Attachment system for securing medical devices to support structures
AssigneeDeRoyal Industries, Inc.
InventorsScott Douglas Barnes, Vincent Denis Jardret, Dhanvin Sunil Desai, Breanna Julia Rhyne, Joe Lowell Smith, Walter Cleveland Cowart
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Abstract
A medical device attachment system including a mounting system having a receptacle for receiving a hook attached to a medical device. The receptacle includes a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a notch formed by the walls for closely receiving the hook. A plate mount forms a front wall of the receptacle and an appropriate attachment component is secured to the mounting plate for removably securing the mounting system to a desired support structure for the medical device.
Claims18
A medical device attachment system comprising:
- a hook including a top bend portion and a shank configured to extend down from the top bend portion of the hook;
- a receptacle including a rear wall having a top surface, a first side wall, a second side wall, and an opening formed by the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall, the opening including a lower notch dimensioned and configured for closely receiving an end portion of the shank of the hook, and the top surface of the rear wall including an upper notch that is vertically aligned with the lower notch and dimensioned and configured for receiving the top bend portion of the hook;
- a mounting system including a plate mount having a first side and a second side and an attachment component configured to be secured to the second side of the plate mount for removably securing the mounting system to a desired support structure for the medical device,
- wherein the hook is configured to be attached to an exterior surface of the medical device and the receptacle is configured to be attached to the first side of the plate mount such that the medical device is removably secured to the desired support structure when the end portion of the shank of the hook is inserted into the lower notch of the receptacle and the top bend portion of the hook is inserted into the upper notch of the receptacle.
A method for removably attaching a medical device to a support structure, the method comprising:
- providing a medical device attachment system, the medical device attachment system including:
- a hook including a top bend portion and a shank configured to extend down from the top bend portion of the hook,
- a receptacle including a rear wall having a top surface, a first side wall, a second side wall, and an opening formed by the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall, the opening including a lower notch dimensioned and configured for closely receiving an end portion of the shank of the hook, and the top surface of the rear wall including an upper notch that is vertically aligned with the lower notch and dimensioned and configured for receiving the top bend portion of the hook;
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- a mounting system including a plate mount having a first side and a second side and an attachment component configured to be secured to the second side of the plate mount for removably securing the mounting system to the support structure, wherein the hook is attached to an exterior surface of the medical device and the receptacle is attached to the first side of the plate mount;
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- securing the mounting system to the support structure using the attachment component;
- positioning the hook adjacent the opening of the receptacle;
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- positioning the shank of the hook into the opening of the receptacle such that the end portion of the shank of the hook is inserted into the lower notch and the top bend portion of the hook is inserted into the upper notch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.