181 |
Fastening system for medical devices |
US11680779 |
2007-03-01 |
US07708237B2 |
2010-05-04 |
Axel Mummert; Maja Finke; Alexander Mueller; Sebastian Maier |
A fastening system for medical devices includes a column-shaped interface profile (1) having a lens-shaped cross section with at least one convexly shaped, longer front surface (2) and with two shorter lateral surfaces (3), which are parallel to one another and pass over into the longer front surface (2) via a tappet-shaped projection (4) each. A clamping device (6), fits the longer front surface (2) of the interface profile (1) with the two tappet-shaped projections (4) in a positive-locking manner for fastening medical devices. The clamping device (6) has a concavely shaped outer surface and is provided with clamping jaws (8) that can be set on one side or on both sides for detachable fixation on the interface profile (1). This construction offers the possibility of receiving medical devices and accessories on up to a maximum of four sides simultaneously, especially also via standardized rail elements (7). |
182 |
Hospital bed |
US11625512 |
2007-01-22 |
US07644458B2 |
2010-01-12 |
L. Dale Foster; Ryan Anthony Reeder |
A patient support apparatus including a patient support and a powered transport device to facilitate movement of a patient support. |
183 |
POLE GRIPPING HOOK FOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES |
US12128015 |
2008-05-28 |
US20090294604A1 |
2009-12-03 |
MARK SUNDERLAND |
A bracket slides on a vertical pole and grips the pole at any position to support a multiplicity of devices at various heights and extending in various directions, such as medical devices and medical fluids. The pole may be on wheels as used in hospitals in the delivery of treatment to patients, such as IV fluids and drugs that may use pumps that are also supported on the pole. |
184 |
Flexible joint for medical transport cart |
US11786109 |
2007-04-11 |
US07556270B2 |
2009-07-07 |
Ronald Friedman |
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 wheels to provide mobility thereto and the transport cart has a rear section with wheels and having a handle to push the transport cart and a front section with wheels that docks with the infant care apparatus. There is a flexible coupling between the front and rear sections of the transport cart that allows the transport cart to rock as it passes over an uneven floor surface, such as an incline or a decline to maintain contact with the floor by the wheels of both the front and rear sections to provide stable movement of the combined transport cart and infant care apparatus as it is rolled over that floor. |
185 |
MEDICAL WORKSTATION FOR PATIENTS |
US12206948 |
2008-09-09 |
US20090070934A1 |
2009-03-19 |
Dieter SETTGAST; Sven PASDZIOR; Claus BUNKE; Gerald PANITZ; Jurgen MANIGEL; Hermann HOPERMANN; Kay FRENSCH; Martin WUNDERLICH |
A medical workstation and workstation system for patients includes a bed for positioning the patient in the lying position, a plurality of mobile work units, which are connected to the bed, a control unit, which is arranged at the bed and which can be connected via a first supply cable to a stationary media port, on the one hand, and via a second supply cable to a mobile media port, on the other hand, for supplying a work unit. The control unit is designed as a distribution unit, to which a plurality of mobile work units (4, 4′) are connected via connection cables. |
186 |
Transformable intravenous pole |
US11711478 |
2007-02-27 |
US07497407B2 |
2009-03-03 |
Peter B Blankenship; Samuel A. Blankenship; Brent G. Norman |
A patient transporting device having a mobile IV pole which comprises a wheeled base with an enclosure that substantially covers the wheels and a bumper secured to the enclosure. A pole is coupled to the base, and a plurality of hook or other holders are provided for holding intravenous fluid reservoirs. The pole may include first and second arms that extend substantially vertically upwardly from the base, each arm made up of respective lower, central, and upper telescoping tubular portions. The lower portions of the arms are securely coupled to the base, the upper portions are rigidly interconnected with one another, and the central portions of the first and second arms are rigidly interconnected by a stabilization bar which has a plurality of routing channels therein for routing flexible tubing. An obliquely oriented handle is coupled to the pole and is axially movable along at least a portion of the pole. The IV pole may be provided with an electrical receptacle having a retractable power cord. A hook or other hanger also may be provided at a lower portion of the pole for hanging a catheter bag, and a further hook, eyelet, or other coupling may be provided for towing the IV pole along with a gurney, wheelchair, or bed, for example. |
187 |
TRANSFERABLE PATIENT CARE EQUIPMENT SUPPORT |
US11842578 |
2007-08-21 |
US20090050756A1 |
2009-02-26 |
David C. Newkirk; Cristian J. Daugbjerg |
A patient care equipment support is transferable between a first device having a first coupling member and a second device having a second coupling member. The equipment support comprises an equipment supporting portion configured to support patient care equipment and a coupler coupled to the equipment supporting portion and having first and second clamps. The first clamp is configured to grip the first coupling member and the second clamp is configured to grip the second coupling member. |
188 |
TRANSFORMABLE INTRAVENOUS POLE |
US12212417 |
2008-09-17 |
US20090008899A1 |
2009-01-08 |
Peter Blankenship; Sam Blankenship; Brent Norman |
