US 11,908,305 B2
Nurse call pillow speaker with audio event detection and methods for same
Donald J. Enzinna, Lockport, NY (US); Daniel J. MacDonald, East Amherst, NY (US); and Edward Wilkolaski, South Wales, NY (US)
Assigned to Curbell Medical Products, Inc., Orchard Park, NY (US)
Filed by Curbell Medical Products, Inc., Orchard Park, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2018, as Appl. No. 15/922,562.
Prior Publication US 2019/0287381 A1, Sep. 19, 2019
Int. Cl. G05B 23/02 (2006.01); G08B 25/01 (2006.01); G08B 5/22 (2006.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); G16H 40/60 (2018.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 25/014 (2013.01) [A61B 5/1115 (2013.01); G08B 5/222 (2013.01); G08B 25/009 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); G08B 25/016 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); G16H 40/60 (2018.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pillow speaker system, comprising:
a patient interface device (PID) having a processor and an audio output, the PID being capable of generating audio;
a hub in communication with the PID, the hub comprising:
a nurse call audio port to communicate with a nurse call station;
a detection circuit to detect a nurse call signal received on the nurse call audio port and to provide a nurse call indicator to the PID if a nurse call signal is present; and
wherein the processor of the PID is programmed to:
receive the nurse call indicator from the detection circuit of the hub;
provide a nurse call audio signal to the audio output if the nurse call indicator is received; and
mute audio signals to the audio output except the nurse call audio signal.