141 |
Radial arm system for patient care equipment |
US10802287 |
2004-03-17 |
US20040199996A1 |
2004-10-14 |
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. |
142 |
Modular in-wall medical services unit |
US10100768 |
2002-03-19 |
US20030177713A1 |
2003-09-25 |
James
A.
Walker; Taylor
C.
Culpepper; Richard
J.
Webb; John
R.
Pierson |
A modular in-wall medical services unit for medical care facilities. A frame supports a cabinet with a cover panel providing electrical and/or gas outlets. Built-in electrical and gas conduits are included. A junction box and ends of the gas conduits near the top of the frame are accessible after wallboard is applied. Thus, wallboard can be installed before or after wiring is completed and gas connections are made. The self-aligning cover panel is nullfloatinglynull supported on the frame so that a bead of sealant can be applied around the edge before the cover panel is nullsnugged upnull to the wall and secured. The trim flanges on the cover panel include vertical equipment mounting tracks. Manufacturing is simplified by making the height of the frame adjustable; the same frame elements can be used to assemble units for different ceiling heights, decreasing the number of required parts in inventory and expediting assembly. |
143 |
Architectural system adaptable to patient acuity level |
US10154314 |
2002-05-23 |
US20030014817A1 |
2003-01-23 |
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. |
144 |
Headwall |
US10154312 |
2002-09-26 |
US20030009952A1 |
2003-01-16 |
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. |
145 |
Apparatus and method for upgrading a hospital room |
US09406464 |
1999-09-27 |
US06360389B1 |
2002-03-26 |
Dennis J. Gallant; John W. Ruehl; John C. Gray; Edward W. Catton |
A mobile care cart includes a latch mechanism for coupling the cart to a hospital bed during transport of the bed. The care cart includes an on-board battery and gas supply for supplying electrical and gas outlets, respectively, on the care cart for use by equipment during transport. The care cart is nestable against a headwall when in the hospital room and includes first and second connectors for coupling the electrical and gas supply outlets on the cart to electrical and gas supplies separate from the care cart when the care cart is in a hospital room. The first and second connectors automatically switches to the on-board battery and gas supply to provide an uninterrupted gas and electrical supply during transport when the cart is disconnected from the electrical and gas supplies separate from the care cart for transport. |
146 |
Manifold and regulator apparatus |
US09973653 |
2001-10-09 |
US20020029805A1 |
2002-03-14 |
Dennis
J.
Gallant; John
W.
Ruehl; John
C.
Gray; Edward
W.
Catton; Jerome
B.
Batta |
A manifold assembly is provided which includes a manifold block having a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The block also includes a regulator inlet in a planar surface of the manifold block which is connected to the gas inlet. The regulator outlet is also provided in the planar surface spaced from the regulator inlet and connected to the gas outlet. A regulator is mounted to the manifold block at the planar surface and includes an inlet and outlet on a common wall of the regulator. The inlet and outlet of the regulator have the same spacing as and communicates with the regulator inlet and outlet of the manifold block. In the preferred embodiment, one of the inlet and outlet of the regulator is annular and encompasses the other. |
147 |
Manifold and regulator apparatus |
US09318125 |
1999-05-25 |
US06325097B1 |
2001-12-04 |
Dennis J. Gallant; John W. Ruehl; John C. Gray; Edward W. Catton; Jerome B. Batta |
A manifold assembly is provided which includes a manifold block having a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The block also includes a regulator inlet in a planar surface of the manifold block which is connected to the gas inlet. The regulator outlet is also provided in the planar surface spaced from the regulator inlet and connected to the gas outlet. A regulator is mounted to the manifold block at the planar surface and includes an inlet and outlet on a common wall of the regulator. The inlet and outlet of the regulator have the same spacing as and communicates with the regulator inlet and outlet of the manifold block. In the preferred embodiment, one of the inlet and outlet of the regulator is annular and encompasses the other. |
148 |
Head wall for a hospital room |
US349658 |
1999-07-08 |
US06145253A |
2000-11-14 |
Dennis J. Gallant; Edward W. Catton; Steven R. Westerfeld |
A head wall apparatus includes a support configured to be coupled to a wall. A front panel is coupled to the support to define an interior region of the head wall. A plurality of first gas blocks are coupled to the support, and a plurality of second gas blocks are also coupled to the support spaced apart from the first gas blocks. Each of the first and second gas blocks have an inlet and an outlet. The apparatus further includes a plurality of first and second gas supply hoses located in the interior region which are coupled to the first and second gas supply blocks, respectively. At least one divider is coupled to the support within the interior region. The at least one divider is configured to separate the first and second gas supply hoses into first and second separate pathways within the interior region. |
