US 12,340,673 B1
Fall monitor system
Dhanvin S. Desai, Knoxville, TN (US); Ethan Valentine, Knoxville, TN (US); Walter C. Cowart, Blaine, TN (US); Sarah O. Davis, Knoxville, TN (US); Evan Reese, Nashville, TN (US); Nick Sinas, Franklin, TN (US); Troy Cayon, Nashville, TN (US); and Anthony Ford, Hendersonville, TN (US)
Assigned to DeRoyal Industries, Inc., Powell, TN (US)
Filed by DeRoyal Industries, Inc., Powell, TN (US)
Filed on May 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/198,113.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/342,268, filed on May 16, 2022.
Int. Cl. G08B 21/22 (2006.01); G08B 21/04 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC G08B 21/043 (2013.01) [H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fall monitor system comprising:
a fall monitor display unit including:
a controller configured to generate a fall alarm signal in response to a fall alarm communication,
a first wireless communications receiver in communication with the controller,
a second wireless communications receiver in communication with the controller and configured to receive wireless communications according to a different communications protocol than the first wireless communications receiver, and
a clinician key section disposed adjacent the first wireless communications receiver, the first wireless communications receiver being configured to receive wireless communications from a corresponding clinician key for providing instructions to the controller to activate a particular function of the fall monitor display unit when the clinician key is placed in proximity to the clinician key section; and
a fall detection pad configured to generate the fall alarm communication when the fall detection pad determines that a patient has removed pressure from the fall detection pad, the fall detection pad having a wireless communications module, the wireless communications module including:
a first pad transmitter configured to communicate with the first wireless communications receiver to transmit a pairing communication when the first pad transmitter of the fall detection pad is placed in proximity to the clinician key section to pair the fall detection pad to the fall monitor display unit, and
a second pad transmitter configured to communicate with the second wireless communications receiver when the fall detection pad is paired with the fall monitor display unit to transmit the fall alarm communication when the fall detection pad determines that a patient has removed pressure from the fall detection pad.