ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,911, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).
"Exit detection system with obstruction reaction" was invented by Anish Paul (Portage, Mich.) and Madhu Sandeep Thota (Portage, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A person support apparatus, such as a bed, stretcher, cot, recliner, or the like, includes an exit detection system having a plurality of force sensors that support the weight of an occupant positioned on a support surface and obstruction detection system having one or more obstruction sensors. The force sensors are part of an exit detection system that issues an alarm when the occupant exits, or is a...