Patient support apparatus having alert light
View Patent ↗A patient support apparatus includes a bed frame having a head end and a foot end and control circuitry carried by the bed frame. The control circuitry receives information about conditions of the patient support apparatus. A light is coupled to the bed frame adjacent the foot end and is coupled to the control circuitry. The light is in a first state when the patient support apparatus is operating normally and the light is in a second state when the control circuitry detects an alert condition.
1. A patient support apparatus comprising
a bed frame,
control circuitry carried by the bed frame, the control circuitry receiving information about a plurality of conditions of the patient support apparatus from sensors of different types that measure different characteristics of the patient support apparatus, and
a light coupled to the bed frame and coupled to the control circuitry, the light being illuminated a first color in response to each condition of the plurality of conditions indicating that the patient support apparatus is operating properly and the light being illuminated a second color, different than the first color, in response to the control circuitry detecting an alert condition in any of the plurality of conditions, and
a graphical display coupled to the bed frame and situated generally vertically above the light.
2. The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert condition corresponds to a patient's amount of motion exceeding a threshold.
3. The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert condition corresponds to a patient attempting to exit the patient support apparatus.
4. The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the alert condition corresponds to a patient lying near an edge of the patient support apparatus.
5. The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a foot board coupled to the bed frame and the light is carried by the foot board.
6. The patient support apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the graphical display is carried by the foot board above the light.
7. The patient support apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the graphical display comprises a touch screen.
8. The patient support apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a mattress supported on the bed frame and the touch screen displays icons that are used to control features of the mattress.
9. The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first color is green.
10. The patient support apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second color is amber or red.
11. The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the light flashes when being illuminated the first color or the second color.
12. The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the light comprises a lens and at least one light producing element.
13. The patient support apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the at least one light producing element includes a plurality of light producing elements.
14. The patient support apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of light producing elements includes a first light emitting diode (LED) that is operable to emit green light and a second LED that is operable to emit red light.
15. The patient support apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the lens is frosted.
16. The patient support apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the lens is textured.
17. The patient support apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the light further comprises a lightpipe through which light from the light producing element passes before reaching the lens.
18. The patient support apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the lightpipe is frosted.
19. The patient support apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the lightpipe is textured.
20. The patient support apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the light is illuminated a third color when the patient support apparatus is in need of service.