52 results about "Caring environment" patented technology

Methods and systems for supplying supplemental oxygen to patients for use in sub-acute care which maintains healthy blood oxygen content in the patients by controlled dosing of oxygen with a measured response to the patient's actual blood oxygen content are disclosed. The dosing can be provided by simple ON / OFF control over the delivery of oxygen or the amount of oxygen delivered to the patient with each inhalation can be varied in response to the patient's need as determined by a more sophisticated control scheme, such as a PID loop control algorithm, that utilizes the difference between the patient's actual blood oxygen content and a target blood oxygen content and / or trends in the blood oxygen content. The systems and methods are particularly directed at patients receiving supplemental oxygen in a sub-acute care environment.

One aspect of the disclosure is to provide a patient monitoring system including a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The system comprises a patient monitor capable of communicating with the RFID tag. The RFID tag may advantageously store information useful in hospital environments, triage or disaster environments, home care environments, or the like. In some embodiments, the RFID tags may be provided as parts of wrist bands, dog tags, disposable sensor components, sensors or the like that are left with a patient.

The present invention relates to methods, systems, and apparatus for providing a notification of a message in a health care environment. One embodiment of the invention includes a method for providing a message notification associated with care of a patient in a health care environment, comprising: receiving a message from a source; receiving location information associated with a patient. The method also includes outputting in a geospatial arrangement via a graphical user interface the location information associated with the patient, and a notification of a message from the source. In addition, the method includes updating the graphical user interface when a change occurs in either the location information associated with the patient or status of the message from the source.

The present invention relates to methods, systems, and apparatus for providing query support for a real time patient care graphical view. One embodiment of the invention includes a method for providing information associated with care of a patient in a health care environment. The method includes receiving location information associated with a patient, and receiving information associated with at least one indicator of care of the patient. The method also includes providing a graphical user interface capable of displaying the location information associated with the patient and the at least one indicator of care of the patient in a geospatial arrangement. In addition, the method includes displaying in a geospatial arrangement via the graphical user interface the location information associated with the patient, and the at least one indicator of care of the patient. Furthermore, the method includes updating the graphical user interface when a change occurs in either the location information associated with the patient or the at least one indicator of care of the patient.

Embodiments of the invention provide virtual reality tools used to develop improved infection control solutions. The virtual reality tools may be applied to a variety of health care environments to develop improved infection control solutions, including improved training systems for modifying human behavior regarding hand washing (or other infection control behaviors), improved systems for evaluating the effectiveness of a proposed infection control solution, and for a producer / seller of anti-microbial products to demonstrate the superiority of one product over another or the superiority of one proposed solution over another.

A system for the automatic detection and communication of detection of nosocomial infection and / or antimicrobial resistance events in a health care environment includes an input unit that receives nosocomial infection and / or antimicrobial resistance related data, an an event detection machine, and a knowledge discovery unit. The event detection machine sorts and analyzes the nosocomial infection and / or antimicrobial resistance related data to automatically generate alerts for isolates that violate control parameters indicative of a nosocomial infection and / or antimicrobial resistance event and communicates the alert to a user.

A system for the automatic detection and communication of detection of nosocomial infection and / or antimicrobial resistance events in a health care environment includes an input unit that receives nosocomial infection and / or antimicrobial resistance related data, an an event detection machine, and a knowledge discovery unit. The event detection machine sorts and analyzes the nosocomial infection and / or antimicrobial resistance related data to automatically generate alerts for isolates that violate control parameters indicative of a nosocomial infection and / or antimicrobial resistance event and communicates the alert to a user.

A method and system for controlling hand hygiene compliance in a health care environment is provided. Location identification tags in communication with sensors on hand hygiene instruments within a health care environment, are monitored to collect hand hygiene event data and to determine rates of hand hygiene compliance below set targets. Root causes of hand hygiene compliance are identified and corresponding hand hygiene solutions are provided to implement lean analytics and six sigma based improvement to hand hygiene compliance rates.

