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WO2005037164A2
WO2005037164A2 PCT/US2004/033470 US2004033470W WO2005037164A2 WO 2005037164 A2 WO2005037164 A2 WO 2005037164A2 US 2004033470 W US2004033470 W US 2004033470W WO 2005037164 A2 WO2005037164 A2 WO 2005037164A2
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Mark Alan Graham
David C. Newkirk
Christian H. Reinke
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Hill Rom Services Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
    • A61G7/0503—Holders, support devices for receptacles, e.g. for drainage or urine bags
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B81/00—Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis
    • A47B81/06—Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets
    • A47B81/061—Furniture aspects of radio, television, gramophone, or record cabinets the device supports being adjustable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G12/00—Accommodation for nursing, e.g. in hospitals, not covered by groups A61G1/00 - A61G11/00, e.g. trolleys for transport of medicaments or food; Prescription lists
    • A61G12/002—Supply appliances, e.g. columns for gas, fluid, electricity supply
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G12/00—Accommodation for nursing, e.g. in hospitals, not covered by groups A61G1/00 - A61G11/00, e.g. trolleys for transport of medicaments or food; Prescription lists
    • A61G12/002—Supply appliances, e.g. columns for gas, fluid, electricity supply
    • A61G12/005—Supply appliances, e.g. columns for gas, fluid, electricity supply mounted on the wall
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G13/00—Operating tables; Auxiliary appliances therefor
    • A61G13/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G13/107—Supply appliances
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/14—Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
    • A61M5/1414—Hanging-up devices
    • A61M5/1415—Stands, brackets or the like for supporting infusion accessories
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/14—Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
    • A61M5/1414—Hanging-up devices
    • A61M5/1417—Holders or handles for hanging up infusion containers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
    • F16M11/08—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a vertical axis, e.g. panoramic heads
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/2085—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing sideward adjustment, i.e. left-right translation of the head relatively to the undercarriage
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F16M13/02—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G2203/00—General characteristics of devices
    • A61G2203/70—General characteristics of devices with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort
    • A61G2203/72—General characteristics of devices with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort for collision prevention
    • A61G2203/723—Impact absorbing means, e.g. bumpers or airbags
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G2203/00—General characteristics of devices
    • A61G2203/70—General characteristics of devices with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort
    • A61G2203/80—General characteristics of devices with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort for connecting a trolley to a device, e.g. bed or column table
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
    • F16M2200/02—Locking means
    • F16M2200/025—Locking means for translational movement
    • F16M2200/028—Locking means for translational movement by positive interaction, e.g. male-female connections

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  • the present disclosure relates to a system for supporting patient care equipment adjacent to a patient support such as a hospital bed, and more particularly relates to a system for supporting patient care equipment that facilitates transfer of patient care equipment between a patient support and a support structure such as a stand, a service column, a cart, a wall of a hospital room or a headwall.
  • patient care equipment typically supported on a patient care equipment rack.
  • the patient care equipment includes heart monitoring equipment, medical gas delivery equipment, infusion management systems, intra- venous bags, equipment monitors, defibrillators, and the like, many of which directly connect to the patient via lines or tubes.
  • the present invention comprises one or more of the following features or elements in the appended claims or combinations thereof.
  • An apparatus is provided for use with a patient care equipment rack.
  • the apparatus includes a rail configured to be coupled to a support structure such as hospital bed, a carriage coupled to the rail for movement along the rail and a lock coupled to the carriage for locking the carriage at a selected one of a plurality of locations along the rail.
  • the carriage is configured to support a patient care equipment rack, such as an TV pole.
  • the rail may have a plurality of locking portions spaced therealong.
  • the lock may be movable between a locking position where a portion of the lock engages a selected one of the locking portions to block the carriage from moving along the rail and an unlocldng position where the portion of the lock disengages from the selected one of the locking portions to allow the carriage to move along the rail.
  • the support structure may be one of a hospital bed, surgery table, an ambulatory care chair, a stand, a service column, a cart, a wall of a hospital room and a headwall.
  • the patient care equipment rack may be configured to carry any desired patient care equipment including, but not limited to, any one or more of the following: heart monitoring equipment, medical gas delivery equipment, infusion management systems, equipment monitors, def ⁇ brillators, and the like.
  • the locking portions in the rail comprise lock-receiving spaces
  • the lock comprises a pin configured for reception, in a selected one of lock-receiving spaces in the rail to lock the carriage at the selected position.
