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US 11,408,170 B2Granted
Universal pre-fabricated operating room ceiling system
AssigneeFlexible OR Solutions LLC
InventorsScott Hodsden, Julie Hodsden
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Abstract
A pre-fabricated universal operating room ceiling system including red iron steel support frames and a track assembly immediately above the ceiling in the interstitial space of the operating room for supporting medical equipment including medical gas lines and electrical and data cabling and heating, ventilation and cooling trunk lines and ducts for reducing interference with such systems when installing or moving operating room equipment.
Claims18
An operating room ceiling system, comprising:
- a plurality of steel support frames;
- a ceiling assembly having at least one light assembly and at least one diffuser assembly;
- a first substantially hollow track assembly positioned fully above and distinct from the at least one light assembly and the at least one diffuser assembly in an interstitial space of an operating room for supporting medical equipment;
- and
- at least one ventilation line positioned above the first substantially hollow track assembly,
- wherein the first substantially hollow track assembly is configured to accept power cables, medical gas lines, and communication cables associated with positioned and re-positioned medical equipment,
- wherein the ceiling assembly is on a first horizontal plane and the first substantially hollow track assembly is on a second horizontal plane.
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A pre-fabricated grid located above an operating room ceiling, comprising:
- a ceiling assembly having at least one light assembly and at least one diffuser assembly;
- a first substantially hollow track assembly positioned fully above and distinct from the at least one light assembly and the at least one diffuser assembly in an interstitial space of an operating room for supporting medical equipment;
- at least one ventilation line positioned above the first substantially hollow track assembly;
- and
- a modular steel track configured in a grid pattern connected to the first substantially hollow track assembly;
- wherein the first substantially hollow track assembly is configured to accept power cables, medical gas lines, and communication cables associated with positioned and re-positioned medical equipment within the operating room,
- wherein the ceiling assembly is on a first horizontal plane and the first substantially hollow track assembly is on a second horizontal plane.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.