Apparatus and method for upgrading a hospital room
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsDENNIS J GALLANT, JOHN W RUEHL, JOHN C GRAY, EDWARD W CATTON
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method to facilitate upgrading of a standard, general care hospital room to a critical room. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved apparatus and method for providing seamless critical care services to a patient in a hospital room and during transport of the patient within the hospital.
Claims33
A mobile care cart apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a patient treating accessories on the cart;
- a handle pivotally coupled to the cart to pivot between a stored position and an extended position.
A mobile care cart apparatus comprising:
- a base with wheels;
- at least one leg pivotally mounted adjacent a first end of the leg to the base;
- one of the wheels is mounted on the leg adjacent a second end of the leg;
- and
- a driver coupled to the leg and maintaining the leg in a first position.
A patient treating apparatus for a hospital room comprising:
- a power column having electrical outlets, fluid ports and other patient treating accessories;
- the power column having upper and lower separable sections;
- an arm pivotally mounting the upper section to the room;
- the lower section including a movable base with wheels;
- and
- patient treating accessories on the lower section;
- the lower section providing patient treatment when the bed and the lower section are moved relative to the upper section.
A mobile care cart apparatus having a base with wheels, a support movably coupled to the cart between an elevated and a lowered position and patient treating accessories on the cart;
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- wherein the support includes a port to be connected to one of the patient treating accessories movable with the support, and a line connecting the port to a source on the cart.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.