Systems for rapid and accurate analyte measurement are described. For example, periodic glucose measurements can be achieved with high accuracy in a critical care environment by drawing blood into a device more than once per hour, analyzing blood (for example using infrared radiation through plasma). Safety and accuracy can be achieved by improved fluid control and avoidance of clotting. Data can be conveyed (e.g., displayed) to a user. A user can be allowed to annotate the data. For example, a touchscreen or other interface can allow addition of notes on a running graph of data, indicating events or other items of interest that may correspond to data readings or to particular times.

A method of sterilizing a hospital room to at least 99.99% sterility is described which employs UV / ozone sterilization. A method of sterilizing sink-traps using UV radiation is described. A method utilizing UV / ozone sterilization and sink-trap sterilization by UV radiation for sterilization of an environment is also described.

A system for facilitating the physical provision of health care services to patients comprises a computer-readable medium containing information associated with the physical provision of health care services to patients; an electronic display disposed in a health care environment; and software configured to effect display of some of the information on the electronic display; wherein the electronic display is not a part of a computer workstation and is configured for simultaneous viewing by a plurality of staff. A method for facilitating the physical provision of health care services to patients comprises inputting, via the electronic touch screen display, information corresponding to a patient or room; displaying, via the electronic touch screen display, the information; and providing, to a patient, physical health care services, based on the viewed information. The electronic touchscreen display preferably is not a part of a computer workstation and is configured for simultaneous viewing by a plurality of health care providers and caregivers.

The invention belongs to the technical field of smart home and discloses a home intelligent management system. The system comprises an old people home care indoor environment intelligent module, a community socialized service management intelligent module, an old people home care health management intelligent module, and a home care information service digital management platform. The system takesa computer cloud data center of community socialized service of old people home care as the core and old people's homes as service units; old people home care environment utilizes data collection anddata processing technology as system operation modules; the home care system design scheme integrates automatic control technology, security protection technology and audio / video technology, and canprovide better comprehensive services comprising service items of emergency assistance, information inquiry, telemedicine, community service, indoor homemaking service and the like for the old people;and the system has the advantages of wide application range, accuracy, operability and service comprehensiveness and the like, and can meet requirements of home-based care of the old people in an all-weather manner.

A system and associated method for automatically controlling a hospital equipment of in-patient care environment is performed by a module coupled to a classification database, an Inference Engine (IE), a Truth Maintenance System (TMS), and the hospital equipment. Upon admitting a patient, a patient record related to the patient is created and events for the patient are recorded. Based on inference rules of the IE, inferred event data is generated and subsequently control data to manipulate the hospital equipment is generated. Pursuant to new event affecting truth of the inferred event data, the inferred event data may be renewed and new control data based on the renewed inferred event data is created to ensure that the control data is based on the latest event related to the patient.

The invention discloses a high molecular electric heating film and the application thereof. The high molecular electric heating film is prepared by coating the high molecular conducting paint, compounded by bridging and selective graft technology, uniformly on the base material with an electrode and an insulation process. The high molecular electric heating film achieves long useful life, high thermal efficiency and high safety; it can be applied in building heating, pipeline and tank mix heating, melting snow and ice, agricultural seeding, physical therapy and health protection, especially in the fields of floor heating, satellite antenna snow melting, health caring environment, health caring clothes and so on. Application in the floor heating can solve the problems of weathering resistance, electric safety, product applicability, local overheating, leakage current, electromagnetic radiation; application in satellite antenna snow melting can solve the problem that the electromagnetic radiation disturbs satellite signals.

This disclosure provides an efficient, hands-free system and method for capturing and recording patient data in critical care environments. The systems and methods described herein enables clinicians to record and transcribe patient information onto a disposable medical record tag (akin to a military ID tags), which accompanies the patient throughout initial stabilization and presentation to a treatment center. A Pre-Hospital Treatment & Triage (PHT) guidance system, visible in the HMD, can guide caregivers and / or first responders through treating the patient and documenting a patient's medical condition and treatment status, and triaging patients to the appropriate level of care. The head-mounted display can wirelessly transfer the patient's treatment data to a lightweight disposable data tag, referred to as an electronic TCCC (E-TC3) that is affixed to the patient. The data tag digitally stores a patient's health status, and displays a specific color based on a patient's degree of injury.

