# US 10,869,976 B2 · Ventilator mount system

> Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt

- Number: US 10,869,976 B2
- Document ID: US10869976B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/022,755
- Filed: 2018-06-29
- Published: 2019-01-03
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2017-06-30
- Assignees: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Applicants: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Inventors: David Hoysan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10869976B2

## CPC

- A61M 16/0003: {Accessories therefor, e.g. sensors, vibrators, negative pressure}
- A61G 5/10: Parts, details or accessories
- A61G 5/1094: {Tables, working plates or trays}
- F16M 11/041: {Allowing quick release of the apparatus}
- F16M 11/42: with arrangement for propelling the support {stands on wheels}
- F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
- F16M 13/022: {repositionable}
- A61M 16/16: Devices to humidify the respiration air {(A61M16/1045 takes precedence)}
- A61M 2209/082: Mounting brackets, arm supports for equipment
- B62B 3/00: Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor {(convertible from one-axled to two-axled vehicle B62B1/002)}
- G06F 1/16: Constructional details or arrangements
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to a ventilator mount system. The system includes a ventilator mount configured to mount a ventilator thereon; a platform configured to be carried by a stand; and a releasable lock assembly configured to affix the ventilator mount to the platform. In some embodiments, the lock assembly is configured to be moved between a locked position and a release position. In some embodiments, the ventilator mount is releasable from the platform when the lock assembly is moved from the locked position to the release position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A ventilator mount system, comprising:
a ventilator mount configured to be coupled to a ventilator, the ventilator mount having a first surface positioned to contact the ventilator when the ventilator is coupled to the ventilator mount and a second surface opposite the first surface;
a platform configured to be carried by a stand, the platform having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
a releasable lock assembly configured to affix the ventilator mount to the platform such that the second surface of the ventilator mount is disposed against the first surface of the platform, the lock assembly configured to be moved between a locked position, in which at least a portion of the lock assembly extends outward from the first surface of the platform, and a release position, in which the portion of the lock assembly does not extend outward from the first surface of the platform, wherein the ventilator mount is releasable from the platform when the lock assembly is moved from the locked position to the release position; and
a pair of flanges extending outward from the first surface of the platform at an angle with respect to one another.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The ventilator mount system of claim 1, wherein the stand comprises a roll stand or wheelchair.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The ventilator mount system of claim 1, wherein the lock assembly comprises a spring-loaded plunger.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The ventilator mount system of claim 3, wherein responsive to a force substantially perpendicular to the platform being applied to the plunger, the plunger is configured to be moved from the locked position to the release position.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The system of claim 3, wherein the ventilator mount comprises a first side extending between the first surface and the second surface of the ventilator mount and a second side extending between the first surface and the second surface of the ventilator mount opposite the first side, wherein the first side and the second side comprise recessed portions, and wherein the recessed portions engage with the flanges such that the ventilator mount is secured to the platform.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The system of claim 5, wherein ventilator mount comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the ventilator mount comprises at least one cavity disposed at the first end, and wherein responsive to the ventilator mount engaging with the flanges, the spring-loaded plunger is configured to releasably couple with the at least one cavity to secure the ventilator mount to the platform.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The ventilator mount system of claim 1, wherein the platform comprises one or more screw cavities, wherein the platform is configured to be releasably coupled with the stand via one or more screws configured to releasably protrude from the one or more platform screw cavities, and wherein the ventilator mount comprises one or more screw cavities, and wherein the ventilator mount is configured to be releasably coupled to the ventilator via one or more screws releasably protruding from the ventilator mount screw cavities.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The ventilator mount system of claim 1, wherein the ventilator mount comprises a thermoplastic and wherein the platform comprises aluminum.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The ventilator mount system of claim 1, wherein the lock assembly comprises a manual actuator that is manually moved from the locked position to the release position to release the lock.

### Claim 10

A method for facilitating mounting a ventilator on a stand, the method comprising:
providing a ventilator mount configured to be coupled to a ventilator, the ventilator mount having a first surface positioned to contact the ventilator when the ventilator is coupled to the ventilator mount and a second surface opposite the first surface;
providing a platform configured to be carried by a stand, the platform having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and
affixing, via a releasable lock assembly and a pair of flanges extending outward from the first surface of the platform at an angle with respect to one another, the ventilator mount to the platform, the lock assembly configured to be moved between a locked position and a release position, the ventilator mount being releasable from the platform when the lock assembly is moved from the locked position to the release position.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the stand comprises a roll stand or wheelchair.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the lock assembly comprises a spring-loaded plunger.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein responsive to a force substantially perpendicular to the platform being applied to the plunger, the plunger is configured to be moved from the locked position to the release position.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The method of claim 13, wherein the ventilator mount comprises a first side extending between the first surface and the second surface of the ventilator mount and a second side extending between the first surface and the second surface of the ventilator mount opposite the first side, wherein the first side and the second side comprise recessed portions, and wherein the recessed portions engage with the flanges such that the ventilator mount is secured to the platform.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein ventilator mount comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the ventilator mount comprises at least one cavity disposed at the first end, and wherein responsive to the ventilator mount engaging with the flanges, the spring-loaded plunger is configured to releasably couple with the at least one cavity to secure the ventilator mount to the platform.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the platform comprises one or more screw cavities, wherein the platform is configured to be releasably coupled with the stand via one or more screws configured to releasably protrude from the one or more platform screw cavities, wherein the ventilator mount comprises one or more screw cavities, and wherein the ventilator mount is configured to be releasably coupled to the ventilator via one or more screws releasably protruding from the ventilator mount screw cavities.

### Claim 17 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the ventilator mount comprises a thermoplastic and wherein the platform comprises aluminum.

### Claim 18 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the lock assembly comprises a manual actuator that is manually moved from the locked position to the release position to release the lock.

### Claim 19 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the first surface of the platform and the second surface of the ventilator mount are planar surfaces.

### Claim 20 (depends on 1)

The ventilator mount system of claim 1, wherein the first surface of the platform and the second surface of the ventilator mount are planar surfaces.