Binary switch apparatus and method for manufacturing same
    1.
    发明授权
    Binary switch apparatus and method for manufacturing same 有权
    二进制开关装置及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06696653B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-24

    申请号:US09878088

    申请日:2001-06-07

    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。

    Binary switch apparatus and method for manufacturing same
    2.
    发明授权
    Binary switch apparatus and method for manufacturing same 失效
    二进制开关装置及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06858811B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-22

    申请号:US10701581

    申请日:2003-11-05

    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。

    Method and apparatus for monitoring a restraint device
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for monitoring a restraint device 失效
    用于监控约束装置的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07319400B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-15

    申请号:US10966986

    申请日:2004-10-15

    IPC分类号: G08B23/00

    CPC分类号: A61F5/3776 G01L5/10

    摘要: The instant invention is designed to detect when undue tension is placed on a belt or strap that is connected to a restraining vest, such undue pressure being indicative that a patient may be in trouble. It is preferable that, whatever sensor is used, it should be elastically resilient to return to its unstressed state after tension on the strap is removed. Additionally, it is preferable that the amount of force that is required in order to trigger an alarm be adjustable to accommodate patients of different weights. Finally, it is also preferable that the level of stress on the strap—and the duration over which it is applied—that is necessary to trigger an alarm be such that the patient cannot easily intentionally cause the device to sound an alarm.

    摘要翻译: 本发明设计用于检测在连接到限制背心的皮带或皮带上放置何时过度的张力,这种不适当的压力表示患者可能处于麻烦状态。 优选的是,无论使用什么传感器,它应当弹性地弹性以在带剥离之后恢复到其不受应力的状态。 此外,优选地,为了触发报警所需的力量可调节以适应不同重量的患者。 最后,还优选的是,带子上的应力水平及其施加的持续时间 - 触发报警所必需的,使得患者不能有意地使设备发出报警。

    Pressure sensitive mat with breathing tube apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US06417777B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-07-09

    申请号:US09792001

    申请日:2001-02-23

    IPC分类号: G08B2100

    摘要: This invention relates generally to patient monitoring systems and more particularly concerns devices and systems used to monitor bed patients in hospital or other care-giving environments. In accordance with a first aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a pressure sensitive mat which has been completely sealed around its exterior edges. The interior of the mat is kept in communication with the atmosphere by way of a section of flexible tubing which encloses the attached electrical line. One end of the tubing is sealed inside of the mat and the other end is open to the atmosphere, thereby providing a passageway for air to reach the interior of the mat. This arrangement, however, protects the interior of the mat from exposure to fluids near the perimeter of the mat and allows the mat-portion of the invention to be completely submersed without adverse effect, if that should become necessary.

    Proactive anti-theft system and method
    5.
    发明授权
    Proactive anti-theft system and method 失效
    主动防盗系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US07327229B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-05

    申请号:US11542099

    申请日:2006-10-03

    IPC分类号: B60R25/10

    摘要: A proactive anti-theft system and method for a vehicle that contacts a call center and a 911 center. The call center communicates with the local police dispatch center and contacts the vehicle's owner to confirm theft or other incident involving the vehicle. The anti-theft system continues communication between the alarm system and the 911 center until the vehicle is located or the alarm system is deactivated. The call center provides the local police dispatch center with information on the vehicle. The location of the vehicle can be determined by the mobile phone transmissions sent by the alarm system. The system can also provide audio surveillance of the interior of the vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 一种与呼叫中心和911中心联系的车辆的主动防盗系统和方法。 呼叫中心与当地警察调度中心进行通信,并与车主保持联系,确认涉及车辆的盗窃或其他事故。 防盗系统继续警报系统和911中心之间的通信,直到车辆定位或报警系统被停用。 呼叫中心向当地警察派出中心提供车辆信息。 车辆的位置可以由报警系统发送的移动电话传输来确定。 该系统还可以提供车辆内部的音频监视。

    Holster for a bed monitor electronic control module
    6.
    发明授权
    Holster for a bed monitor electronic control module 有权
    一套床监护仪电子控制模块

    公开(公告)号:US6065727A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-23

    申请号:US205050

    申请日:1998-12-03

    IPC分类号: A47C20/04 A47H1/16

    CPC分类号: A47C20/041

    摘要: A holster for a bed monitor electric control module consists of two substantially rigid continuous wire loops bent into identical inverted-Ls of height less than a height of the module and held in back-to-back spaced apart relationship by upper and lower substantially rigid parallel wire cross members fixed to rearward vertical portions of the inverted-Ls. The cross members are of length and the upper horizontal portions of the inverted-Ls are of contour so as to constrain horizontal movement of a module which is inserted downwardly therein and seated on the lower horizontal portions of the inverted-Ls. A hanger is formed from a resiliently flexible wire bent into a configuration compatible with the holster and which can be flexed to permit insertion cf the hanger into the holster, manipulation of the hanger within the holster and release of the hanger into interlocking relationship with the holster so as to constrain movement of the holster relative to the hanger. To disengage the hanger from the holster, the hanger is again flexed, manipulated and withdrawn from the holster.

    摘要翻译: 用于床监测器电控模块的皮套由两个基本上刚性的连续线环组成,其弯曲成小于模块的高度的相同的倒置的Ls,并且通过上下基本上刚性的平行方式保持在背对背间隔开的关系 固定在倒置Ls的后垂直部分的线横向构件。 横向构件具有长度,并且倒置的Ls的上部水平部分具有轮廓,以限制向下插入并位于倒置的Ls的下部水平部分上的模块的水平移动。 衣架由弹性柔性线形成,弯曲成与皮套相适应的构型,并且可弯曲,以允许衣架插入机架中,操纵机架内的衣架,并将衣架与皮套相互锁定关系释放 以便限制机架相对于衣架的运动。 为了使衣架与皮套分离,衣架再次弯曲,操纵并从皮套中取出。

    Toilet seat occupancy monitoring apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Toilet seat occupancy monitoring apparatus 失效
    马桶座椅占用监控装置

    公开(公告)号:US5945914A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-31

    申请号:US96404

    申请日:1998-06-11

    IPC分类号: G08B21/22 G08B21/00

    CPC分类号: G08B21/22

    摘要: The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for monitoring the occupancy status of a toilet seat. In more particular, it applies to a pressure sensitive switch that can be used in combination with an electronic monitoring device to notify a nearby care-giver or a remote nurse's station that a patient has raised himself or herself from the toilet. Broadly speaking, the instant device is composed of two elements--a pressure sensitive switch and an actuator--that are installed between the toilet seat and the upper rim of the toilet bowl. Pressure on the toilet seat is communicated via the actuator to the pressure sensitive switch which, when compressed, completes an electrical circuit. When the pressure is removed, the electrical circuit is broken, thereby signaling that the patient has risen from his or her seated position on the toilet.

    摘要翻译: 本发明一般涉及一种用于监测马桶座圈的占用状况的装置。 更具体地,它适用于可与电子监视装置组合使用的压力敏感开关,以通知附近护理人员或远程护士站,患者已经将自己从厕所升起。 概括而言,即时装置由安装在马桶座与马桶的上边缘之间的两个元件组成,一个是压力敏感开关和一个致动器。 马桶座上的压力通过致动器传递到压敏开关,当压缩时,压敏开关完成电路。 当去除压力时,电路断开,从而表明病人已经从他或她坐在厕所上的位置升起。