282 results about "Patient support" patented technology

The invention discloses a CT scanning patient supporting framework, device and method based on vertical and horizontal dual-purpose adaptation, and relates to the technical field of CT equipment. The direction adjusting supporting structure is arranged on the bottom supporting base structure in a controllable positioning type through connection mode; the two groups of horizontal driving structures are respectively assembled at the top and bottom of the lifting upright post structure; the supporting assembly structure is in transmission assembly connection with the lead screw assembly; and the positioning assembly is arranged on the supporting assembly structure and is connected with the control module through a circuit. The problem that in the prior art, a CT scanning device is poor in adaptability corresponding to different vertical and horizontal states is solved.

A system and method to detect an unauthorized device coupled to an interface of a control system for a patient support apparatus. The interface may be wired or wireless, and the system and method may involve determining an operating signature of a device coupled to an interface. Based on the operating signature being consistent with a device signature stored in memory, the system may determine the device coupled to the interface is an authorized device.

A patient care system for treating a patient is provided. The patient care system includes a patient transport apparatus, a chest compression system configured to provide automatic chest compressions to a patient, and a retainer for securing the chest compression system to the patient. The patient transport apparatus includes a base, an intermediate frame arranged for movement relative to the base, and a patient support deck which defines a patient support surface. The chest compression system includes a driver having a driver body movably supporting a plunger, and a driver frame to support the driver adjacent to the chest of the patient. The retainer includes a collar releasably engageable with the chest compression system, and a brace including a shoulder support and a retainer frame. The shoulder support is arranged to abut a shoulder of the patient and to brace the chest compression system relative to the patient.

A patient handling apparatus (10) comprising a base (30) with a frame (31) and a patient support device (20). The patient handling apparatus (10) further comprises a weighing arrangement (90) for weighing a patient supported by the patient support device (20), said weighing arrangement (90) comprising a sub frame (91) and a plurality of load sensors (95, 96, 97). The sub frame (91) is arranged on the load sensors (95, 96, 97), said load sensors (95, 96, 97) defining a weighing area (S), whereby the patient support device (20) is mounted to the frame (31) such that a central point (C) of a seat support portion (21) of the patient support device (20) is positioned outside the weighting area (S) in at least one position of the patient support device (20).

A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, includes an alert light assembly or an alert light module having separate zones that are individually illuminated to convey information regarding respective alert conditions. The zones each have indicia related to a particular condition of the patient support apparatus. The illuminated zones are each sufficiently large so as to be seen from afar, such as on the order of ten feet or more. Alternatively or additionally, a GUI of the patient support apparatus displays alert indicia as part of a screen saver. Further alternatively or additionally, the patient support apparatus illuminates an alert light in a manner indicating an optimal time for taking a patient's vital signs.

A software application executed by one or more computing devices (e.g. a server, mobile device, and / or stationary display device) instructs the computing device to receive status conditions regarding a current state of a plurality of components of a patient support apparatus; to receive priority assignments for a plurality of undesired conditions from a user interface; to use the status conditions to determine a set of undesired conditions that currently exist for the patient support apparatus; and if the set contains multiple undesired conditions, to display a specific indicator that specifically identifies only the highest undesired condition. The software application may also instruct the display device to display a generic indicator for lower priority conditions, to display a weight-recorded icon, and / or to display a missing-weight icon. The software application may also accept undesired condition definitions based on patient support apparatus type or healthcare facility departments.

A siderail includes upper and lower siderail bodies, and a linkage assembly operatively connected thereto for guiding movement of the siderail between a deployed position and a stowed position. In the deployed position, the upper siderail body is disposed above the lower siderail body so that the siderail has a deployed height. In the stowed position, the lower siderail body is disposed at least partly laterally inwardly of the upper siderail body so that the siderail has a smaller stowed height. The linkage assembly includes: a first link pivotably connected to a frame connector; a second link pivotably connected to the first link; a third link pivotably connected to the second link and pivotably connected to the upper siderail body; and a fourth link pivotably connected to the frame connector and to the upper siderail body. The second and fourth links are ternary links that are connected to each other.

