41 |
Body supporting apparatus having an automatic pressure controller, and the body supporting method |
JP2007509842 |
2005-05-02 |
JP2008505663A |
2008-02-28 |
クラーク,コリン; ロックホスト,デヴィット,エム. |
クッション、マットレス、椅子等の身体支持装置は膨張式の空気室を少なくとも1つ有する。 圧力センサは空気室の表面上の様々な位置において界面圧を検知する。 界面圧から導出された指標はボトムアウトへの傾向の開始を示す。 コントローラは、指標の値に少なくとも部分的に基づいて、空気室内の空気圧を制御する。 コントローラは状態機械として実行されてよい。 |
42 |
Communication and data input device |
JP2000519830 |
1998-11-06 |
JP2001523054A |
2001-11-20 |
エイチ. ハイムブロック,リチャード; エル. ボーダーズ,リチャード |
(57)【要約】 一体型パーソナル通信及びデータ入力装置(10)は、携帯用のハウジング(12)とハウジングに接続された内蔵制御器(26)で構成される。 呼出し装置(30)と音声記録装置(28)は、制御器に接続される。 医療チームのメンバーを呼出すためのシステムも提供される。 呼出し信号発送システム(40)は、呼出し信号を同報して複数の呼出し器(10,30)を同時に呼出すための送信器(42)と、呼出し器から呼出し認知返信信号を受信するための受信器(44)とを有する。 各呼出し器は、呼出し信号を受信するための受信部(30,32)と、呼出し認知信号を送信するための送信部(30,32)とを有する。 呼出し器は、ユーザ入力装置(18)への入力に基づいて呼出し認知信号を送信する。 |
43 |
Mobile surgical support device |
JP2000520086 |
1998-11-06 |
JP2001522647A |
2001-11-20 |
エル. ボーダーズ,リチャード |
(57)【要約】 手術用支援装置10は、可搬式支援ステーション12上の医療用ガス用装置を受承するように形成された可搬式支援ステーションを含む。 可搬式支援ステーション12は、少なくとも一つのガス流出口52と、少なくとも一つの手術室にガスと電気とを供給するための電源50を含む。 また、装置10は、手術室の天井90に連結させるように形成された第一端部94と、可搬式支援ステーション12に連結された第二端部96とを含む。 連結ライン92は、ガス供給源78と電源82とから、それぞれ天井90を通して可搬式支援ステーション12に医療用ガス80と電線84を導く可撓性ある連結ライン92を含む。 |
44 |
Temperature control system for the patient |
JP2000520079 |
1998-11-06 |
JP2001522641A |
2001-11-20 |
エル. ボーダーズ,リチャード |
(57)【要約】 対象者(12)の体芯温度を調節するためのシステム(10)が、該対象者(12)の一部分に対して負圧もしくは周期的正圧を適用して該一部分内における対象者(12)の血管を拡張するように構成された圧力供給器(20)と、該対象者(12)の一部分に熱を供給するように構成された加熱デバイス(22)と、制御装置(26)とを具備する。 該制御装置(26)は該加熱デバイス(22)に連結されると共に、該加熱デバイス(22)により供給された熱の量を変更するように構成されるコントローラ(84)を具備する。 該加熱デバイス(22)により供給される熱の量は、該コントローラ(84)内にプログラムされた事前設定温度と該対象者(12)上の温度センサから該コントローラにより受信した該患者(12)の実際の体芯温度との間の温度差に応じて変更するので、該コントローラ(84)が該対象者(12)の該実際の体芯温度を実質的に該事前設定温度に維持する。 |
45 |
Patient support with an air permeable layer with air flow through the air permeable layer controlled as a function of pressure sensed at a pressure sensing layer |
US15234244 |
2016-08-11 |
US10130539B2 |
2018-11-20 |
Richard B. Stacy; Daniel K. Stevens; Karen Janoff; Jonathan H. Mueller; John Alan Bobey; Dennis Flessate; Reza Hakamiun; Charles A. Lachenbruch; Sohrab Soltani; Gregory W. Branson; Kenith W. Chambers; Rebecca Anne Ginther; Stephen L. Douglas; Eric R. Meyer; Christopher R. O'Keefe; Bradley T. Wilson; Darrell Borgman; Rachel Hopkins King |
A patient support includes a cover defining an interior region, an air permeable first layer located in the interior region, at least one air supply coupled to the first layer to provide air flow through the first layer, a support layer located beneath the air permeable first layer, a pressure sensing layer located underneath the support layer, and a controller coupled to the air supply and to the pressure sensing layer. The controller controls air flow through the first layer in response to a signal from the pressure sensing layer. |
46 |
Detecting sleeping disorders |
US15178117 |
2016-06-09 |
US10105092B2 |
2018-10-23 |
Matteo Franceschetti; Massimo Andreasi Bassi |
Introduced are methods and systems for monitoring a person's sleeping patterns, and detecting episodes of sleeping disorders such as snoring and sleep apnea. In one embodiment, a sensor strip attached to the mattress monitors the user's breathing, and detects signature frequencies corresponding to snoring and sleep apnea. Once a sleeping disorder is detected, a notification can be sent to a device associated with the user, or the user's bed can be automatically adjusted to alleviate the sleeping disorder. |
47 |
Care unit |
US13946038 |
2013-07-19 |
US09907688B2 |
2018-03-06 |
Felicity Pino; Saurav Paul; James Krocak; John E. Ferguson; Nicole Eugenia Pardo Lamos; David Amor; Ashish Singal; Greg Ruth; Blaine Schneider; Kari Roberts |
A care unit can include a base member and a plurality of petal members. Each petal member can extend from a first end, engaged with the base member, to a second end, spaced from the base member. Inward-facing surfaces of at least two petal members and the base member can collectively define a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the patient. The care unit can further include one or both of a therapy component, configured to provide a treatment to the patient, or a sensor component, configured to monitor a condition of the patient. The therapy component can be coupled to, or integrated with, one or both of the base member or a petal member and can include an optical light source, a thermal energy source, an oxygen or air source, a sound wave source, a sound wave-cancelling source, or a pulsating source, for example. |
48 |
Encapsulated zonal dual air and foam spring bed system with noise suppression |