Systems for rapid and accurate analyte measurement are described. For example, periodic glucose measurements can be achieved with high accuracy in a critical care environment by drawing blood into a device more than once per hour, analyzing blood (for example using infrared radiation through plasma). Safety and accuracy can be achieved by improved fluid control and avoidance of clotting. Data can be conveyed (e.g., displayed) to a user. A user can be allowed to annotate the data. For example, a touchscreen or other interface can allow addition of notes on a running graph of data, indicating events or other items of interest that may correspond to data readings or to particular times.

An illuminated medical tubing set that provides visual indications of characteristics relating to the type and operating status of the tubing. An illuminated tubing set system generally comprises an optical element, a fluid conduit, and a power source. In general, the fluid conduit is used to transmit fluid in a critical care environment. The power source interfaces with the optical element. The optical element is configured to illuminate the tubing set after being powered by the power source. Optionally, the illuminated tubing set can further comprise a pressure sensor and a microcontroller. Additional sensors, such as to monitor other characteristics of the tubing, fluid, or surrounding environment, can also be included. For example, an occlusion sensor, temperature sensor, or flow sensor, or any combination thereof, can be included.

A system for automatically establishing a network. The system includes a main device group including a main wireless transceiver device, a control device and a first network interface and a secondary device group including a secondary wireless transceiver device, a secondary device group slave device and a second network interface. The main wireless transceiver device wirelessly communicating with the secondary wireless transceiver device to instruct the main device group and the secondary device group to form a network wherein the control device communicates with the secondary device group slave device over the first network interface and the second network interface, respectively. The control device wirelessly controls functions of the secondary device group slave device with instructions sent over the network. The main wireless transceiver device only wirelessly communicates with the secondary wireless transceiver device when the main wireless transceiver device and the secondary wireless transceiver device are in a location.

An illuminated medical tubing set that provides visual indications of characteristics relating to the type and operating status of the tubing. An illuminated tubing set system generally comprises an optical element, a fluid conduit, and a power source. In general, the fluid conduit is used to transmit fluid in a critical care environment. The power source interfaces with the optical element. The optical element is configured to illuminate the tubing set after being powered by the power source. Optionally, the illuminated tubing set can further comprise a pressure sensor and a microcontroller. Additional sensors, such as to monitor other characteristics of the tubing, fluid, or surrounding environment, can also be included. For example, an occlusion sensor, temperature sensor, or flow sensor, or any combination thereof, can be included.

A vented microcradle comprising a microfabricated enclosure designed to maintain a human embryo or hatching in a controlled care environment, the enclosure forming a cradle support for the human embryo or hatchling and having a ventilation system to provide the human embryo or hatchling with gentle fluidic ventilation via associated microfluidics. In a preferred embodiment, the microfabricated enclosure is a picket fence structure with a vented flooring; the vented flooring, which has a grill-like pattern, forms part of the ventilation system in connection with associated microfluidics.

An apparatus uses disinfecting ultraviolet light in the C spectrum (UVC) within a housing having an interior chamber. The exterior surfaces of the apparatus are provided in stainless steel suitable for a health care environment. The housing is configured to receive a variety of large devices such as walkers and wheel chairs. Once placed in the interior chamber, first and second offset sanitizing lights are turned on to sanitize the item or items disposed in the interior chamber. The offset lights provide light coverage to both ends of an item such as a wheel chair placed in the interior chamber. The interior of the chamber is lined with reflective, noduled material, to reflect light in a scattered pattern to increase coverage for the item being sanitized. A door closes the interior chamber when the lights are turned on. An interlock is used with the door to turn the lights off when the door is open.

The present invention relates to protocols, systems, programs and methods for the integrated management of risk in a health care environment. The present invention relates to the management of antimicrobial therapy. The present invention relates to the management of infection and surgical site infections. The present invention further relates to the management of antimicrobial therapy, the management including (a) converting a patient from intravenous administration to oral administration of at least one antimicrobial; (b) limiting patient prophylaxis to a pre-operative, post-operative, or combination thereof length of time; (c) restricting at least one antimicrobial from administration to said patient; or (d) a combination of components (a), (b) and (c).

