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Table 1 Selected records of intellectual property concerning smart functions, design features and connected patient-care environments

From: Smart medical beds in patient-care environments of the twenty-first century: a state-of-art survey

Priority Year

Ref

Patent

Title

Highlight

1991

[35]

US5335313A

Voice-actuated (…) control system for hospital bed

Speech Recognition

1992

[17]

US6481688

Hospital bed communication and control device

Accessibility Accessory for Beds

1994

[48]

US5831221A

Caster mounted weighing system

Integrated Scale

 

[49]

US5454126A

Foot egress chair bed

Chair Position

1995

[50]

US5542138

Bedside control unit for a hospital bed

Environmental Control through bed

Adjustable interface

 

[51]

US7017208B2

Hospital Bed

Graphical Interface

1998

[52]

US6781517B2

Communication and Bed Function Control Apparatus

Multiple Integrated Controls

2001

[53]

US8334779

Touch Screen Control of a Hospital Bed

Touchscreen

2004

[8]

US7852208B2

Wireless Bed Connectivity

Networking Functionality

2005

[10]

US20080172789A1

Patient Support with Improved Control

Integrated Front Panel, Side-rail Controls (patient and caregiver). Touchscreen, Graphical Interface. Environmental Control

2007

[54]

EP2027844A1

Proximity Activation of Voice Operation of Hospital Bed

Different Operation for Caregiver and Patient, Voice control

2010

[11]

US20110214234A1

Multifunctional Display for Hospital Bed

Touchscreen for Patient and Caregiver. Environmental control

2010

[55]

EP2438897A2

Hospital bed with graphical user interface having advanced functionality

Graphical User Interface, Networking, Communication

2010

[56]

EP2460503A2

Biometric Bed Configuration

Biometrics, Conditional Control