Mounting plate for medical device suspension system

A mounting plate for a medical device support system, comprising:

• opposed major surfaces spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction;
• a group of plate mounting orifices arranged in a hexagon pattern, the plate mounting orifices of the group of plate mounting orifices extending through the opposed major surfaces in the thickness direction, the group of plate mounting orifices defining a perimeter of an area at the major surfaces;
• a primary orifice extending through the opposed major surfaces in the thickness direction, and a group of primary spindle mounting orifices surrounding the primary orifice and extending through the opposed major surfaces in the thickness direction, the primary orifice and the primary spindle mounting orifices located within the area defined by the group of plate mounting orifices;
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• an auxiliary orifice extending through the opposed major surfaces in the thickness direction and a group of auxiliary spindle mounting orifices surrounding the auxiliary orifice and extending through the opposed major surfaces in the thickness direction, the group of auxiliary spindle mounting orifices defining a perimeter of an auxiliary spindle mounting area at the major surfaces, one of the plate mounting orifices of the group of plate mounting orifices located within the auxiliary spindle mounting area defined by the group of auxiliary spindle mounting orifices.