A system for automatically establishing a network. The system includes a main device group including a main wireless transceiver device, a control device and a first network interface and a secondary device group including a secondary wireless transceiver device, a secondary device group slave device and a second network interface. The main wireless transceiver device wirelessly communicating with the secondary wireless transceiver device to instruct the main device group and the secondary device group to form a network wherein the control device communicates with the secondary device group slave device over the first network interface and the second network interface, respectively. The control device wirelessly controls functions of the secondary device group slave device with instructions sent over the network. The main wireless transceiver device only wirelessly communicates with the secondary wireless transceiver device when the main wireless transceiver device and the secondary wireless transceiver device are in a location.

The invention discloses a noninvasive drug use device for clinical care of the gynecological and obstetric department. The device comprises a drug storage box, a drug inlet hopper is inserted in the left side of the top of the drug storage box, a stirring impeller is installed in an inner cavity of the drug storage box, a heating wire is arranged at the bottom of the inner cavity of the drug storage box, and a liquid pump is connected to the right side of the inner cavity of a liquid outlet box; the output end of the liquid pump is connected with a corrugated pipe, the top of the corrugated pipe is connected with a fixed base, and the top of the fixing base is connected with a hollow sleeve rod; the outer side wall of the hollow sleeve rod is slidably connected with a movable base, the topof the movable base is connected with a drug application pipe, drug application through holes are formed in the drug application pipe, a protection hood is connected to the lower portion of the movable base, and a compressed spring is connected between the movable base and the fixed base. The device is reasonable in structural design, the comfort during drug application is improved, the drug absorbing efficiency is improved, the device is convenient to carry and move, the drug application efficiency is improved, and maintaining of hygiene and cleanliness of the care environment is promoted.

The present invention is directed to a method and device for ensuring patient continuity of care. One aspect of the present method includes providing to a patient a hand-held portable device that has at least a portion of the patient's medical record stored thereon. The patient can then carry the hand-held portable device on his person for access of the information thereon whenever necessary or desired.

The system is based on the arrangement of a plurality of terminals (1), (I′) . . . (In), which are interconnected with one another to form a digital network by means of two databuses, one write and one read, by means of differential transmission, with a hybrid connection topology based inter alia on UTP-type cables (4). Each terminal is constituted by a DLP-type card (7), which contains a programmable logic device for the management of a series of cards associated with the card (7), said cards being a main card (8) and a user-interface card (9), which enable the user to configure the various system options, it being possible, also, to incorporate one or more extension cards (H-H′) for the input and output of audio / video signals, the Internet, a telephone line or an automatic-door-entry line, and also a remote-control and alarm card (10) for activating external loads, activating alarms and receiving signals originating from sensors.

A system for facilitating the provision of health care services to patients comprises a computer-readable medium containing information associated with the provision of health care services to patients; an electronic display disposed in a health care environment; and software configured to effect display of some of the information on the electronic display. A method for facilitating the provision of health care services to patients comprises inputting, via an electronic touch screen display, information corresponding to a patient or room; displaying, via the electronic touch screen display, the information; and providing, to a patient, physical health care services, based on the viewed information. The electronic touchscreen display preferably is not a part of a computer workstation and is configured for simultaneous viewing by a plurality of health care providers and caregivers.

The invention discloses a novel car seat cushion which comprises a seat cushion and a back rest knitted by cane products, the seat cushion is movably connected with the back rest, a cushion body provided with a ventilating groove is arranged under the seat cushion, the ventilating groove takes a circuit shape and is encircled on the cushion body, and the seat cushion and the cushion body of the back rest take circular shapes. After extending to a circle center position from the outer periphery of the cushion body, a ventilating groove takes an inverted omega shape and is circuitously encircled to the outer periphery from the circle center. The invention adopts the cushion body made of EVA material and the elastic property is good, so that the seat cushion is more comfortable; and the circuitously encircled ventilating groove is formed on the cushion body. Therefore, the invention has the advantages of good ventilation and heat dispersion effect, ingenious and low manufacture cost; in addition, the invention is very suitable for being used by a driver and passengers on an automobile, and is also suitable for being used and promoted broadly.