A patient positioning system includes an inflatable patient support device having a width, and a positioning apparatus. The positioning apparatus including a wedge-shaped body, the wedge-shaped body configured to be placed under the inflatable patient support device to support a patient in a desired position, and a tail comprising an elongated piece of material extending from a front end of the wedge-shaped body, wherein a length of the tail is greater than the width of the inflatable patient support device.

A support surface for a patient support apparatus includes an inflatable bladder assembly including an inflatable bladder having a first layer defining a first aperture, a support located adjacent to the inflatable bladder, and having a second layer defining a second aperture axially aligned and overlapping with the first aperture. A first patch is connected to the first layer, extends across and covers the first aperture, and has an exterior face facing the support. A second patch is connected to the second layer, extends across and covers the second aperture, and has an exterior face facing the first inflatable bladder. The exterior face of the first patch is connected to the exterior face of the second patch at a patch connection, thereby connecting the inflatable bladder to the support. A method for forming an inflatable bladder assembly is also disclosed.

A surgical draping system includes an under-draping, an over-draping, and a connecting draping connected by the under-draping and the over-draping. The surgical draping system is used to establish and maintain a surgical corridor to a surgical site or sites on a patient supported by a surgical table. The surgical draping system can accommodate rotation of the patient on the surgical table, such that the sterile surgical corridor is maintained even during such rotation. The sterile surgical corridor extends through an aperture formed in the over-draping, through an enclosed passageway formed through the connecting draping, and through an aperture formed in the under-draping.

A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, operating table, recliner, or the like, includes a patient support structure, a user interface, a display, a plurality of lights, and a controller. The user interface comprises a display and controls for configuring various components of the patient support apparatus. The controller uses the lights and / or display to issue one or more reminders to the caregiver to put the patient support apparatus in a desired configuration before the caregiver walks away from the patient support apparatus. The reminders help ensure that the caregiver properly configured the patient support apparatus. In some embodiment, the reminders include pulsing the lights in an unobtrusive, but easily seen, manner until the proper configuration is achieved. Reminders may also be implemented by prohibiting certain functionality until the patient support apparatus is properly configured.

A modular patient support apparatus includes linkages which provide advanced kinematics for moving portions of the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus includes a cantilevered lift system supporting an upper frame, the cantilevered lift system including a linkage configured to raise the upper frame in a substantially vertical direction, a telescopic cylinder engaged with the linkage, the telescopic extension and retraction of the cylinder causing the linkage to move, and a lift assist assembly, the lift assist assembly being loaded as the cantilevered lift system is lowered to impart a force on the linkage to reduce the load on the telescopic cylinder. The lift system includes an actuation system that operates manually or with power.

A system includes a robot mounted to a movable base, the robot including one or more robotic arms. The system monitors, by one or more measurement devices, one or more parameters associated with an object. The system adjusts a pose of the robot based on the one or more parameters satisfying one or more criteria. The system outputs an alert based on the one or more parameters satisfying one or more second criteria. The system performs a registration process associated with the object and the robot, based on the one or more parameters satisfying the one or more second criteria. The one or more measurement devices include a mechanical measurement device that maintains a non-rigid connection between the robot and the object. The one or more measurement devices include an optical measurement device, an acoustic transducer, or a multi-sensor device.

[Problem] To provide a patient support device capable of obtaining an excellent X-ray image of an affected part of a patient during or immediately after an operation for the patient especially when the operation is conducted on the shoulder part. [Solution] A body-upper-half support table 10 of a patient support device 1 is configured to be freely movable in the width direction of a table 6 of an operation table 2 and to be fixable at any position in the width direction. This configuration makes it possible to obtain an excellent X-ray image of the affected part during or immediately after an operation, particularly in cases when the affected part being imaged is held from the upper and lower sides by a C-arm because no metallic parts or other such components are placed between both ends of the C-arm, i.e. in the imaging range of the C-arm.

