241 |
PATIENT CARE EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM |
US11737298 |
2007-04-19 |
US20070187559A1 |
2007-08-16 |
David Newkirk; Mark Graham; Steven Schwartz; Michael Cerimele; John Ruehl |
An equipment support system has a first telescoping arm and a second telescoping arm. The arms are pivotable relative to a room wall about a generally vertical axis and are extendable and retractable along respective generally horizontal axes. A first equipment support is coupled to the first telescoping arm and is configured to support patient care equipment thereon. A second equipment support is coupled to the second telescoping arm and is configured to support patient care equipment thereon. |
242 |
Radial arm system for patient care equipment |
US11422365 |
2006-06-06 |
US07254850B2 |
2007-08-14 |
David C Newkirk; Michael E Cerimele; Mark A. Graham; Christian H Reinke; Jonathan D Turner |
A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored in a console. At least one of the arms may carry service conduits that provide medical air, oxygen, vacuum, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, or electricity. |
243 |
Open medical system |
US11051434 |
2005-02-04 |
US07227081B2 |
2007-06-05 |
Alexander Bally; Gary M. Schindele; Tomio Kato; John P. Kasten |
An open medical system for deploying, supporting and organizing medical equipment and medical utilities includes a utility connection, and a main assembly having a primary structure having an upper plate and lower plate held in fixed spaced apart relation by a plurality of spacers, the main assembly also having at least one core, with each core having at least one utility outlet, the system having an open space bounded by the upper and lower plates and the inner surfaces of the outlets, which open space is free of utility outlets. Equipment rails are connected between the spacers to support medical equipment. A rotating base assembly may be used to support the system, and to restrict rotation. |
244 |
Patient care equipment management system |
US11422476 |
2006-06-06 |
US07216382B2 |
2007-05-15 |
David C Newkirk; Mark A. Graham; Steven J Schwartz; Michael E Cerimele; John W Ruehl |
An equipment support system has a first telescoping arm and a second telescoping arm. The arms are pivotable relative to a room wall about a generally vertical axis and are extendable and retractable along respective generally horizontal axes. A first equipment support is coupled to the first telescoping arm and is configured to support patient care equipment thereon. A second equipment support is coupled to the second telescoping arm and is configured to support patient care equipment thereon. |
245 |
Open medical system |
US10212395 |
2002-08-05 |
US07211726B2 |
2007-05-01 |
Alexander Bally; Gary M. Schindele; Tomio Kato; John P. Kasten |
An open medical system for deploying, supporting and organizing medical equipment and medical utilities comprising a utility connection, and a main assembly having an upper plate and lower plate held in fixed spaced apart relation by a plurality of spacers, at least one core located between the upper plate and lower plate, with each core having at least one utility supply line and one outlet. An open space bounded by the upper and lower plates and the inner surfaces of the cores is free of utility outlets. Equipment rails are connected between the spacers to support medical equipment.The utility connection can be a ceiling tube or a base assembly, permitting the supplying of utilities from above or below the main assembly. Alternatively, the system can be supported by a support which can be a base assembly and can rotate. A rotating base assembly can be used to restrict rotation, and several alternative means can provide indexed rotation. Alternatively, the support can be provided from above the main assembly by a fixed support, or a moving articulating arm, or from both above and below. |
246 |
Equipment support having rotatable bumpers and hooks |
US10575403 |
2004-10-12 |
US20070018058A1 |
2007-01-25 |
Mark Graham; David Newkirk |
A patient care equipment support includes an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment, and at least one arm pivotally coupled to the equipment supporting portion, and configured to support at least one TV container. The equipment support may include at least roller bumper rotatably coupled to the equipment supporting portion. The equipment supporting portion may include an upper horizontal member, a lower horizontal member and a pair of horizontally spaced vertical posts extending between the upper and lower members. Illustratively, the arm is pivotally coupled to one of the posts. The upper and lower horizontal members may define a space therebetween for receiving infusion management equipment. |
247 |
PATIENT LINE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS |
US11456252 |
2006-07-10 |
US20060249635A1 |
2006-11-09 |
David Newkirk; Steven Schwartz |
A line management system for supporting patient care lines that extend between a patient and patient care equipment is provided. The system has an elongated support member that can be manipulated into a plurality of positions by a caregiver. A line holder is coupled to the support member and is configured to selectively retain lines (tubes). |
248 |
Patient line management system |
US10802288 |
2004-03-17 |
US07083150B2 |
2006-08-01 |
David C. Newkirk; Steven J. Schwartz |
A line management system for supporting patient care lines that extend between a patient and patient care equipment is provided. The system has an elongated support member that can be manipulated into a plurality of positions by a caregiver. A line holder is coupled to the support member and is configured to selectively retain lines (tubes). |
249 |
Hospital bed |
US11322747 |
2005-12-30 |
US20060107463A1 |
2006-05-25 |
L. Foster; Ryan Reeder; John Vogel |
A patient support apparatus including a patient support and a powered transport device to facilitate movement of a patient support. |
250 |
Docking station for patient support |
US11318689 |
2005-12-27 |
US20060096028A1 |
2006-05-11 |
Dannis Gallant; Dennis Lanci; John Biondo |
According to the present disclosure, a transfer top adapted to carry a patient is transferable between a mobile base and a docking station in a hospital room. Thus, instead of transferring a patient between a stretcher and a hospital bed, the entire transfer top with the patient thereon is transferred between the mobile base and the docking station. |
251 |
Architectural system adaptable to patient acuity level |
US10154314 |
2002-05-23 |
US07040057B2 |
2006-05-09 |
