The present invention relates to a system, method and a novel vibrating bed to alert and wake up sleeping and quiescent individuals when a fire occurs. The vibrating bed includes a vibrating mechanism that includes a vibrating motor to shake and vibrate rubber tubes to shake the bed to alert and wake up individuals when smoke or fire is detected by a smoke/fire detector. The smoke/fire detector is wirelessly coupled to the vibrating bed through a wireless communication channel and a processor of the bed receives an alert signal to actuate the vibrating motor from the detector when the smoke/fire detector detects fire or smoke.

A patient support apparatus system and patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, operating table, recliner, or the like, include a litter frame, a support deck, a sensor configured to detect caregiver activity, a transceiver communicating with a server, and a controller. The controller is configured to send alerts or messages to the server when caregiver assignment errors or caregiver inattention issues are identified. An alert is sent when a caregiver has not attended to a patient within a certain period of time, or when a caregiver has not been assigned to a particular patient or a particular location within a healthcare facility to which a patient has been assigned. The patient support apparatus and system are in communication with other healthcare facility systems and devices that gather and share information and data to alert caregivers in an effort to avoid patient neglect.

A remote watching system includes a sensor attached to a bed apparatus and configured to acquire biological information about a bed user who uses the bed apparatus, a server configured to receive the biological information from the sensor and output a notification that is based on the biological information, and a mobile terminal configured to receive the notification and display the received notification, wherein the server outputs only a previously set notification or the mobile terminal displays only a previously set notification.

A method for detecting an exit of a patient from a hospital bed, the method comprising: detecting a presence of the patient on the bed, upon detection of the patient on the bed, monitoring an indication that the patient has moved from a predetermined patient area on a patient receiving surface of the bed to outside the predetermined patient area, upon detection that the patient has moved outside the predetermined patient area, activating a bed alarm to indicate to a user that an exit of the patient from the hospital bed has been detected, and after monitoring the indication that the patient has moved from the predetermined patient area and further upon receiving a pause command, suspending monitoring the indication that the patient has moved from the predetermined patient area. There is also provided a system for detecting an exit of a patient from a hospital bed.

A hospital bed is configured to monitor data from a second patient support based on the one or more alarms set by the user. The hospital bed detects whether an alarm triggering event occurred based on the monitored data. In response to a determination that the alarm triggering event occurred, the hospital bed will provide a signal indicative of the alarm triggering event to a nurse call system.

Disclosed is a safety monitoring system using an intelligent walking stick, the system helps stabilize ambulation of a user, monitors safety and health of the user by monitoring the heart rate or a motion state of the user, and includes content providing mental stimulation and exercise to the user via an application.

A multilayer floor covering comprises a resilient top covering (12) for providing a walking surface, a sheet-type sensor layer (16) arranged underneath the resilient top covering, a first adhesive layer (14) attaching the resilient top covering to the sheet-type sensor layer and a second adhesive layer (18) for attaching the sheet-type sensor layer to an underlying subfloor (20). To facilitate access to the sheet-type sensor layer, the first adhesive layer (14) is configured to provide lower resistance to peeling than the second adhesive layer (18). The invention further proposes a kit of parts for achieving such a floor covering as well as a method for installing the floor covering.

One embodiment of a monitoring system includes a sensing subsystem adapted to sense an external parameter within a region of interest relative to an occupant support or an occupant of the occupant support. The monitoring system also includes a processor. The processor is adapted to adapted to receive data representing the sensed external parameter and to execute machine readable instructions thereby causing the monitoring system to evaluate, based on the received data, a likelihood that the occupant will attempt an egress from the occupant support. The processor is also adapted to generate a notification of the likelihood of attempted egress.

A new approach is proposed that contemplates system and method to support breath monitoring of a person via a plurality of breathing sensors embedded in a mattress the person is resting on. Once activated, each of the breathing sensors is configured to detect breathing activities or body movements caused by the breathing activities of a person lying on the mattress and report the breathing activities detected as electronic signals to a breathing monitor. Upon accepting the signals from the breathing sensors embedded in the mattress, the breathing monitor is configured to identify a breathing pattern based on the breathing activities of the person and detect any abnormal change in the breathing pattern of the person. If such abnormal change is detected, the breathing monitor is configured to generate and provide an alert to a monitoring party/caregiver of the person and/or produce an alarm to wake up the person in sleep.

A patient support apparatus includes a computer supported thereon that acts as a thin client for at least one network service available on a remote network to which the patient support apparatus has access. The thin client architecture of the patient support apparatus enables the patient support apparatus to dynamically change its functions, algorithms, features and other aspects more easily. The thin client architecture may be applied to generating alerts, performing maintenance functions, analyzing sensor data—including, but not limited to—weight sensors used to detect weight distributions on the patient support apparatus, implementing patient care protocols, performing patient assessments, accumulating information for billing, and monitoring patient movement. The patient support apparatuses may also function as local WiFi hotspots and/or as software access points to the healthcare network and/or the Internet. One or more Software-as-a-Service applications may run on the patient support apparatus.