Systems and methods for mounting medical equipment
OwnerDavid Lee Jepsen, Richard A. Villarreal +1inventors
InventorsDavid Lee Jepsen, Richard A. Villarreal, Ryan Bowman
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods are described for mounting medical equipment on IV poles, bed rails and other supporting structures in medical facilities including operating rooms and critical care sections. A system including a mounting hanger and corresponding equipment housing is disclosed that allows quick mounting and dismounting of equipment from a supporting structure. The novel structural design of mounting hanger including a symmetrical t-slot feature and a plunger lock allows a piece of equipment to be mounted on a supporting structure in multiple orientations as per the requirement which allows a user to optimize the placement of equipment in the medical environment.
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A system for mounting medical equipment on a support structure comprising:
- at least one mounting hanger comprising a first portion coupled to a second portion through a connecting portion, the first portion being substantially u-shaped and being configured to couple the at least one mounting hanger with the support structure, the second portion comprising a protruding section and a plunger lock having a locking section, the connecting portion comprising at least one electrically insulating component positioned on a first side of the connecting portion between the connection portion and the first portion for providing electrical insulation to the at least one mounting hanger;
- a receiving bracket attachable to an exterior surface of the medical equipment, the bracket comprising a center portion, a first side portion, and a second side portion opposite the first side portion, wherein the first side portion is connected to the center portion by a first curved portion and the second side portion is connected to the center portion by a second side portion, wherein the first side portion and second side portion are positioned in a same first plane and the center portion is positioned in a second plane different from the first plane, further wherein the center portion comprises a slot for receiving the protruding section of the at least one mounting hanger, the first side portion and the second side portion each comprise at least one hole for receiving a screw for coupling the receiving bracket to the surface of the medical equipment, and wherein the housing comprises at least one depression for receiving the locking section of the plunger lock for locking the protruding section with the bracket, thereby causing the mounting hanger to be securely attached to the housing.
A system for mounting medical equipment on a support structure, the system comprising:
- at least one mounting hanger comprising a first portion coupled to a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured to couple the at least one mounting hanger with the support structure, and wherein the second portion comprises a protruding section and a plunger lock having a locking section;
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- a housing, wherein the housing is attached to the medical equipment and comprises at least one receiver section on an external surface of the housing and the at least one receiver section is configured to receive the corresponding protruding section of the at least one mounting hanger, and wherein the plunger lock is configured to automatically lock said protruding section with the receiver section when the protruding section is fully inserted into the receiver section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.