公开(公告)号：US06858811B2

公开(公告)日：2005-02-22

申请号：US10701581

申请日：2003-11-05

申请人： Sanford G. Fitzgerald ,  Toby E. Smith ,  Craig L. Cooper ,  Margaret S. Blaker ,  Richard R. Keck

发明人： Sanford G. Fitzgerald ,  Toby E. Smith ,  Craig L. Cooper ,  Margaret S. Blaker ,  Richard R. Keck

IPC分类号： H01H3/14

CPC分类号： H01H3/142

摘要： The present invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for the manufacture of binary switches for use in the medical monitoring field and membrane switches for use in a variety of contexts. More particularly, the instant invention involves the construction, manufacture, and operation of pressure sensitive patient sensors of the sort commonly used in medical settings which can be used, for example, to detect when a patient has exited a chair or a bed. The instant application additionally teaches the construction of membrane switches for use in, for example, electronic instrument control panels. Both the binary switches and membrane switches taught herein are preferably formed from alternating layers of polyester and polyethylene.

摘要翻译： 本发明一般涉及用于医疗监控领域的二进制开关的制造方法和装置以及用于各种情况下的薄膜开关。 更具体地，本发明涉及在医疗设置中通常使用的类型的压敏患者传感器的构造，制造和操作，其可以用于例如检测患者何时退出椅子或床。 该即时应用另外教导了用于例如电子仪表控制面板的薄膜开关的构造。 本文教导的二进制开关和膜开关都优选地由聚酯和聚乙烯的交替层形成。

公开(公告)号：US06696653B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-24

申请号：US09878088

申请日：2001-06-07

申请人： Toby E. Smith ,  Sanford G. Fitzgerald ,  Craig L. Cooper ,  Margaret S. Blaker ,  Richard R. Keck

发明人： Toby E. Smith ,  Sanford G. Fitzgerald ,  Craig L. Cooper ,  Margaret S. Blaker ,  Richard R. Keck

IPC分类号： H01H314

CPC分类号： H01H3/142

摘要： The present invention relates generally to binary switches for use in the medical monitoring field and to methods for manufacturing same. More particularly, the instant invention involves the construction, manufacture, and operation of pressure sensitive patient monitors of the sort commonly used in medical settings to detect when a patient has, for example, exited a chair or a bed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the instant invention, an apparatus for patient monitoring is disclosed herein that contains one or more therein which resiliently collapse in response to weight, thereby completing an electrical circuit and indicating a presence or absence of a patient on the mat. Other preferred embodiments include hermetically sealed mats and methods of manufacturing same.

摘要翻译： 本发明一般涉及用于医疗监控领域的二进制开关及其制造方法。 更具体地，本发明涉及在医疗设置中通常使用的类型的压敏患者监视器的构造，制造和操作，以检测患者何时例如离开椅子或床。 根据本发明的优选实施例，本文公开了一种用于患者监测的装置，其中包含一个或多个在其中响应于重量弹性崩溃的装置，从而完成电路并指示患者在垫子上的存在或不存在 。 其它优选实施例包括密封垫及其制造方法。