WIRELESS BED POWER

摘要

Patient care equipment includes a wireless coupler that transfers power and/or data between an architectural unit and the patient care equipment. The patient care equipment may also include additional wireless couplers that transfer power and/or data between first and second components of the equipment. The second component may be movable relative to the first component. A structure or hot swapping batteries is also disclosed, the swapped battery being charged on an inductive charging mat.

主权项

1. A system comprising
a patient support apparatus including a control system, an architectural unit, a power supply coupled to the architectural unit, the power supply operably coupled to mains power, a communication system operably coupled to an information system, and an interface in electrical communication with the communication system and the power supply and operable to simultaneously provide power and a communications signal to the patient support apparatus to directly power at least one subsystem of the patient support apparatus while concurrently transferring data between the communication system and the control system of the patient support apparatus without physical contact therebetween.