  • the pin may be biased toward the locking position by a spring.
  • the carriage may comprise an upwardly opening socket, and the patient care equipment rack may comprise a downwardly extending post configured for reception in the socket.
  • the socket has a tapered inner surface that varies in width from wide to narrow in a downward direction
  • the post has a complementary outer surface to facilitate engagement between the patient care equipment rack and the carriage.
  • the frame has a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, and four corners.
  • the rail illustratively extends substantially along one of the first end, the second end, the first side and the second side between two corners of the frame.
  • the carriage may be lockable at a selected one of a plurality of positions along the rail between the two corners.
  • a patient support such as a hospital bed
  • a patient care equipment rack having a downwardly extending post
  • the patient support comprises a lower frame, an upper frame supported above the lower frame and movable relative to the lower frame between a raised position and a lowered position, a rail coupled to the upper frame, and a carriage coupled to the rail for movement along the rail.
  • the carriage illustratively has an upwardly opening socket for receiving the downwardly extending post of the patient care equipment rack so that the patient care equipment rack is transferred from a support structure, such as a stand, carrying the patient care equipment support rack to the patient support as the upper frame is raised or the support structure is lowered while the downwardly extending post is generally aligned with the upwardly opening socket.
  • the patient care equipment rack may be transferred from the patient support to a support structure when the upper frame is lowered or the support structure is raised.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a hospital bed showing a patient care equipment support system having a guide rail at the head end of the hospital bed, a carriage coupled to the rail for movement therealong, an r pole supported by the carriage and a lock for locking the carriage at a selected one of a plurality of locations along the rail, Fig.
  • FIG. 2 is cross sectional view showing the rail, the IV pole having a downwardly extending post, the carriage having an upwardly opening socket for receiving the post, a pair of rollers riding on the top side of the rail and a pair of rollers riding on the under side of the rail, and further showing the lock having an end portion received in a lock-receiving space in the rail
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a patient care equipment support system similar to the system of Fig. 1 on a patient examining table
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a patient care equipment support system similar to the system of Fig. 1 on a patient chair
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a patient care equipment support system similar to the system of Fig.
  • Fig 6 is a perspective view of a patient care equipment rack which may be coupled to the carriage of any one of the systems shown in Figs. 1-5 in lieu of the rV pole
  • Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view showing the rail coupled to a side of the hospital bed instead of an end thereof.
  • Fig. 1 shows a patient care equipment support system 100 for use with a patient support, such as a hospital bed 20.
  • the patient care equipment support system 100 supports a patient care equipment rack, such as an IV pole 102, in close proximity to a patient 22.
  • the patient support is illustratively a hospital bed 20 positioned in a patient room of a hospital or healthcare facility.
  • the patient support may very well be a stretcher, a surgery table, an ambulatory care chair, and the like.
  • the patient support may be used in different settings such as, for example, intensive care rooms, operating rooms and physician offices.
  • the illustrative patient care equipment rack is an IV pole 102 for supporting an IV container 104.
  • the patient care equipment rack may very well be any support, such as a rack 106 shown in Fig. 6, for supporting any desired type of patient care equipment including any one or more of the following: heart monitoring equipment, medical gas delivery equipment, infusion management systems, equipment monitors, patient monitors, defibrillators, and the like, many of which are directly connected to a patient via lines or tubes.
  • the rack 106 has a downwardly extending post 108.
  • the term "rack” is used in the specification and claims to mean a frame, a support, a stand and the like for supporting patient care equipment.
  • the hospital bed 20 illustratively includes a lower frame 24 supported on casters 26, an upper frame 28 supported above the lower frame 24 for movement relative to the lower frame 24 between a raised position and a lowered position, a deck 30 supported above the upper frame 24, and a mattress 32 supported by the deck 30.
  • An elevation adjustment mechanism 34 connects the upper frame 28 to the lower frame 24.
  • the mechanism 34 may be driven by a suitable actuator to cause the upper frame 28 to move relative to the lower frame 24.
  • the upper frame 28 has a head end 40, a foot end 42, a first side 44, a second side 46, a longitudinal axis 48 and four corners 50, 52, 54, 56.
  • the upper frame 28 includes a head-end frame member 36, which is configured to extend horizontally along the head end 40 of the upper frame 28 between two corners 50, 52.
  • the head-end frame member 36 extends beyond the outer periphery of deck 30, and supports push handles 60 and rolling bumpers 62.
