Litter attachment bracket
AssigneeIMPACT Instrumentation, Inc.
InventorsLeslie H. Sherman, Paul Fredette
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Abstract
A modular bracket assembly is provided for use with a field hospital portable bed or a NATO litter. The assembly includes a clamp that can be releasably attached to the pole of a litter. The clamp is formed with a mounting aperture. The assembly also includes a lower support that can be mounted in the mounting aperture of the clamp or in attachment holes of field hospital portable beds or the socket that is formed within each hinge when a collapsible litter. An accessory mount is provided on the lower support and can receive a mounting flange affixed to a medical accessory. An upper support can be mounted on the top end of the lower support and can be used to support medical equipment items and/or IV solutions.
Claims10
A modular bracket assembly for mounting medical accessories to a bed or litter, the modular bracket assembly comprising:
- a lower support having a rod with a first end for mounting to the bed or the litter and a second end opposite the first end;
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- at least one accessory attachment for mounting at least one accessory to the lower support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.