Cable manager

A cable management system for use with a patient monitor having a central axis extending horizontally and parallel to a floor of a patient environment, and a plurality of cables extending therefrom, the system comprising:

• at least one cable receptacle, each of the at least one cable receptacle formed of a tubular outer wall, the cable receptacle having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween, and defining a channel having a longitudinal opening formed therein, the channel adapted to receive at least one of the plurality of cables therein;
• a flexible tube affixed to an end of the at least one cable receptacle, the flexible tube defining a channel and adapted to retain the at least one of the plurality of cables therein, wherein the flexible tube is arranged to be positioned from an initial straight-line orientation to a curved orientation wherein the flexible tube curves about a vertical axis perpendicular to the floor of the patient environment, wherein the flexible tube is configured to maintain the curved orientation after being positioned thereto, wherein the flexible tube includes a longitudinal opening formed therein, the longitudinal opening aligned with the longitudinal opening of the cable receptacle;
• a patient monitor mount coupled to the patient monitor by a mounting interface, the patient monitor mount being positioned between the patient monitor and the mounting interface;
• an arm having a first end affixed to a rigid housing connected to only a portion of the tubular outer wall which is less than its length and a second end that is affixed to the mounting interface, the arm being adapted to support the at least one cable receptable in a spaced-apart relationship from the patient monitor and to enable a range of motion for the at least one cable receptacle about the central axis, and
• wherein the arm is articulable at a plurality of locations along its length.