Docking station for defibrillator
AssigneeMedtronic Physio-Control Corp.
InventorRodney Merry
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Abstract
A docking station can engage a medical device such as a defibrillator. In a typical application, the docking station is mounted to a crash cart, and the medical device can be docked or undocked from the docking station. When the medical device is docked with the docking station, the medical device is held securely. In one embodiment, the docking station includes a base and a platform that supports the medical device, and the platform has at least some freedom to rotate relative to the base.
Claims33
A device comprising:
- a platform that supports a medical device;
- a coupling mechanism coupled to the platform that engages and holds the medical device on the platform;
- and
- a base coupled to the platform, the platform having some freedom to rotate relative to the base.
A method comprising:
- engaging a medical device with a coupling mechanism on a docking station;
- holding the medical device with the coupling mechanism;
- and
- rotating at least one portion of the docking station relative to another portion of the docking station.
A device comprising:
- a platform that supports a medical device;
- a first coupling mechanism coupled to the platform that engages and holds a first side of the medical device;
- and
- a second coupling mechanism that engages and holds a second side of the medical device.
A device comprising:
- a platform that supports a medical device;
- a base coupled to the platform;
- a crown coupled to one of the platform and the base;
- and
- a spring mechanism coupled to the other of the platform and the base,
- wherein the spring mechanism engages the crown, and wherein rotation of the platform relative to the base is restricted by the engagement of the spring mechanism and the crown.
An apparatus comprising:
- a crash cart;
- a base coupled to the crash cart, a platform coupled to the base that supports a medical device;
- wherein the platform has some freedom to rotate relative to the crash cart.
A defibrillator comprising:
- a first docking structure that engages a first coupling mechanism of a docking station;
- and
- a second docking structure that engages a second coupling mechanism of the docking station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.