US Patent Issued to Hill-Rom Services on Dec. 9 for "Patient support apparatus having vital signs and sepsis display apparatus" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,929, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Hill-Rom Services Inc. (Batesville, Ind.).

"Patient support apparatus having vital signs and sepsis display apparatus" was invented by Stacey A. Fitzgibbons (DeWitt, N.Y.), Jotpreet Chahal (Fayetteville, N.Y.) and Craig M. Meyerson (Syracuse, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient support apparatus includes a sensor capable of detecting vital signs and includes structures for monitoring the vital signs and providing local and/or remote indications to caregivers if the vital signs fall outside of acceptable limits."

The patent was filed on May 5, 2023, under Application No. 18/143,650.

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