Bed Monitoring Pad

摘要

A sensor pad is adapted to be positioned under a mattress of a patient's bed as part of a monitoring system that provides a signal to a caregiver when the patient rises from the bed can be used for multiple patients. The under-mattress sensor pads can be used for a long period of time as the under-mattress sensor pads includes a relatively stiff material.

主权项

1. A bed monitoring pad, comprising:
a flexible first plate with conductive material printed thereon; a flexible second plate with conductive material printed thereon, wherein the first flexible plate and second flexible plate comprise zones of conductivity; a soft sponge layer positioned between the first plate and the second plate, the soft sponge layer including a plurality of elongated openings, wherein each elongated opening extends along an axis, and wherein the axis of each elongated opening is diagonal to a long axis of the sponge layer, and wherein the zone of conductivity of the first plate is configured to make physical and electrical contact with the zone of conductivity of the second plate through the opening in the sponge layer when a patient sits or lies on the bed monitoring pad; and a bottom layer below the second plate, the bottom layer being more rigid than the first and second.