Patient Bed Siderail Lift With Integrated Wireless Bed Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current patient bed systems lack integrated solutions for enhanced patient and caregiver interaction, efficient bed functionality control, and seamless integration of therapeutic features, leading to limitations in patient mobility and comfort.
Innovation Solution
A bed control cart with a wheeled base, GUI, and circuitry that sends wireless signals to control bed features, including foot and hand inputs for adjusting the bed's position, mattress therapy functions, and communication with other healthcare equipment, along with integrated sensors and displays for patient monitoring and alarm systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional patient bed systems are used, then basic bed functions are provided, but patient mobility and comfort are limited due to lack of integrated control solutions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple control interfaces (foot inputs, hand inputs, GUI) and bed functions (positioning, mattress therapy, siderail control) into a single integrated bed control cart system. This merging allows patients and caregivers to control various bed features from one centralized location, improving ease of operation without requiring separate systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The bed control cart is designed as a universal control system that can operate multiple bed functions simultaneously - adjusting bed position, controlling mattress therapy, managing siderails, and monitoring patient vitals. This multi-functional approach allows a single device to replace multiple specialized controls, enhancing patient mobility while managing system complexity through consolidation.
2Productivity
If multiple separate control systems are used for bed functions, then specific functions can be controlled, but caregiver efficiency decreases due to lack of integrated monitoring
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple monitoring and control functions into a single integrated platform. The bed control cart consolidates mattress therapy control, position adjustment, siderail management, and patient monitoring into one system, allowing caregivers to efficiently manage all bed functions from a single interface rather than switching between separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system incorporates real-time feedback mechanisms through the GUI that display patient status, alarm conditions, and therapy parameters. This feedback loop allows caregivers to monitor patient conditions and adjust bed functions dynamically, improving efficiency by providing immediate information without requiring separate monitoring systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If basic bed control is provided, then simple functions are available, but therapeutic features are not integrated leading to limited patient comfort
Solution Approach 1:
The bed control system is designed as a universal platform that integrates multiple therapeutic functions including mattress therapy (alternating pressure, low air loss, sequential compression), position control, and patient monitoring. This multi-functional design allows the system to adapt to various patient needs and therapy requirements without requiring separate specialized equipment for each therapeutic modality.
Data Source
AI summary
A patient bed has a siderail that is movable to a raised position elevated over a central region of a mattress of the patient bed for use as part of a patient lift of the patient bed. In a lowered position, the siderail blocks egress of a patient from the mattress. In the raised position of the siderail, a sling arm is coupleable to the siderail and a sling is coupleable to hooks of the sling arm.