PATIENT SUPPORT WITH IMPROVED CONTROL

摘要

A patient support includes a frame, a patient support surface supported at the frame, a display incorporated into the frame, and a user interface incorporated into the frame. The patient support frame includes a controller incorporated into the frame, which has a plurality of prompts stored therein. The user interface is in communication with the controller and may be used to select a selected prompt from the plurality of prompts stored in the controller. When a prompt is selected, the controller generates a display image or text associated with the selected prompt at the display in response to a passage of time or an input to provide a visual prompt to the user.

主权项

1. A patient support comprising:
a plurality of components forming said patient support; a device associated with said patient support for sensing or controlling a parameter of at least one of said components; a patient support-based controller in communication with said device, said patient support-based controller mounted at said patient support; a display mounted at said patient support, said controller in communication with said display; and a user interface in communication with said controller, said user interface operable to select said parameter of said at least one component for display at said display and to adjust said parameter, and when selected said controller monitoring said device and generating a dynamic icon, said icon comprising a graphical representation of said at least one component at said display associated with said parameter, and said dynamic icon operable to change in response to a user adjusting said parameter to provide the user visual feedback of the change to the parameter.