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US 12,697,261 B2Granted
Patient support apparatus with an accessory support
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsBrian J. Tessmer, Cory P. Herbst, William D. Childs, Connor F. St. John, William V. Bleeker, Jr., John P. Zerbel, Richard L. McDaniel
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a coupling system for coupling a medical accessory to an accessory support is provided. The present disclosure also provides a system for powering a medical accessory with an accessory support.
Claims19
A patient support apparatus for transporting a patient within a medical facility, the patient support apparatus comprising:
- a support structure including a base with wheels arranged for movement along floor surfaces, and a patient support surface supported by the base;
- an accessory support to support one or more medical accessories for treating the patient, the accessory support defining a vertical axis and includes a mounting device disposed about the vertical axis and operable between:
- a secured state where the mounting device retains the one or more medical accessories relative to the support structure, and
- an unsecured state where the mounting device is rotatable about the vertical axis to adjust a position of the one or more medical accessories relative to the support structure;
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- an arm assembly including a mount operatively attached to the support structure and an arm extending between the mount and the accessory support, with the arm assembly supported for selective movement relative to the support structure between:
- a patient-care position defined with the accessory support secured laterally away from the support structure for supporting the one or more medical accessories for treating the patient, and
- a transport position defined with the accessory support secured adjacent to the support structure to facilitate transport within the medical facility.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.