US14705970 |
2015-05-07 |
US09867476B1 |
2018-01-16 |
Paul Bruce Thomas |
An encapsulated zonal dual air and foam spring bed system with noise suppression wherein air zones are created for individual or multiple sleepers that permit costs saving by providing manifold controls to enable a single pump to serve multiple circuits simultaneously (both pressure level increase and pressure level decrease) that is contained within a complete noise deadening structure whose body is easily formed to reduce cost and provide sanitation. Through the reduction of stress by cycling air support between two areas that in unison and each at half pressure support subject fully. |
49 |
Moisture Control Coverlet |
US15529209 |
2015-11-24 |
US20170354558A1 |
2017-12-14 |
John H. Vrzalik; Mathew Pickering; Kz Hong; Matthew Cavanaugh |
A moisture control coverlet (10) includes a fluid pathway for moisture removal fluid It is selectively configurable to use a first fluid pump (32), and/or an adaptor (34). The first fluid pump (32) can be mounted on the coverlet and coupled to the fluid pathway for pumping moisture removal fluid into or out of the fluid pathway. The adaptor (34) can be mounted on the coverlet and coupled to the fluid pathway and can be coupled to a second fluid pump (48) for pumping moisture removal fluid into or out of the fluid pathway. |
50 |
Autonomous Wheelchair |
US15446371 |
2017-03-01 |
US20170266069A1 |
2017-09-21 |
Michael LOZANO; Marc ARCEO |
The present teachings provide for wheelchair including a control module, manual drive controls, a camera, biometric sensors, and an antenna. The control module includes an autonomous drive module configured to autonomously pilot the wheelchair. The biometric sensors are configured to measure biometric information of a user of the wheelchair. |
51 |
Microclimate system for a patient support apparatus |
US15259679 |
2016-09-08 |
US09730847B2 |
2017-08-15 |
Charles A. Lachenbruch; Rachel L. Williamson; Katherine M. McDonnell |
According to the present disclosure, a microclimate system includes a topper and an air box. The topper is configured to conduct air along a surface of the topper so that heat and moisture from a patient lying on the topper are drawn away from the surface. The air box includes a blower coupled to the topper to provide air to the topper to be conducted along the surface of the topper. The air box may also include an environmental sensor unit coupled configured to detect environmental information corresponding to the environment around the microclimate system. |
52 |
Anti-bedsore bed |
US15586193 |
2017-05-03 |
US09724257B1 |
2017-08-08 |
Li-Ling Chen; Tsair-Rong Chen; Yi-Lung Lee; Yu-Lin Juan; Chih-Chung Wang |
An anti-bedsore bed may comprise a bed unit, a first bed body, and a second bed body. The bed unit has a first mattress, and a bottom portion is coupled on a bottom surface thereof. Moreover, the bottom portion comprises six supporting units evenly arranged into three sets at positions corresponding to a user's upper, middle and lower back, and each of the supporting units has a sliding block moveably mounted on an upper surface of the bottom portion. Furthermore, each of the sliding blocks has a supporting rod, and an abutting unit is pivotally connected to an upper end of the supporting rod. The supporting rods are configured to move upwardly in a preset time interval, and the abutting units are adapted to uplift a user's body to detach from the first mattress for a designed time, thereby achieving the anti-bedsore effect. |
53 |
SUPPORT SURFACE USEFUL LIFE MONITORING |
US15398836 |
2017-01-05 |
US20170196743A1 |
2017-07-13 |
Neal WIGGERMANN; Charles A. LACHENBRUCH; Timothy J. RECEVEUR; Joshua A. WILLIAMS; Rachel L. WILLIAMSON; David L. BEDEL |
A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a support surface, and a sensor. The frame and the support surface cooperate to support a patient. The sensor is coupled to one of the frame and the support surface and is configured to provide an input signal indicative of usage of the support surface by the patient. |
54 |
DETECTING SLEEPING DISORDERS |
US15178117 |
2016-06-09 |
US20170135632A1 |
2017-05-18 |
Matteo Franceschetti; Massimo Andreasi Bassi |
Introduced are methods and systems for monitoring a person's sleeping patterns, and detecting episodes of sleeping disorders such as snoring and sleep apnea. In one embodiment, a sensor strip attached to the mattress monitors the user's breathing, and detects signature frequencies corresponding to snoring and sleep apnea. Once a sleeping disorder is detected, a notification can be sent to a device associated with the user, or the user's bed can be automatically adjusted to alleviate the sleeping disorder. |
