Medical device patient-ready tray assembly
OwnerGeorge W. Younginventor
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Abstract
A tray and means for connecting multiple devices and components of an electronic medical devices prior to delivery to patients. The tray allows patient monitoring systems to be pre-assembled and made patient-ready. Patients with compromised health can easily unpack and set up the monitoring system. The tray also allows for the devices and components to be easily repacked for return shipping. The ease of patient setup and use of the medical devices thereby improves patient compliance with the monitoring regimen.
Claims14
A carrier tray for shipping a plurality of medical devices in a pre-configured, patient-ready condition, comprising:
- a tray having a mounting surface, a left and a right upstanding sidewall extending from lateral edges of the mounting surface interconnected by an aft sidewall upstanding from an aft edge of the tray;
- a placement position defined on the mounting surface for each of the plurality of medical devices, the placement position defined between a plurality of cut outs extending through the mounting surface.
A method for providing one or more medical monitoring devices to a designated patient in a pre-configured condition, comprising:
- forming a tray comprising:
- a mounting surface, a left and a right upstanding sidewall extending from lateral edges of the mounting surface interconnected by an aft sidewall upstanding from an aft edge of the tray;
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- a placement position defined on the mounting surface for each of the one or more medical devices, the placement position defined between a plurality of cut outs extending through the mounting surface.
A carrier tray for shipping a plurality of medical devices with one or more pre-connected cables, comprising:
- a tray having a bottom panel, upstanding sidewalls and one or more internal compartments;
- wherein, the one or more internal compartments are configured to limit movement of the plurality of medical devices when carried therein and are defined with a housing to receive the one or more pre-connected cables through an opening and to route the one or more pre-connected cables between the one or more internal compartments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.