Neonatal transport apparatus and related systems
AssigneeChildren's Health Care
InventorRobert Preston Parker
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Abstract
Various implementations include neonatal transport apparatuses and systems employing such apparatuses. In one particular implementation, an apparatus includes: an isolation stage; a first mount on a first portion of the isolation stage, the first mount configured to engage a mounting frame of a neonatal transport unit; a second mount on a second portion of the isolation stage, the second mount configured to engage a stretcher; and a stabilizing coupler extending from the second portion of the isolation stage, the stabilizing coupler positioned to directly couple the isolation stage with a floor underlying the stretcher.
Claims16
An apparatus, of a type connecting a neonatal transport unit to a stretcher, wherein a floor underlies the stretcher, comprising:
- an isolation stage comprising a z-isolation stage having a scissor mechanism configured to isolate vibration of the neonatal transport unit in a Z direction, the Z direction being normal to the floor underlying the stretcher;
- a first mount on a first portion of the isolation stage, the first mount configured to engage a mounting frame of the neonatal transport unit;
- and
- a second mount on a second portion of the isolation stage, the second mount configured to engage the stretcher.
A system comprising:
- a neonatal transport unit having:
- a mounting frame;
- and
- an incubation chamber coupled with the mounting frame, the incubation chamber containing:
- a platform having a recess therein;
- at least one removable tray in the recess;
- and at least one cushion layer over the at least one removable tray within the recess;
- and
- an isolation apparatus coupled with the neonatal transport unit, the isolation apparatus having:
- an isolation stage comprising a z-isolation stage having a scissor mechanism configured to isolate vibration of the neonatal transport unit in a Z direction, the Z direction being normal to the platform;
- a first mount on a first portion of the isolation stage, the first mount coupled with the mounting frame of the neonatal transport unit;
- and
- a second mount on a second portion of the isolation stage, the second mount configured to engage a stretcher.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.