55 |
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS |
US15399896 |
2017-01-06 |
US20170112696A1 |
2017-04-27 |
Nicole JOHANNIGMAN; William A. MORRISON; Douglas A. SEIM |
A system includes a patient support apparatus that has one or more therapies. The therapies are optionally available depending on the acuity of the patient. A request for enablement of a therapy is transferred to a service provider for approval and, when approved, the therapy is enabled by the service provider. The patient support apparatus may be in communication with a server that is in communication with multiple patient support apparatuses so that the server is operable to selectively enable therapies on various patient support apparatuses. |
56 |
CONTROL SCHEMES AND FEATURES FOR CLIMATE-CONTROLLED BEDS |
US15213281 |
2016-07-18 |
US20170071359A1 |
2017-03-16 |
Dusko Petrovski; Barry Steele; Michael J. Brykalski; John Terech; David Marquette |
A climate-conditioned bed includes an upper portion having at least a first climate zone and at least one fluid module associated with such a first climate zone. The fluid module comprises a fluid transfer device for selectively moving a fluid and a thermoelectric device for selectively heating or cooling a fluid. The bed additionally includes one or more control modules configured to regulate the operation of the fluid module, at least one input device configured to allow an occupant to select a setting or mode associated with the first climate zone and at least a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature associated with the first climate zone of the thermally-conditioned bed. In some embodiments, the fluid module is operatively connected to the control module. The control module is configured to adjust at least one operational parameter of the fluid module based on, at least in part, the setting or mode selected by an occupant using the at least one input device, and the temperature detected by the first temperature sensor. |
57 |
Microclimate system for a patient support apparatus |
US14156085 |
2014-01-15 |
US09463124B2 |
2016-10-11 |
Charles A. Lachenbruch; Rachel L. Williamson; Katherine M. McDonnell |
According to the present disclosure, a microclimate system includes a topper and an air box. The topper is configured to conduct air along a surface of the topper so that heat and moisture from a patient lying on the topper are drawn away from the surface. The air box includes a blower coupled to the topper to provide air to the topper to be conducted along the surface of the topper. The air box may also include an environmental sensor unit coupled configured to detect environmental information corresponding to the environment around the microclimate system. |
58 |
Topper for a patient surface |
US14190969 |
2014-02-26 |
US09433300B2 |
2016-09-06 |
Luke Gibson; Joshua A Williams; Rachel L. Williamson; Bryan W. Wuebker |
A topper for a patient support surface includes an actively-cooled region that is positioned to deliver air flow under a specific area to provide localized treatment and/or moisture removal to a patient supported on the topper. |
59 |
Patient support with a microclimate system and a graphical user interface |
US13798390 |
2013-03-13 |
US09233038B2 |
2016-01-12 |
Luke Gibson; Rachel L. Williamson; Robert M. Zerhusen; Charles A. Lachenbruch; Timothy J. Receveur; Nicholas C. Batta |
A patient support apparatus includes a surface and a pneumatic system cooperating to provide a microclimate system for reducing moisture at the interface of a patient and the surface. The patient support apparatus further includes a graphical user interface and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to adjust operation of the microclimate system in response to sensor outputs from sensors included in the microclimate system and caregiver inputs from the graphical user interface. |
60 |
SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR LYING OR SITTING ON |
US14427710 |
2013-09-13 |
US20150238021A1 |
2015-08-27 |
Klemens Wassermann |
Support apparatus (1) for lying or sitting equipment, comprising an at least partially fixed frame (2) and comprising intertwined tensioned straps (4) which define a support surface (8) and are accessible both from the upper support side and from the opposite underside of the support surface (8), wherein at least some of the straps (4) are connected to the frame (2) by means of separately adjustable tensioning devices (7), in which case the pretensioning of the straps (4) is locally adjustable and therefore the hardness of the support surface (8) is locally adaptable at any time. |