Brian E Guthrie

US Patent:

20220233382, Jul 28, 2022

Filed:

Jan 18, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/577496

Inventors:

- Batesville IN, US
Shawn J. Keller - Corydon IN, US
Gavin M. Monson - Oxford OH, US
John D. Christie - Batesville IN, US
Vijay Aditya Tadipatri - Madeira OH, US
Gregory J. Shannon - Indianapolis IN, US
John V. Harmeyer - Cleves OH, US
Jennifer D. Slavin - Batesville IN, US
David C. Newkirk - Lawrenceburg IN, US
Brian Guthrie - Greensburg IN, US
Steven V. McCaig - Greensburg IN, US
Reece Allan Michael Caldwell - Jamesville NY, US
Lari E. Rutherford - Jamesville NY, US

International Classification:

A61G 12/00
A61G 7/05

Abstract:

A time-based wireless pairing operation between a medical device, such as a patient bed, and a wall module in a patient room is initiated in response to a power plug of the medical device being plugged into a power receptacle carried by the wall module. Times determined by timers of the medical device and the wall module are compared by the wall module or by the medical device so that wireless pairing occurs only with the medical device that was plugged into the wall module. Different types of plug detectors used in the wall module to detect connection of the power plug include optical detectors, mechanical switches, and current sensors.