149 |
Support apparatus for a patient infusion device |
US836829 |
1992-02-19 |
US5366191A |
1994-11-22 |
Joseph Bekanich |
Apparatus for carrying a patient infusion device, such as an intravenous-fluid-containing bag or infusion pump. The apparatus includes an infusion device carrier that has a support connector from which a coupling rod extends. The support connector and coupling rod are releasably received in a support receptacle that is carried by a mobile stretcher, an infusion device support stand, a wheelchair, a bed, or a wall mount. The coupling rod includes a throughbore to receive a transversely slidable detent carried by the support receptacle, and alignment indicia are carried on each of the support connector and the support receptacle for properly aligning the two elements to permit them to be securely connected together. The releasable support connector permits the infusion device to be transferred from one mode of carrier to another, thereby eliminating the need for a separate person to guide an infusion device support stand to accompany a patient being transported. |
150 |
Head wall for hospital bed |
US42462 |
1993-04-05 |
US5323565A |
1994-06-28 |
Timothy A. Kappers; Steven R. Westerfeld; Dennis J. Gallant |
A clutter-eliminating head wall for a hospital bed has two horizontally-spaced modules with services and service outlets mounted in the modules. The recess between the modules is covered by a removable panel. The modules are covered by sliding tambour doors that slide behind the center panel to provide access to the modules. |
151 |
Continuous tapping device |
US358368 |
1989-06-14 |
US4945950A |
1990-08-07 |
Lars A. H. Nilsson |
A continuous output device for liquid or gaseous fluids comprising a rail having channels each opening to a first surface of the rail through a slit sealed by a sealing strip, the fluid being supplied to the channels of the rail, and a coupling having an opening member for locally pushing aside the sealing strip for passing, at activation of the coupling, the fluid to said coupling beyond the sealing strip for further distribution to a using place. The sealing strip comprises a spiral spring covered with a sealing body for sealing against the slit. The revolutions of the spiral spring are inclined so that the torsional properties of the spring are used for pushing aside the sealing strip. |
152 |
Mounting rail for hospital appliances and bracket |
US237442 |
1988-08-29 |
US4869378A |
1989-09-26 |
David H. Miller |
A mounting rail is attached, preferably horizontally to a wall or a hospital wall unit. The front of the rail has a longitudinal opening, the upper edge of the opening being offset downward. Inside the front of the bar the opening widens out upwardly and, to a lesser extent, downward. Longitudinal rounded cross-section grooves are formed in the top and bottom of the bar, spaced slightly inward from the front. Many different styles of clamps for hospital equipment brackets fit the rail. In one form of bracket clamp has a back face which fits flush with the front of the bar and has a top stud with a downward bead which fits into the top longitudinal groove. The bottom stud is rotatable and has a rounded cross section stud formed with a flat. When the flat is uppermost, the clamp may be removed or slid along the bar, but when turned away from the bar the clamp is locked. A twist dial on the front of the clamp turns the lower stud. |
153 |
Head wall for hospital bed |
US208380 |
1988-06-17 |
US4821470A |
1989-04-18 |
Timothy A. Kappers; Steven R. Westerfeld; Dennis J. Gallant |
A clutter-eliminating head wall for a hospital bed has two horizontally-spaced modules with services and service outlets mounted in the modules. The recess between the modules is covered by a removable panel. The modules are covered by sliding tambour doors that slide behind the center panel to provide access to the modules. |
154 |
Apparatus for distributing fluids |
US85522 |
1979-10-17 |
US4305430A |
1981-12-15 |
Conny Svensson |
A module for conducting each of a plurality of fluids from a source thereof to a desired delivery location along a wall comprises a horizontally elongated body having therein a plurality of lengthwise extending bores, one for each fluid, that are spaced apart vertically. On an upright front surface of the body there are a plurality of linear indicia, preferably V-grooves, one for each bore. Each indicium is contained in a horizontal plane that also contains the axis of its bore, so that an outlet from each bore can be formed anywhere along its length by drilling rearwardly into the bore from its indicium. The body has a uniform cross-section along its length to be suitable for extrusion, and it includes an attachment portion and portions that provide a dust seal between it and a wall to which it is attached. |
155 |
Hospital in-patient service core module |
US3660591D |
1970-10-26 |
US3660591A |
1972-05-02 |
SCHULTZ JOHN R; HEIDACHER JOHN W; SHARER JOHN M; ADAMS JAMES S; DAMICO FRANK M |
A factory constructed, equipped with electrical and gas equipment, wired, tested and enclosed patient care core module arranged to be mounted upon the headwall of a patient''s room in a hospital. The mounting of the module is simply accomplished and after the module is secured on the wall, the electric and gas supply leads are connected externally of the enclosure to complete the installation.
