Australian medical device · Class I · TGA registered

Preventing falls through
precision sensing
and smart alerts.

BedSet continuously monitors hospital bed height in real time — alerting nursing staff the moment a patient's bed moves outside their individually safe range. Simple technology solving a persistent clinical problem.

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The problem

Falls are the most common
adverse event in hospitals.

1 in 25
patients experience a fall during their hospital stay
36%
of in-hospital falls result in some injury
34%
reduction achievable through coordinated, evidence-based falls prevention — NSW Health, 2023

Bed height is a modifiable risk factor. It's not being managed consistently.

Clinical guidelines are clear: hospital beds should be maintained at an individually assessed safe height for each patient at all times. In practice, workflow pressure, competing priorities, and human factors mean this compliance is inconsistent — across every shift, every ward.

Most falls happen in the patient's own room — getting in or out of bed, or on the way to the bathroom. Around 80% are unwitnessed. The patient gets up alone, without calling for help, because they believe they can manage.

BedSet addresses the environmental half of this equation: ensuring that when a patient does get up — assisted or not — the bed is at the right height to minimise injury risk.

The device

Precision sensing.
No wireless. No complexity.

BedSet device — corner render
ToF Class 1 laser
Wired AUX output
Motion detection
Headboard mount
Real-time sensing
No Wi-Fi required
01

Time-of-Flight laser height detection

A Class 1 ToF laser sensor continuously measures the precise height of the bed surface from the headboard mounting point. Accurate, passive, and invisible to the patient.

02

Individualised safe range configuration

Each device is configured to a specific patient's assessed safe height range at admission. When the bed moves outside that range — in either direction — an alert is triggered.

03

Direct nurse call integration

Alerts are delivered via AUX output directly into the facility's existing nurse call infrastructure. No new systems, no new screens, no additional staff training burden.

04

Motion sensor and time-delay logic

An integrated motion sensor enables configurable time-delay functionality — preventing alert fatigue from brief, incidental adjustments while maintaining vigilance during patient activity.

05

Regulatory positioning

BedSet aligns with Class I medical device classifications under TGA (Australia) and FDA (USA) frameworks, with identified predicate devices. IEC 60601-1 hospital-grade electrical safety compliant.

How it works

From admission to alert —
without clinical overhead.

BedSet integrates into existing ward workflows. No behaviour change required from nursing staff beyond initial configuration at admission.

Patient admitted

Falls risk assessment completed. Safe bed height range determined for this patient based on clinical assessment.

BedSet configured

Device mounted to bed headboard. Safe height range entered. Takes under two minutes. Sensing begins immediately.

Continuous monitoring

BedSet monitors bed height in real time throughout the patient's stay. Silent, passive, and invisible to the patient.

Alert delivered

When height moves outside range, a visual alert triggers and the nurse call system is notified. Staff respond before the patient moves.

Clinical foundation

Grounded in evidence.
Validated by guidelines.

Evidence consistently shows that bed height is a modifiable risk factor for falls during patient transfers — and that maintaining appropriate bed height is a recommended preventive measure.
ACSQHC — Preventing Falls and Harm From Falls in Older People: Best Practice Guidelines for Australian Hospitals, 2025
Most falls occur in the patient's room 85% of inpatient falls occur in the patient's own room — getting in or out of bed or transferring to bathroom. This is exactly where BedSet monitors.
79% of falls are unassisted Patients get up alone, without calling for help. BedSet provides a safety net that works regardless of whether the patient presses their call button.
Bed height is an established risk factor Both ACSQHC and WHO Step Safely guidelines explicitly list bed height management as a recommended preventive intervention for inpatient falls.
CMS non-reimbursement drives US opportunity US hospitals have not been reimbursed for fall-related injuries since 2008, creating strong economic incentives for prevention technology investment.
Falls add over 6 days to hospital stay An inpatient fall extends length of stay by an average of 6.3 days and costs over $6,600 in additional hospital costs per event (Australian data).
The founders

Clinical insight meets
engineering precision.

BedSet was founded by a clinician and an engineer who saw the same problem from different angles — and built the same solution.

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Dr Nick Rhead
Co-Founder · Clinical Lead

Brings deep clinical expertise in hospital environments and patient safety. Identified bed height compliance as an unaddressed modifiable risk factor in daily clinical practice.

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Greg Campbell
Co-Founder · Engineering & Commercial

Engineering and commercial expertise spanning hardware development, manufacturing strategy, and go-to-market execution. Leads technical architecture and regulatory pathway.

Work with us

Interested in piloting
BedSet in your facility?

We are currently establishing pilot partnerships with Australian hospitals. If you are a clinician, hospital administrator, or falls prevention lead, we would like to hear from you.