  • the patient care equipment support system 100 includes a guide rail 110 coupled to the frame member 36, a carriage 112 coupled to the rail 110 for movement along the rail 110, and a lock 114 for selectively locking the carriage 112 at a selected one of a plurality of locations along the rail 110.
  • the IV pole 102 has a downwardly extending post 116 for reception in an upwardly opening tapered socket 118 in the carriage 112.
  • the rail 110 has a plurality of locking portions, such as lock- receiving spaces 120, spaced therealong.
  • the lock-receiving spaces 120 can be formed at suitable locations along the rail 110, and are illustratively spaced at equal increments along the rail 110.
  • the lock 114 comprises a pin 122 configured for reception in a selected one of lock-receiving spaces 120 in the rail 110.
  • the pin 122 is movable between a locking position shown in solid in Fig. 2 where an end portion 124 of the pin 122 engages a selected one of the lock-receiving spaces 120 to block the caniage 112 from moving along the rail 110 and an unlocking position shown in phantom in Fig.
  • the pin 122 includes a pull knob 128 at one end thereof.
  • the pull-knob 128 can be pulled to pull the end portion 124 of the pin 122 away from the lock-receiving spaces 120 in the rail 110 to free the carriage 112 to move along the rail 110.
  • the rail 110 has a generally rectangular tubular cross section.
  • the lock-receiving spaces 120 are illustratively apertures that extend through a side wall of the rail 110 spaced from the frame member 36.
  • the rail 110 may be solid and the lock-receiving spaces 120 may be apertures that extend partially through the rail 110.
  • the illustrative embodiment utilizes a pull-knob and a detent-type lock, variations of the position- locking systems, such as a latch, a pawl, an infinitely adjustable clamp, and the like, are within the scope of the present disclosure.
  • the illustrative patient care equipment support system 100 is used with a hospital bed 20.
  • the patient care equipment support system 100 may very well be used with any support structure, such as a stretcher, a surgery table, a stand, a service column, a cart, a wall in a hospital room, a headwall, and the like.
  • the illustrative patient care equipment support system 100 is used with a patient examining table 130.
  • the illustrative patient care equipment support system 100 is used with a patient chair 132.
  • the illustrative patient care equipment support system 100 is mounted to a wall 134 in a hospital room.
  • the downwardly extending post 116 has a frustoconical tapered end portion 140 for facilitating engagement with a complementary upwardly facing frustoconical opening 142 in the socket 118 even when the alignment between the two is slightly off as the IV pole 102 is lowered to engage the carriage 112 or the carriage 112 is raised to engage the IV pole 102.
  • the tapered end portion 140 varies in diameter from wide to narrow in a downward direction. It should be understood, however, that other approaches by which the carriage 112 engages and supports the IV pole 102 are within the scope of this disclosure.
  • the carriage 112 could have an upwardly extending post (not shown), while the IV pole 102 could have a downwardly opening socket (not shown).
  • the carriage 112 could have a suitable first coupler and the IN pole 102 could have a complementary second coupler.
  • the rail 110 extends horizontally along the head end 40 of the upper frame 28 between two corners 50, 52.
  • the rail 110 has a central portion 150 disposed between two connecting portions 152.
  • the head-end frame member 36 includes forwardly extending flanges 154 to which the connecting portions 152 of the rail 110 are attached such that the rail 110 extends generally horizontally along the head end 40 in a direction generally perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis 48.
  • the rail 110 may extend along any one of following portions of the upper frame 28: the foot end 42, the first side 44 and the second side 46.
  • Fig. 7 diagrammatically shows the rail 110 extending along the second side 46 of the upper frame 28.
  • the carriage 112 includes a housing 160, a socket- receiving sleeve 162, a sleeve mounting plate 164, a roller mounting plate 166, rollers 168 and a mounting block 170.
  • rollers 168 there are four rollers 168.
  • Two rollers 168 engage the top side 172 of the rail 110, and two rollers 168 engage the under side 174 of the rail 110.
  • Pins 176 rotatably secure the rollers 168 to the roller mounting plate 166.
  • the roller mounting plate 166 is secured to the mounting block 170 by suitable fasteners (not shown).
  • Each roller 168 has a circumferential v-shaped guide groove 178 along the outer periphery thereof.
  • the rail 110 has a pair of complementary inverted v-shaped laterally extending raised track portions 180 on the opposite sides thereof for rollably engaging the guide grooves 178 of the rollers 168.
  • the housing 160 is made from a suitable plastic material.