|
156 |
Equipment mounting plate |
US29630337 |
2017-12-20 |
USD835499S1 |
2018-12-11 |
Timothy Paul Schroeder; James C. West, III; Peter Smolan |
An equipment mounting system may include a quick mount track having a backing plate with a center slot, a first outer slot, and a second outer slot, the first outer slot and the second outer slot comprise a plurality of diamond contour target regions, and a plurality of locking pin apertures along the center slot in the backing plate, the locking pin apertures are in horizontal alignment with the plurality of diamond contoured target regions. The equipment mounting system also may include a mount removably coupled to the quick mount track wherein the plurality of diamond contour target regions allow for a round head of a t-shaped stud of the mount to engage the first outer slot and the second outer slot at an angle to the backing plate. |
157 |
EQUIPMENT MOUNTING SYSTEM |
US15917964 |
2018-03-12 |
US20180194268A1 |
2018-07-12 |
Timothy Paul Schroeder; James C. West, III; Robert C. Chinn; Peter Smolan; Michal Vacula; Ladislav Turek |
An equipment mounting system may include a quick mount track having a backing plate with a center slot, a first outer slot, and a second outer slot, the first outer slot and the second outer slot comprise a plurality of diamond contour target regions, and a plurality of locking pin apertures along the center slot in the backing plate, the locking pin apertures are in horizontal alignment with the plurality of diamond contoured target regions. The equipment mounting system also may include a mount removably coupled to the quick mount track wherein the plurality of diamond contour target regions allow for a round head of a t-shaped stud of the mount to engage the first outer slot and the second outer slot at an angle to the backing plate. |
158 |
Hospital bed and room communication modules |
US15403566 |
2017-01-11 |
US09925104B2 |
2018-03-27 |
Craig McNeely; Richard H. Heimbrock; Carl W. Riley; Keith A. Huster; Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III; Paul J. McDaniel; Williams F. Collins, Jr.; Oscar A. Manguiat; Terry L. Tincher |
A system for use with a hospital bed having circuitry and a standard AC power outlet spaced from the hospital bed is provided. The system includes a cable assembly couplable to the circuitry of the hospital bed. The cable assembly has power conductors and at least one data conductor. The cable assembly also has a plug including a first power coupler coupled to the power conductors and a first data coupler coupled to the at least one data conductor. The system also includes a second data coupler mountable adjacent the standard AC power outlet. The second data coupler is configured to couple to the first data coupler when the first power coupler is coupled to the standard AC power outlet. |
159 |
Secure equipment transfer system |
US15019323 |
2016-02-09 |
US09816663B2 |
2017-11-14 |
Alexander Bally |
A method of using a transfer system includes: supporting a first docking cone of the transfer system by a first support platform to orient a docking cone axis of the first docking cone with a vertical axis; inserting the first docking cone into a first docking cup of a transfer device of the transfer system; and locking the first docking cone within the first docking cup by a security mechanism of the transfer device, the security mechanism comprising a first security lever and a second security lever. |
160 |
Fluid fitting with integrated fluid management device |
US15350728 |
2016-11-14 |
US09798330B2 |
2017-10-24 |
David Stinson |
What is presented is a fluid fitting used in a facility that has a plurality of surfaces and a source of fluid pressure. The fluid fitting comprises a mounting component, a conduit adapter, a port, and a fluid management device. The mounting component makes the fluid fitting mountable on the external side of the surface. The conduit adapter is connectable to the fluid handling conduit on the internal side of the surface. The port has a flow path to the conduit adapter that enables a fluid connection between the conduit adapter and the port. The fluid management device is permanently incorporated in the flow path such that the fluid management device is permanently connected to the port at the fluid dispensing point. |