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US 11,027,891 B2Granted
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AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsMichael T. Brubaker, Nathan Wray Matheny, Kurosh Nahavandi
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Abstract
A medical apparatus that includes an apparatus body that has a surface with an opening and a cover coupled to the apparatus body about an axis of rotation angled to the surface. The cover is operable to rotate about the axis of rotation to move between a first position wherein the cover closes the opening and a second position wherein the cover is moved to allow access to the opening.
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A medical apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body having an apparatus body wall with an exterior surface and a recess in said apparatus body wall, and said recess including an opening, said recess having a recess perimeter;
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- a cover pivotally coupled to said apparatus body wall by a member about a tiltable axis of rotation, said cover having an outer terminal edge, said outer terminal edge forming an outer cover perimeter, said cover and/or said apparatus body having an angled bearing surface at said outer cover perimeter and/or said recess perimeter, said member received in said recess and being operable to allow rotation of said cover about said axis of rotation to rotate between a first position wherein said cover closes said opening and a second position wherein said angle surface acts as a cam surface to lift and tilt said cover relative to said apparatus body as said cover is rotated and move said cover at least partially out of said recess to allow access to said opening, said cover having an exterior surface that faces outwardly from said apparatus body and is flush with said exterior surface of said apparatus body when said cover is moved to said first position, and said apparatus body including an attachment point below said cover and accessible through said opening, and said attachment point for receiving an attachment device to mount said apparatus body to a mounting surface.
A medical apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body having an apparatus body wall with a recess, said apparatus body wall having an exterior surface, said recess having an opening formed therein, and said recess having a recess perimeter and a recess diameter;
- a cover being mounted to said apparatus body relative to said recess and having an outer cover perimeter, and said outer cover perimeter defining a cover diameter generally equal to said recess diameter of said recess;
- an angled bearing surface at said cover outer perimeter and/or said recess perimeter;
- a member configured to pivotally couple said cover to said apparatus body about an axis of rotation inward of said outer perimeter of said cover and operable to allow said cover to rotate move between a closed first position to close said opening and an open second position to allow access to said opening, said cover having an exterior surface facing outwardly from said apparatus body and being flush with said exterior surface of said apparatus body when said cover is moved to said closed first position, said angled bearing surface forming a cam surface wherein as said cover is rotated in said recess, said angle surface tilts said cover in said recess and rotates said cover between said closed first position and said open second position;
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- wherein said apparatus body includes an attachment point below said cover and accessible through said opening, and said attachment point for receiving an attachment device to mount said apparatus body to a mounting surface.
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