Mount interface for a medical device
AssigneeMaquet Cardiopulmonary GmbH
InventorWilliam James Repka
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Abstract
A mount interface is described that includes a latch; and a latching assembly configured to receive the latch so as to lock the latch at a set position with respect to the latching assembly, wherein the latching assembly includes a housing provided with an irregular orifice configured to receive the latch; a first plug disposed in the housing so that a first portion of the irregular orifice overlies the first plug; and a second plug disposed in the housing adjacent the first plug so that a second portion of the irregular orifice overlies the second plug. Such a mount interface provides rapid and secure locking of a latch to the latching assembly.
Claims14
A mount interface comprising:
- a latch;
- a latching assembly configured to receive the latch so as to lock the latch at a set position with respect to the latching assembly, wherein the latching assembly includes a housing provided with an irregular orifice configured to receive the latch;
- a first plug disposed in the housing so that a first portion of the irregular orifice overlies the first plug;
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- a second plug disposed in the housing adjacent the first plug so that a second portion of the irregular orifice overlies the second plug, wherein the second portion is adjacent the first portion, wherein the irregular orifice is keyhole shaped with at least a circular portion contiguous with an elongated portion, and the circular portion overlies both the first plug and partially the second plug and the elongated portion overlies partially the second plug and not the first plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.