US 12,465,295 B2
Patient support apparatus having vital signs monitoring and alerting
Robert M. Zerhusen, Cincinnati, OH (US); Dan R. Tallent, Hope, IN (US); Brandon P. Fisk, Brookville, IN (US); Aziz A. Bhai, Fishers, IN (US); Eric D. Benz, Sunman, IN (US); Robert D. Weitz, Westborough, MA (US); John Goewert, Batesville, IN (US); Frank Sauser, Cincinnati, OH (US); Nicholas C. Batta, Batesville, IN (US); Edward J. Koors, Indianapolis, IN (US); Jonathan D. Turner, Dillsboro, IN (US); Richard H. Heimbrock, Cincinnati, OH (US); John G. Byers, Batesville, IN (US); Nicholas A. Mann, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Daniel McCoy, Wilmette, IL (US)
Assigned to Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed by Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/438,969.
Application 18/438,969 is a continuation of application No. 17/526,223, filed on Nov. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,896,406.
Application 17/526,223 is a continuation of application No. 15/660,360, filed on Jul. 26, 2017, granted, now 11,172,892, issued on Nov. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/442,223, filed on Jan. 4, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 003817477 (EM), filed on Mar. 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0180499 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61G 7/018 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); G03B 21/14 (2006.01); G03B 21/20 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01)
CPC A61B 5/746 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/1115 (2013.01); A61B 5/6891 (2013.01); A61B 5/6892 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/7445 (2013.01); A61G 7/018 (2013.01); A61G 7/05 (2013.01); A61G 7/0524 (2016.11); A61B 5/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 5/1113 (2013.01); A61G 2203/30 (2013.01); A61G 2203/70 (2013.01); G03B 21/147 (2013.01); G03B 21/2053 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising,
a controller, the controller coupled to memory which stores a first specific serial number for the patient support apparatus,
a replaceable component, the replaceable component including the memory which stores a second specific serial number for the replaceable component, and
a user interface,
wherein the controller is operable to verify that the patient support apparatus is properly authorized to execute functionality of the replaceable component by detecting a presence of the replaceable component,
evaluating the first serial number of the patient support apparatus, determining an authorization for use of the functionality of the replaceable component, and, if the functionality of the replaceable component is properly authorized, enabling operation of the replaceable component,
wherein, if the controller determines that the functionality of the replaceable component is not properly authorized, the controller is operable to prompt a user to enter an authorization code before executing the functionality of the replaceable component at the user interface and only enables the operation of the replaceable component if an acceptable authorization code has been entered.