Reddie & Grose LLP

A grass mowing vehicle may include a perception system, traction system, alert system, and control system. The control system may generate first and second detection zones, which may be variable in size; the first detection zone may be positioned between the mowing machine and the second detection zone, separated by an inner boundary. The control system may determine the location of at least one object relative to the vehicle and generate an alert for at least a predetermined length of time via the alert system when an object is located in the second detection zone. The control system may also determine the size of the second detection zone, which may be based on the time needed for an object to transition from an outer boundary of the second detection zone to the inner boundary, given the vehicle's current velocity, which may be equal to the predetermined length of time.

A surgical system (10) includes a user interface (14) and an operating table (16) with at least one robotic arm (18) supported on a pedestal (20) that can selectively tilt, based on instructions from the user interface (14), the operating table (16) about a longitudinal axis L(a) and a transverse axis T(a). A camera (21) is configured to capture image data (22) within a field-of-view ("FOV") of a patient operating region (24) and a display module (26) is configured to display the image data (22). A control system (100) is configured to receive a current tilt of the operating table (16) about the longitudinal axis L(a) and the transverse axis T(a), and graphically generate a gravity vector (28) corresponding to the current tilt over the image data (22) displayed on the display module (26).

A central monitoring system associated with a healthcare environment displays, in a user interface, patient tiles associated with corresponding patients. The patient tiles display information provided by monitoring devices that are respectively associated with the patients within the healthcare environment. The central monitoring system dynamically determines display formats, indicating dimensions, detail levels, and/or other visual attributes, for the patient tiles individually. The central monitoring system dynamically determines a display format for an individual patient tile based on an acuity level of the corresponding patient, based on types of monitoring devices used to monitor the patient, based on types of data provided by the monitoring devices, and/or based on other factors.

An overhead rail apparatus includes a carriage, a fixed rail, a moveable rail, and a traverse switch. The carriage is configured to support a patient above underlying ground. The fixed rail is configured to be fixed to an overhead structure. The moveable rail is configured to move relative to the fixed rail. The traverse switch is configured to align the moveable rail with the fixed rail so that the carriage can be moved along and between the moveable rail and the fixed rail.

A patient support apparatus includes a frame and a deck coupled to the frame. The deck is movable relative to the frame and is configured to support a mattress. At least one actuator moves at least one of the mattress and the deck to carry out a therapy or caregiver assistance function. At least one sensor detects movement of a patient supported on the mattress. The patient support apparatus detects a state of actuation of the at least one actuator, determines a type of movement of the patient based on one or more outputs of the at least one sensor, and identifies an actuation feature of the at least one actuator associated with the type of movement of the patient. The patient support apparatus recommends information about utilizing the actuation feature when the actuation feature is not utilized when the type of movement of the patient occurred.

A bed control system for controlling settings of a bed includes a bed controller that is configured to control multiple actuators of the bed. The actuators are configured to move the bed based on instructions from the bed controller. A master computing device is remote from the bed and communicatively coupled to the bed controller. The master computing device includes a memory storing a preset risk protocol and logic that, when implemented by a processor, sends adjustment instructions to the bed controller based on a comparison between multiple current bed settings of the bed and the preset risk protocol.

A farming machine and corresponding methods for determining a state prescription for an autonomous farming machine are disclosed. This method can optimize a farming machine's machine states during its navigation through an operating environment to meet specific farming objectives. A prescription generation module, composed of a point identification model and an optimization model, identifies interaction points in the field based on a series of features and metadata and calculates optimal machine states at each interaction point. Objective scores are calculated for potential machine states, with the highest scoring state identified as the optimal state for the prescription. This system can select states for the prescription based on factors including environmental conditions, farming actions, and objective adherence. The method is designed to promote efficient machine use, path determination, and overall agricultural productivity.

A multi-gear inflation and deflation device for a swimming pool having an air cavity and a water cavity may include an air pump group, a valve body in fluid communication with the air pump group, and a driving component positioned on the valve body. The valve body may include a valve core rotatably received within the valve body, and the driving component may be configured to drive the valve core between an inflation position, a deflation position, an aeration or massaging bubble position, and a sealed position.

An apparatus for applying positive pressure nebulized liquid to a patient includes a funneled T-connector having a funnel with a first opening, a second opening, and a funnel wall extending between the first and second openings. The funneled T-connector further has a cylindrical nebulizer port that extends outwardly from the funnel wall. A nebulizer cup assembly includes a nebulizer cup to contain liquid and a nebulizer cap to removably attach to a top region of the nebulizer cup. The nebulizer cap has a cylindrical nebulizer outlet sized to removably attach to the cylindrical nebulizer port. The cylindrical nebulizer outlet extends upwardly through the nebulizer passage, beyond the cylindrical nebulizer port, and into the internal funnel space such that a top edge of the cylindrical nebulizer outlet is located within the internal funnel space.

Hemostatic devices for promoting blood clotting can include a substrate (e.g., gauze, textile, sponge, sponge matrix, one or more fibers, etc.), a hemostatic material disposed thereon such as kaolin clay, and a binder material such as crosslinked calcium alginate with a high guluronate monomer molar percentage disposed on the substrate to substantially retain the hemostatic material material. When the device is used to treat a bleeding wound, at least a portion of the clay material comes into contact with blood to accelerate clotting. Moreover, when exposed to blood, the binder has low solubility and retains a majority of the clay material on the gauze. A bandage that can be applied to a bleeding wound to promote blood clotting includes a flexible substrate and a gauze substrate mounted thereon.