  • the sleeve 162, the sleeve mounting plate 164, the roller mounting plate 166, the mounting block 170 and the posts 108 and 116 are illustratively made from steel.
  • the socket 118 is illustratively made from a different material than steel, such as brass or aluminum bronze, to allow the post 108 of the equipment rack 106 and the post 116 of the rV pole 102 to rotate in the socket 118 without galling the mating surfaces.
  • the rail 110 is made from steel, and the rollers 168 are made from a suitable material, such as stainless steel.
  • the housing 160 comprises a left half 182 and a right half 184.
  • the housing halves 182, 184 are secured to the sleeve mounting plate 164 by screws.
  • Two-piece construction of the housing 160 facilitates installation of the carriage 112 on the rail 110.
  • the rail 110 has inverted v-shaped raised track portions 180, and the rollers 168 have complementary circumferential v-shaped grooves 178.
  • the rail 1 10 may have v-shaped grooves and the rollers 168 may have complementary circumferential v-shaped raised portions, hi some embodiments, the grooves and the complementary raised portions in the rail 110 and the rollers 168 may have a rectangular or rounded cross sections, hi some embodiments, sliding elements may be substituted for the rollers 168.
  • the rollers 168 may be dispensed with, and the carriage 112 may be directly mounted on the rail 110.
  • the lock 114 includes a housing 186 and a washer 188.
  • the housing 186 has a head portion, a threaded portion, a large diameter bore and a small diameter bore.
  • the large and small diameter bores in the housing 186 define an annular shoulder portion.
  • the locking pin 122 has a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion.
  • the large and small diameter portions of the locking pin 122 define an annular shoulder portion.
  • the large and small diameter portions of the locking pin 122 are received in the respective large and small diameter bores in the housing 186 for longitudinal movement therein.
  • the small diameter portion of the locking pin 122 extends through the interior region of the compression spring 126.
  • the spring 126 is situated in a state of compression in the large diameter bore in the housing 186 between the two annular shoulder portions defined by the large and small diameter bores in the housing 186 and the large and small diameter portions of the locking pin 122.
  • the spring 126 biases the locking pin 122 inwardly toward the locking position.
  • An end portion of the small diameter portion 196 of the locking pin 122 is secured to the pull knob 128.
  • the roller mounting plate 166 and the mounting block 170 have a pair of longitudinally extending threaded openings for threadably receiving the threaded portion of the housing 186.
  • the hospital bed 20 includes a lower frame 24, a plurality of casters 26 to support the lower frame 24 and an upper frame 28 supported above the lower frame 24 and movable relative to the lower frame 24 between a raised position and a lowered position.
  • a rail 110 is coupled to the upper frame 28 to extend substantially along the head end 40 of the upper frame 28.
  • a carriage 112 is coupled to the rail 110 for movement along the rail 112. The carriage 112 is lockable at a selected one of a plurality of locations along the rail 110.
  • the carriage 112 has an upwardly opening socket 118 for receiving the downwardly extending post 116 of the patient care equipment rack 106 so that the patient care equipment rack 106 is transferred from a support structure, such as a mobile stand, a service cart, an ambulatory chair, and the like, to the patient support 20 when the downwardly extending post 108 is generally aligned with the upwardly opening socket 1 18 and the upper frame 28 is raised or the support structure carrying the patient care equipment rack 106 is lowered.
  • the patient care equipment rack 106 is transferred from the hospital bed 20 to a support structure when the upper frame 28 is lowered or the support structure is raised.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil (100) comprenant : un rail (110) configuré pour être couplé à une structure de support telle qu'un lit d'hôpital (20) ; un chariot (112) couplé au rail (110) pour se déplacer sur ce dernier ; et un mécanisme de blocage (114) couplé au chariot (112) pour le bloquer de manière sélective à un emplacement choisi parmi une pluralité d'emplacements situés le long du rail (110). Le chariot (112) est configuré pour soutenir un équipement hospitalier tel qu'une potence pour intraveineuse (102). Le rail (110) comprend une pluralité de parties de blocage (120) espacées entre elles. Le mécanisme de blocage (114) peut être déplacé entre une position de blocage, dans laquelle une partie du mécanisme de blocage (114) vient en contact avec une partie de blocage (120) déterminée afin d'empêcher le chariot (112) de se déplacer le long du rail (110), et une position de déblocage, dans laquelle la partie du mécanisme de blocage (114) est relâchée de la partie de blocage (120) déterminée afin de permettre au chariot (112) de se déplacer le long du rail (110).
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