JONATHAN MARK GREENBANK
Pilots at Shangri Ln Cir, Plainwell, MI
License number
Michigan A4465347
Issued Date
Oct 2015
Expiration Date
Oct 2017
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
363 Shangri La Cir, Plainwell, MI 49080
Professional information
Communication Systems For Patient Support Apparatuses
US Patent:
2014008, Mar 20, 2014
Filed:
Mar 14, 2013
Appl. No.:
13/802992
Inventors:
Adam Darwin Downey - Kalamazoo MI, US
Aaron Douglas Furman - Kalamazoo MI, US
Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu - Portage MI, US
Jonathan Mark Greenbank - Plainwell MI, US
Aaron Douglas Furman - Kalamazoo MI, US
Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu - Portage MI, US
Jonathan Mark Greenbank - Plainwell MI, US
Assignee:
STRYKER CORPORATION - Kalamazoo MI
International Classification:
H04B 5/00
US Classification:
455 411
Abstract:
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, or the like, uses the ability to communicate with a device via near field communication to determine that the device is physically proximate the support apparatus. The support apparatus uses this determination to associate itself with the device. In some instances, the associated device is a mattress positioned on the support apparatus; a footboard on the support apparatus; a medical device used with a patient supported on the support device; a nearby piece of furniture; another patient support apparatus; or an ID tag worn by a caregiver or patient, or attached to a piece of equipment. After the support apparatus and device are associated, they communicate information between each other using far field communication, which supports higher data transfer rates. Flux concentrators are added in some embodiments to extend and/or shape the range of near the field communication.
Patient Support Apparatus Communication Systems
US Patent:
2013028, Oct 31, 2013
Filed:
Mar 14, 2013
Appl. No.:
13/802855
Inventors:
Aaron Douglas Furman - Kalamazoo MI, US
Christopher John Hopper - Kalamazoo MI, US
John P. Geer - Ann Arbor MI, US
Joshua Elmer Mix - Portage MI, US
David Terrance Becker - Grand Rapids MI, US
Jonathan Mark Greenbank - Plainwell MI, US
Christopher John Hopper - Kalamazoo MI, US
John P. Geer - Ann Arbor MI, US
Joshua Elmer Mix - Portage MI, US
David Terrance Becker - Grand Rapids MI, US
Jonathan Mark Greenbank - Plainwell MI, US
International Classification:
A61G 7/018
US Classification:
5600
Abstract:
Patient support apparatuses, such as beds, cots, stretchers, recliners, operating tables, and the like include wireless mesh network transceivers that enable them to communicate with each other, and other devices, via mesh networks and/or ad hoc networks. One or more additional wireless transceivers are included, such as WiFi transceivers, that enable direct communication with a healthcare facility network, such as an Ethernet. The mesh network communication between patient support apparatuses and other devices is used for any one or more of: extending the communication range of the existing IT infrastructure, efficiently routing data to the healthcare facility network, determining location of the patient support apparatuses and devices, transporting patient data from one patient support to the next as the patient moves, and for other aspects.