A cone beam breast computer tomographic scanning system includes a vertical plane gantry and a patient support subsystem, where the patient support subsystem has a patient support saddle for patient positioning during imaging.

A cable support for a mattress cable for a patient support apparatus that provides data and / or power to a mattress. The cable support may be operable to redirect a pulling force applied to a cable to a disengagement force that breaks a connection for a connector assembly without binding the connectors of the connector assembly.

A patient support apparatus for inferring a patient's future behavior tracks data related to patient bed exits from the patient support apparatus. A controller may be in communication with the patient support apparatus. The controller may include a processor and a non-transitory memory device. The memory device may include instructions that, when executed by the processor, acquire data related to patient bed exits.

A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, operating table, recliner, or the like, include a litter frame, a support deck, a battery, an AC connector for receiving electrical power, a plurality of motorized actuators, and a control system. The control system limits the amount of electrical power available to the motorized actuators to different levels depending upon whether the AC connector or the battery is powering the patient support apparatus. The control system may also or alternatively change the power available to the motorized actuators depending upon whether a mattress therapy is currently in progress or not. Still further, the control system may pause battery recharging during actuator movement, may utilize one or electronic fuses to control power delivery, and / or wake up sleeping (or shut down) microcontrollers using a specialized network transceiver command that cause the recipient transceiver to wake up its associated microcontroller.

A system for automatically detecting medical devices located within a room of a medical facility includes a patient support device, a headwall unit, and a controller. The patient support device includes at least a first transceiver and a second transceiver, and the headwall unit includes at least a third transceiver and a fourth transceiver. For at least one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver and at least one of the third transceiver and the fourth transceiver, the controller determines a first estimate and a second estimate of a distance between each transceiver and the medical device. The controller uses the first estimate and the second estimate of the distance to determine whether the medical device is located within a threshold distance of the patient support device and / or whether the medical device is located within a predetermined spatial volume within the room. The transceivers used to determine the first estimate and the second estimate of the distance may be Bluetooth transceivers and / or ultra-wideband transceivers.

Methods and systems for positioning and positioning a patient for irradiation therapy without fiducial markers. Platform settings including parameters of the patient support platform are obtained. Platform position data is obtained in which a patient is placed on a platform for imaging without fiducial markers, the platform position data including 3D coordinates of the platform relative to an imager coordinate system calibrated to a predefined fixed set of initialized coordinates in a treatment room. Target tissue is imaged with the patient on the platform. A treatment plan is generated based on the target tissue imaging. The treatment plan comprises a treatment radiation field of a treatment angle, and the treatment angle comprises a platform positioning parameter. When treatment is initiated, the patient is placed on the platform without fiducial markers according to the platform settings. In accordance with the treatment plan, the platform position data, and a coordinate system transformation of the imager coordinate system to the treatment room coordinate system, the platform is adjusted to position the patient at the placement position in the treatment room such that the target tissue is positioned at the isocenter of the treatment room.

In the present invention, a cone-beam breast computed tomography (CBBCT) scanning system includes a vertical planar gantry and a patient support subsystem, wherein the patient support subsystem is equipped with a patient support chair for positioning a patient during imaging.

A patient support apparatus includes a support surface, a control panel, a network transceiver, and a controller. The controller is adapted to send one or more messages to a server that indicates at least one of the following: an incorrect passcode was entered into the control panel; a correct passcode was entered into the control panel; a post-passcode-entry window of time expired; a microphone detected a sound level exceeding a threshold; the microphone detected a keyword; a block control was activated on the patient support apparatus; an agitation level of the patient; a patient activation of a nurse call control; a status of a patient restraint; a status of a restraint attachment cover; or movement of the patient support apparatus as detected by an accelerometer. A software application executed by a server may be configured to instruct a display to display an indicator relating to any of these messages.

A safety device for a magnetic resonance imaging device has a connecting portion which is configured to be coupled, in an intended use state, to a patient support and / or guide rail for the patient support of the magnetic resonance imaging device. The safety device further has at least one flatly extending shield portion forming a substantially closed shield surface at least in a line of sight normal to its surface extent, and at least one articulating portion which is arranged between the shield portion and the connecting portion or a further portion and which is configured to enable a rotational adjustment of the shield portion or further portion, preferably about two mutually perpendicular articulation axes.

