OPTICAL DETECTOR AT POINT OF CARE

摘要

A patient support apparatus including a barrier, an optical detector, and a control system. The optical detector secured to the barrier and configured to detect indicia having a predetermined pattern. The control system includes a processor in communication with the optical detector, a transmitter in communication with the processor, and a memory unit in communication with the processor. The memory unit stores a unique identifier associated with the patient support apparatus. The processor receiving a signal from the optical detector indicative of data detected by the optical detector and performing a set of instructions in response to the optical detector communicating the data, the set of instructions performed by the processor including (i) linking the data with the unique identifier, and (ii) communicating the linked data and unique identifier to a network.

主权项

1. A patient support apparatus comprising
an optical detector and configured to detect indicia having a predetermined pattern, and a control system including a processor in communication with the optical detector, a transmitter in communication with the processor, and a memory unit in communication with the processor, the memory unit storing a unique identifier associated with the patient support apparatus, wherein the processor receives a signal from the optical detector indicative of data detected by the optical detector and performs a set of instructions in response to the optical detector communicating the data, the set of instructions performed by the processor including (i) linking the data with the unique identifier, and (ii) communicating the linked data and unique identifier to a network.