US 12,661,287 B1Granted

Bedside attachment device for hospital beds

OwnerTroy M. Murrayinventor

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Abstract

A bedside attachment device for hospital beds comprises a mounting system configured for tool-less, removable attachment to a hospital bed rail without permanent mounting hardware. The device supports at least three patient-accessible compartments including a phone compartment having a cable-routing feature, a nurse-call handset compartment having a retention feature, and a beverage holder movable between a deployed position for supporting a beverage container and a stowed position providing a reduced profile. When mounted to the bed rail, the device is configured to avoid interference with movement of the bed rail between raised and lowered positions, and in some embodiments the reduced profile enables the device to fit between a lowered bed rail and a mattress. The device may include a rail-engaging friction surface and may comprise wipeable, hospital-compatible materials with optional antibacterial additives.

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A bedside attachment device for hospital beds, comprising:

a mounting system configured for tool-less attachment to a hospital bed rail without permanent mounting hardware, wherein the mounting system comprises an inverted U-shaped bracket having a first inner face and a second outer face spaced apart by a rail-receiving channel dimensioned to receive the hospital bed rail, wherein the first inner face has a height greater than a height of the second outer face such that the first inner face extends below a lower edge of the second outer face, and wherein the mounting system preserves full range of motion of the hospital bed rail;
three dedicated compartments mounted directly to the first inner face in fixed spatial relationship, the three dedicated compartments consisting of:
(i) a phone cradle compartment configured to receive a mobile phone and including a pass-through opening in a bottom portion thereof for routing a charging cable,
(ii) a nurse-call handset slot compartment configured to receive a nurse-call handset, and
(iii) a bottle holder compartment including a foldable bottle holder;
wherein the three dedicated compartments are sized such that when the bottle holder is in a stowed position, the device maintains a low profile enabling the device to fit between the hospital bed rail and a bed mattress when the hospital bed rail is lowered to a down position;
wherein the foldable bottle holder comprises:
a base panel pivotably mounted to the first inner face via first hinge brackets and first pivot pins, the base panel configured to rotate between a vertical stowed position against the first inner face and a horizontal deployed position extending perpendicular from the first inner face, and
an upper holding bracket pivotably mounted to the first inner face via second hinge brackets and second pivot pins positioned above the first hinge brackets, the upper holding bracket comprising arc arms configured to extend around an upper portion of a beverage container when rotated from a vertical stowed position to a horizontal deployed position.

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A bedside attachment device for hospital beds, comprising:

a mounting system configured for tool-less attachment to a hospital bed rail without permanent mounting hardware, wherein the mounting system comprises a mounting bracket having a first inner face and a second outer face spaced apart to define a rail-receiving channel, wherein the first inner face has a height greater than a height of the second outer face, and wherein the mounting system preserves full range of motion of the hospital bed rail;
three compartments mounted directly to the first inner face in fixed spatial relationship, the three compartments comprising:
(i) a phone cradle compartment configured to receive a mobile phone and including a pass-through opening in a bottom portion of the phone cradle compartment for routing a charging cable,
(ii) a nurse-call handset slot compartment configured to receive a nurse-call handset, and
(iii) a bottle holder compartment including a beverage holder pivotably mounted to transition between a deployed position for holding a beverage container and a stowed position against the first inner face;
wherein the three compartments are sized such that when the beverage holder is in the stowed position, the device maintains a low profile enabling the device to fit between the hospital bed rail and a bed mattress when the hospital bed rail is lowered to a down position.

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A method of organizing patient essential items at a hospital bedside, comprising:

providing a multi-compartment organizer having a mounting bracket with a first inner face and a second outer face defining a rail-receiving channel, and three dedicated storage compartments mounted to the first inner face for a mobile phone, a nurse-call handset, and a beverage container;
attaching the organizer to a hospital bed rail by positioning the mounting bracket over a top surface of the hospital bed rail with the rail-receiving channel aligned with the hospital bed rail, and lowering the organizer until interior surfaces of the first inner face and the second outer face engage opposite sides of the hospital bed rail, wherein the attachment is accomplished without tools or permanent hardware;
storing a mobile phone in a phone cradle compartment;
routing a charging cable through a pass-through opening in a bottom portion of the phone cradle compartment to a charging port of the mobile phone;
storing a nurse-call handset in a nurse-call handset slot compartment separate from the phone cradle compartment;
deploying a foldable bottle holder by rotating a base panel downward from a vertical stowed position against the first inner face to a horizontal deployed position extending perpendicular from the first inner face;
rotating an upper holding bracket downward from a vertical stowed position to a horizontal deployed position wherein arc arms of the upper holding bracket partially encircle an upper portion of a beverage container;
and
placing a beverage container on the base panel within the arc arms of the upper holding bracket.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.