Critical care platform for litters
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorEric M. Smeed
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Abstract
The invention preferably includes a platform for attaching to patient carrying devices such as litters. The platform preferably is capable of attaching to accessory clips connected to medical instruments that are useful for carrying for a patient.
Claims31
An apparatus for attaching to a patient carrying device, said apparatus comprising:
- at least two pins,
- a platform having
- a support surface, said support surface having a plurality of openings passing therethrough, and
- at least two legs, each of said legs is connected to said support surface, each of said legs includes
- a support piece having at least one opening passing therethrough and at least two footings spaced from each other,
- a securing mechanism,
- at least one slide piece connected to said support piece and said securing mechanism, and
- each of said legs having at least one column of openings passing therethrough and at least one slot running parallel to at least one column of openings, each of said slide pieces is in communication with a respective slot;
- and
- wherein each of said at least two pins is sized to fit through the openings in said legs and the at least one opening in said support piece when the at least one opening in said support piece is in communication with at least one opening passing through said leg.
An apparatus for attaching to a patient carrying device and at least one accessory clip, said apparatus comprising:
- a platform having
- a support surface, said support surface having a plurality of openings passing therethrough, and
- at least two legs, each of said legs is connected to said support surface, each of said legs includes
- a member,
- a footing connected to said member, and
- a securing mechanism in communication with said member;
- and
- wherein said footing and said securing mechanism of each leg engage the patient carrying device, and
- a majority of the plurality of openings passing through the support surface are capable of communicating with an accessory clip.
The apparatus according to 13, wherein each of said member includes
- an upper member, said upper member having a slot passing therethrough,
- a lower member, said lower member having a slot passing therethrough, and
- a screw connecting said upper member -to said lower member, said screw communicating with the slot of said upper member and the slot of said lower member.
The apparatus according to 13, wherein said support surface includes
- a first member having a slot passing therethrough,
- a second member having a slot passing therethrough, and
- a screw communicating with said first member and said second member;
- and
- wherein said first member and said second member include the plurality of openings of said support surface.
The apparatus according to 13, wherein said support surface includes at least two catches.
An apparatus for attaching to patient carrying devices that provides connection points to attach components configured to connect to medical instruments, said apparatus comprising:
- a support surface having
- a top surface with a plurality of openings and slots passing therethrough, and
- at least two walls depending from said top surface and spaced from each other, each of said walls having a plurality of pin openings passing therethrough;
- and
- a pair of legs, each of said legs connected to one of said walls, each of said legs including
- a member,
- two footings connected to said member, and
- a securing mechanism, said securing mechanism including
- a crossbar,
- two hooks, each of said hooks is at opposite ends of said crossbar,
- at least one pole connected to said crossbar, and
- one locking mechanism attached to each of said at least one pole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.