US 12,340,675 B2
Hospital bed exit detection method and system
Esther Berthelot, Lévis (CA); Steve Bolduc, Beaumont (CA); Etienne St-Pierre, Québec (CA); David Moreno, Québec (CA); and Gabriel Mercier, Saint-Vallier (CA)
Assigned to UMANO MEDICAL INC., L'Islet (CA)
Filed by UMANO MEDICAL INC., L'Islet (CA)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/177,990.
Application 16/681,808 is a division of application No. 15/818,248, filed on Nov. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,497,247, issued on Dec. 3, 2019.
Application 18/177,990 is a continuation of application No. 17/204,473, filed on Mar. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,600,162.
Application 17/204,473 is a continuation of application No. 16/681,808, filed on Nov. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,984,647, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0206744 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 23/00 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); G08B 21/04 (2006.01); G08B 21/22 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61G 7/005 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 21/0461 (2013.01) [A61G 7/05 (2013.01); A61G 7/0527 (2016.11); G08B 21/22 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61G 7/005 (2013.01); A61G 2203/20 (2013.01); A61G 2203/30 (2013.01); A61G 2203/44 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring patient position data of a patient on a hospital bed comprising a frame and a patient receiving surface supported by the frame, the method comprising:
detecting, using a weight sensing assembly disposed between frame and the patient receiving surface, a presence of the patient on a patient receiving surface of the bed;
upon detection of the presence of the patient on the patient receiving surface, automatically acquiring, using the weight sensing assembly, the patient position data of the patient within a predetermined patient area of the patient receiving surface, wherein said patient position data comprise a position of a center of mass of the patient on the patient receiving surface; and
providing an indication of said patient position data to cause displaying of the patient position data comprising the center of mass of the patient at a display.