Systems and methods for facilitating interactions between a medical device (e.g., an imaging device, a surgical tool, a robotic arm, etc.) and a patient using radio frequency (RF) co-localization are provided. The systems include a radio-frequency (RF) interrogator system, one or more first RF target devices for coupling to a patient support for supporting a patient with respect to whom a medical device is to perform a task, and one or more second RF target devices for coupling to the medical device. A controller determines a position of the patient support within an RF interrogator system reference frame, a first position of the medical device within the RF interrogator system reference frame, a transformation between the RF interrogator system reference frame and a patient support reference frame, and a second position of the medical device within the patient support reference frame.

A patient support apparatus includes a sensor capable of detecting vital signs and includes structures for monitoring the vital signs and providing local and / or remote indications to caregivers if the vital signs fall outside of acceptable limits.

This utility model relates to the field of medical device technology and discloses a patient support device for a comprehensive treatment table with a variable angle backrest. It includes a base, a drive motor fixedly connected to the upper surface of the base, a transmission threaded rod connected to the output end of the drive motor, a fixing block fixedly connected to the upper surface of the base, a sliding component inside the fixing block, a slider connected to the sliding component, a rotating component on the outer wall of the slider, a positioning block second connected to the rotating component, a backrest body fixedly connected to the outer wall of the positioning block second, and a limit component on the upper surface of the base. In this utility model, by activating the drive motor to drive the transmission threaded rod to rotate, the transmission threaded rod then drives the slider to slide, thereby achieving the effect of allowing the patient to maintain a comfortable posture during treatment, improving the patient's treatment experience, and assisting medical staff in performing various examinations, treatments, and nursing operations on the patient.

A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, operating table, recliner, or the like, includes a patient support structure, a user interface, a display, and a controller. The user interface comprises a display and controls for configuring various components of the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus includes an exit detection system and a monitoring system, and each system may be separately armed and disarmed. The controller uses the display to issue one or more reminders to the caregiver to put the patient support apparatus in a desired configuration before the caregiver walks away from the patient support apparatus. Reminders may be ignored or dismissed. If a reminder is dismissed, the reminder is turned off for that patient and the corresponding system is disarmed. A caregiver may re-enable a reminder after it has been turned off.

Patient support platform and method for supporting a patient during irradiation treatment. Platform includes pelvis and back support members, left / right armrest adaptors, left / right armrest units, and handgrip bar. Each armrest unit includes: an armrest base, linearly displaceable along a respective armrest adaptor; an armrest bar, extending distally forward from end of armrest base and pivotable thereto; and an armrest arm support, linearly displaceable along length of armrest bar, for supporting arm portion. Handgrip bar is removably coupled with left and right armrest bars, for gripping by hands of patient when arm portions are supported. At least a portion of armrest units is selectively adjustable to accommodate patient, such that each arm is raised and extended in front of body with an arm portion of each arm supported by a respective armrest arm support and with hands gripping handgrip bar, such that arms are displaced from path of applied irradiation.

The present invention describes a hospital bed equipped with USB charging ports. The bed includes an adjustable patient support structure with side rails. A pair of USB charging ports is disposed in one of the side rails, each port having a removable cover assembly. This arrangement allows a patient to conveniently charge their electronic devices without needing to leave their bed. The USB charging ports are designed to keep the patient's electronic devices fully charged during their stay, enhancing their comfort and convenience. The design is cost-effective and can be easily implemented in various types of patient support furniture.

Described herein are variations of a radiotherapy patient motion detection system. For example, a patient motion detection system may include a sensor coupled to a patient support platform for use in measuring patient motion during a radiotherapy treatment session. The motion sensor may transmit measurements to a controller for processing and subsequent use in timing delivery of radiation to a treatment region of interest within a patient. Also described herein are methods of use of a patient motion detection system.