Dennis J. Gallant; Dennis M. Lanci |
An architectural system adaptable to patient acuity level has a headwall unit with a cavity, a ceiling unit, and a column coupled to the ceiling unit. The column is movable between a first position in which at least a majority of the column is situated in the cavity and a second position in which the column is situated outside the cavity. Various types of patient-care equipment is also disclosed. The patient-care equipment is included in, or is coupleable to, one or more of the ceiling unit, the headwall unit, or the column. |
252 |
Medical equipment controller |
US10430643 |
2003-05-06 |
US07010369B2 |
2006-03-07 |
Richard L. Borders; Timothy D. Wildman |
A portable medical equipment controller apparatus including a user input device. A processor is configured to determine if a predetermined distance from a base unit is exceeded, and to signal an alert if the predetermined distance from the base unit is exceeded. |
253 |
Transferable patient care equipment support |
US11102398 |
2005-04-08 |
US20060043244A1 |
2006-03-02 |
Mark Graham; Steven Schwartz |
An equipment support, such as an IV pole, comprises an upper portion, a lower portion having a lower end configured to engage a socket, and an actuator movable relative to the lower end. When the upper portion is gripped by a releasable gripper, the lower end can be disengaged from the socket by moving the actuator from a first position to a second position. The lower portion can be telescoped relative to the upper portion by moving the actuator from the second position to a third position. |
254 |
Steering system for medical transport cart |
US10898030 |
2004-07-22 |
US20060016009A1 |
2006-01-26 |
Sean Mannix |
A transport cart for attaching to a patient care apparatus, such as an infant care apparatus to move that infant care apparatus from one location to another. The transport cart is dockable to the infant care apparatus forming an overall footprint of the combination transport cart/infant care apparatus. The infant care apparatus has casters to provide mobility thereto and the transport cart has a rearward portion with casters and a forward portion that docks with the infant care apparatus that has a roller that is rotatable about a fixed horizontal axis and, when the transport cart is docked to the infant care apparatus, the roller becomes located at or proximate to the center of the footprint of the combination transport cart/infant care apparatus. By the use of the centrally located roller, the user can more readily steer the combination apparatus by directing the rearward portion of the docking cart. |
255 |
Architectural bed docking apparatus |
US10150574 |
2002-05-17 |
US06978499B2 |
2005-12-27 |
Dennis J. Gallant; Dennis M. Lanci |
According to the present disclosure, a transfer top adapted to carry a patient is transferable between a mobile base and a docking station in a hospital room. Thus, instead of transferring a patient between a stretcher and a hospital bed, the entire transfer top with the patient thereon is transferred between the mobile base and the docking station. |
256 |
Open medical system |
US11051434 |
2005-02-04 |
US20050167139A1 |
2005-08-04 |
Alexander Bally; Gary Schindele; Tomio Kato; John Kasten |
An open medical system for deploying, supporting and organizing medical equipment and medical utilities comprising a utility connection, and a main assembly having a primary structure having an upper plate and lower plate held in fixed spaced apart relation by a plurality of spacers, the main assembly also having at least one core, with each core having at least one utility outlet, the system having an open space bounded by the upper and lower plates and the inner surfaces of the outlets, which open space is free of utility outlets. Equipment rails are connected between the spacers to support medical equipment. A rotating base assembly may be used to support the system, and to restrict rotation. |
257 |
Headwall |
US10154312 |
2002-05-23 |
US06895715B2 |
2005-05-24 |
Dennis J. Gallant; Dennis M. Lanci; Carl W. Riley |
A headwall is adapted for use with a bed in a room of a healthcare facility. The headwall comprises a service delivery unit movable relative to a wall of the room between a storage position and a use position allowing the bed to dock to the service delivery unit to receive one or more services from the service delivery unit. It is disclosed to use the headwall to provide services to patient care equipment mounted to a side rail of the bed. Such patient care equipment is, for example, a chest drainage unit, an infusion unit, or a vacuum bandage unit. |
258 |
Apparatus and method for upgrading a hospital room |
US10805027 |
2004-03-19 |
US20050017468A1 |
2005-01-27 |
Dennis Gallant; John Ruehl; John Gray; Edward Catton |
A mobile care cart adapted to carry a battery and a fluid supply has a first display to provide battery-related information and a second display to provide fluid supply-related information. The battery may be coupled to patient care equipment located on the cart. The first display may indicate the status of the battery charge level. The cart may include a fluid port located on the cart and coupled to a fluid supply. The second display may indicate if the fluid supply is below a predetermined level. The first and second displays may be located on an upwardly-facing top wall of the cart. |
259 |
Architectural system adaptable to patient acuity level |
US10885369 |
2004-07-06 |
US20040237202A1 |
2004-12-02 |
Dennis
J.
Gallant; Dennis
M.
Lanci |
An architectural system adaptable to patient acuity level has a headwall unit with a cavity, a ceiling unit, and a column coupled to the ceiling unit. The column is movable between a first position in which at least a majority of the column is situated in the cavity and a second position in which the column is situated outside the cavity. Various types of patient-care equipment is also disclosed. The patient-care equipment is included in, or is coupleable to, one or more of the ceiling unit, the headwall unit, or the column. |
260 |
Apparatus and method for upgrading a hospital room |
US09105255 |
1998-06-26 |
US06725483B2 |
2004-04-27 |
Dennis J. Gallant; John W. Ruehl; John C. Gray; Edward W. Catton |
An overhead support for receiving medical appliances comprises an extension arm and appliance receiving means and is modified for receiving various chassis-mounted appliances on said appliance receiving means. To this end the appliance receiving means is level-adjustable such that it receives a medical appliance carried on a chassis by grabbing the chassis from below. |