A patient transporting device having a mobile IV pole which comprises a wheeled base with an enclosure that substantially covers the wheels and a bumper secured to the enclosure. A pole is coupled to the base, and a plurality of hook or other holders are provided for holding intravenous fluid reservoirs. The pole may include first and second arms that extend substantially vertically upwardly from the base, each arm made up of respective lower, central, and upper telescoping tubular portions. The lower portions of the arms are securely coupled to the base, the upper portions are rigidly interconnected with one another, and the central portions of the first and second arms are rigidly interconnected by a stabilization bar which has a plurality of routing channels therein for routing flexible tubing. An obliquely oriented handle is coupled to the pole and is axially movable along at least a portion of the pole. The IV pole may be provided with an electrical receptacle having a retractable power cord. A hook or other hanger also may be provided at a lower portion of the pole for hanging a catheter bag, and a further hook, eyelet, or other coupling may be provided for towing the IV pole along with a gurney, wheelchair, or bed, for example. |
189 |
PATIENT CARE EQUIPMENT SUPPORT TRANSFER SYSTEM |
US11740572 |
2007-04-26 |
US20080263769A1 |
2008-10-30 |
David C. Newkirk; Richard H. Heimbrock; David W. Hornbach |
A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, comprises a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and configured to support a patient, and a support structure coupled to the lower frame. The support structure includes a lift having a movable portion that is movable generally vertically relative to the lower frame and relative to the upper frame. The movable portion of the lift is configured to carry a patient care equipment support. |
190 |
Patient care equipment transfer between hospital bed and architectural system |
US11605018 |
2006-11-28 |
US07392621B2 |
2008-07-01 |
Dennis J. Gallant; Dennis M. Lanci; John P. Biondo |
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. |
191 |
Flexible joint for medical transport cart |
US11786109 |
2007-04-11 |
US20070284837A1 |
2007-12-13 |
Ronald Friedman |
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 wheels to provide mobility thereto and the transport cart has a rear section with wheels and having a handle to push the transport cart and a front section with wheels that docks with the infant care apparatus. There is a flexible coupling between the front and rear sections of the transport cart that allows the transport cart to rock as it passes over an uneven floor surface, such as an incline or a decline to maintain contact with the floor by the wheels of both the front and rear sections to provide stable movement of the combined transport cart and infant care apparatus as it is rolled over that floor. |
192 |
FASTENING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL DEVICES |
US11680779 |
2007-03-01 |
US20070218769A1 |
2007-09-20 |
Axel MUMMERT; Maja FINKE; Alexander MUELLER; Sebastian MAIER |
A fastening system for medical devices includes a column-shaped interface profile (1) having a lens-shaped cross section with at least one convexly shaped, longer front surface (2) and with two shorter lateral surfaces (3), which are parallel to one another and pass over into the longer front surface (2) via a tappet-shaped projection (4) each. A clamping device (6), fits the longer front surface (2) of the interface profile (1) with the two tappet-shaped projections (4) in a positive-locking manner for fastening medical devices. The clamping device (6) has a concavely shaped outer surface and is provided with clamping jaws (8) that can be set on one side or on both sides for detachable fixation on the interface profile (1). This construction offers the possibility of receiving medical devices and accessories on up to a maximum of four sides simultaneously, especially also via standardized rail elements (7). |
193 |
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. |
194 |
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. |
195 |
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. |
196 |
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. |
197 |
Apparatus and method for positioning medical treatment devices or treatment supporting devices |
US09770830 |
2001-01-26 |
US06985766B2 |
2006-01-10 |
Richard Braun; Robert Schmidt |
The invention refers to an apparatus for positioning medical treatment devices or treatment supporting devices (2) by a transportation means (1) to move said devices (2) to a predetermined position, said transportation means (1) including an automatically guided transport system (3, 7), and to a corresponding method and the use of an automatically guided transport system to perform said positioning tasks. |
198 |
Coupling mechanism with a mobile infusion unit |
US11077378 |
2005-03-11 |
US20050211858A1 |
2005-09-29 |
Werner Schubert; Rudolf Marka; Peter Mueller |
A coupling mechanism for selectively coupling an equipment rack to a stationary receptacle unit and to a mobile equipment cart, the coupling mechanism includes a suspension mount disposed on the equipment rack, a first receptacle element, and a second receptacle element. The first receptacle element is disposed on the stationary receptacle unit and configured to receive the suspension mount of the equipment rack to support the equipment rack on the stationary receptacle unit. The second receptacle element disposed on the mobile equipment cart and configured to receive the suspension mount of the equipment rack to support the equipment rack on the equipment cart. The second receptacle element is movable along a column of the equipment cart. |
199 |
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. |
200 |
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. |