Abstract: In order to provide a simple and reliable monitoring technique for a number of different parameters of a patient in a bed (2), a system (1) is provided, said system (1) comprising: at least one first sensor device (25) adapted to measure a first force component acting in a first direction (12), said first force component corresponding to a first parameter of the patient, at least one second sensor device (36) adapted to measure a second force component acting in a second direction (13, 14), said second force component corresponding to a second parameter of the patient, and a data device (16) adapted to acquire the measured data from the at least one first sensor device (25) and the at least one second sensor device (36) and to process those data in order to provide information about the number of parameters of the patient.

Abstract: The invention refers to a sensor arrangement for weight and/or movement sensing in a bed and uses thereof, to a bed and to a method of sensing weight and/or movement of a user in a bed. For the sensing of weight, activity and/or cardiopulmonary performance in a bed, force sensors (6) integrated between a bedframe (2) and a mattress frame (3) are used. The sensors are designed in a way that they can be positioned between the mattress frame and the bedframe without significantly enhancing the height of a mattress bearing surface. Thus, the integration into any bed with bedframe can be easily realized. The measurements do not require any user interaction or even direct contact between user and sensor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bed with an integrated sensor unit for a patient. Furthermore the invention relates to a method of providing a bed with a sensor unit for a patient. In order to provide a simple and reliable technique for monitoring patients a bed is suggested, comprising a bedframe (3) with at least a first and a second bedframe section (1, 2), said bedframe sections (1, 2) being connected to each other by means of at least one hinge (4), the bed further comprising a sensor unit (5, 5?), characterized in that the sensor unit (5, 5?) is connected with the pivot (9) of the hinge (4), and is adapted to measure the movement of a bedframe section (1, 2) in a direction (21) substantially perpendicular to the rotary axis (22) of the pivot (9).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (1) and method for obtaining cardiopulmonary and/or activity data of a patient (3) situated in a bed (2). In order to provide a simple and reliable technique for obtaining physiological data, in particular cardiopulmonary data and/or activity data, of a patient (3) situated in a bed (2), a method is suggested, comprising the steps of: providing a bed (2) with a bed structure (4) comprising at least one elastically deformable member (6), said member (69 being deformable by the patient (3) being situated in the bed (2); in case of deformation of said member (6), acquiring deformation data (25) of said member (6); and determining physiological data of said patient (3) using said deformation data (25).

Abstract: In order to provide a simple and reliable monitoring technique for a number of different parameters of a patient in a bed (2), a system (1) is provided, said system (1) comprising: at least one first sensor device (25) adapted to measure a first force component acting in a first direction (12), said first force component corresponding to a first parameter of the patient, at least one second sensor device (36) adapted to measure a second force component acting in a second direction (13, 14), said second force component corresponding to a second parameter of the patient, and a data device (16) adapted to acquire the measured data from the at least one first sensor device (25) and the at least one second sensor device (36) and to process those data in order to provide information about the number of parameters of the patient.