvement in pressure data is indicated. |
174 |
PATIENT LIFT SWIVEL |
US14048032 |
2013-10-07 |
US20150096119A1 |
2015-04-09 |
Bruce Boyle; James McElroy; Durand Moon |
In some implementations, a patient lift has a portion above the base wheels that is rotatably connected to another member of the patient lift. |
175 |
DIRECT PATIENT ASSOCIATION |
US14178366 |
2014-02-12 |
US20140236629A1 |
2014-08-21 |
Peter S. Kim; Eric D. Agdeppa; David L. Ribble; Dan R. Tallent; Richard J. Schuman; William B. Bishop; Keith A. Huster |
A method, system, and apparatus for associating a patient with a bed or a room includes sensing wireless information transmitted by a transmitter worn by the patient, such as an RFID transmitter of a wristband, and relying on automatic communication between the bed, a bed status computer, and an admission, discharge and tracking (ADT) computer to verify the patient-to-room or patient-to-bed association. The verification is achieved without the need for any manual data entry at the bed or at the bed status computer. The bed status computer stores bed data sent from the bed until the verification is made and then the bed status computer transmits the stored bed data to an electronic medical records (EMR) computer. |
176 |
Patient room and bed management apparatus and system |
US12711912 |
2010-02-24 |
US08799011B2 |
2014-08-05 |
Bradley T. Wilson; Whitney W. Pesot; Katherine J. Vigneron; Michelle E. McCleerey; Christian Saucier |
A patient room and bed management apparatus and system detects changes in a patient's status and updates the status of a room of a healthcare facility associated with the patient. The system may receive the patient status information from a remote system, such as a health information system used by a healthcare facility. The patient room and bed management system may determine one or more actions to be performed by a bed in the patient's room. The system may determine one or more actions to be performed by a caregiver or other staff person of the healthcare facility. The actions to be performed by the bed or staff person may be triggered by a change in status of the patient, the patient's bed, or the patient's room. The actions to be performed may be electronically communicated to the bed, to one or more remote displays, and/or to communication devices associated with staff persons of the healthcare facility.The patient room and bed management apparatus and system may include a user interface module that is not mounted to the patient's bed. A list of actions to be performed by a staff person in the patient's room, the status of the patient, the status of the patient's room, and/or the status of the patient's bed, may be displayed and updated electronically at the user interface module. The user interface module may also provide bed controls that allow a staff person to initiate an electronically-controlled function of the bed from the user interface module. |
177 |
Security system for a medical emergency crash cart |
US13162058 |
2011-06-16 |
US08730041B2 |
2014-05-20 |
Carey A Roberts; John H. Welsch; David A. Reppert; Jeffrey C. Olson; David J. Salus |
A utility cart includes a sensor or plurality of sensors to determine the state of a cart and secure cart contents. A sensor may be used to determine whether the contents of the cart have been accessed. When the sensor determines that the cart has been accessed, an alarm sequence that sounds an alarm or activates a visual indicator will be initiated. The alarm sequence may be terminated by a kill switch or by using an input device to deactivate the alarm. After the cart is used, the cart is re-stocked and the alarm controller is re-armed to return the cart's alarm system to an access sensing state. |
178 |
LIFTING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS |
US14123366 |
2012-05-31 |
US20140123379A1 |
2014-05-08 |
Joshua Nicholas George Reid |
A lifting apparatus and associated methods for raising a user in a body of water. The lifting apparatus includes a platform configured to receive a wheelchair. The apparatus is reconfigurable between a raised configuration; a lowered configuration; and a storage configuration. The apparatus is configured to maintain the platform in a substantially horizontal orientation in the raised, lowered and storage configurations. |
179 |
LIFT SYSTEM WITH STATUS INDICATORS |
US13666198 |
2012-11-01 |
US20140115778A1 |
2014-05-01 |
Chun-Piaw NG |
A lift apparatus for lifting a patient comprises a sling bar (60) adapted to have a sling (110) secured thereto, a controller (138) and a status indicator (160) responsive to the controller for indicating the status of at least one parameter associated with the lift apparatus. The associated parameters comprise height, speed, sling securement state, sling compatibility, and fault state. |
180 |
Therapy enabler system |
US13281474 |
2011-10-26 |
US08707483B2 |
2014-04-29 |
Sandy M. Richards; Stephen L. Douglas; Ruchik A. Amin; Timothy J. Receveur; Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III |
A patient support apparatus includes a patient support structure, such as a bed frame or mattress or both, that is configured to support a patient in a recumbent position. The patient support structure is configured to provide at least one therapy to a patient. A therapy enabler token is coupleable to the patient support structure. The at least one therapy is disabled when the therapy enabler token is decoupled from the patient support structure and the at least one therapy is enabled in response to the therapy enabler token being coupled to the patient support structure. |