Systems and Methods for Mounting Medical Equipment
AssigneeCadwell Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsDavid Lee Jepsen, Richard A. Villarreal, Ryan Bowman
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods are described for mounting medical equipment on IV poles, bed rails and other supporting structures in medical facilities including operating rooms and critical care sections. A system including a mounting hanger and corresponding equipment housing is disclosed that allows quick mounting and dismounting of equipment from a supporting structure. The novel structural design of mounting hanger including a symmetrical t-slot feature and a plunger lock allows a piece of equipment to be mounted on a supporting structure in multiple orientations as per the requirement which allows a user to optimize the placement of equipment in the medical environment.
Claims15
An electrically isolated mounting hanger and bracket for mounting medical equipment on a supporting structure, the mounting hanger comprising at least a first portion being configured to couple the at least one mounting hanger with the supporting structure, the first portion being coupled to a second portion through a connecting portion, the second portion comprising a locking mechanism, the connecting portion comprising at least one plastic plate and at least one plastic spacer for providing electrical insulation to the mounting hanger;
- the bracket being attachable to a housing of the medical equipment, the bracket comprising a slot for receiving the locking mechanism for securely attaching the mounting hanger securely to the medical equipment.
A method of mounting medical equipment on a support structure comprising:
- attaching a receiving bracket to an exterior surface of a housing of the medical equipment, wherein the housing comprises an accommodating hole adapted to couple with a mounting hanger;
- selecting an electrically insulated mounting hanger adapted to mount the medical equipment by using the bracket attached to the housing of the equipment;
- inserting a t-slot symmetrical protruding section of the selected mounting hanger in a cutout slot/opening in the receiving bracket;
- sliding the mounting hanger to mate the protruding section with the slot/opening in the receiving bracket, wherein a spring loaded plunger lock coupled to the protruding section automatically engages with the accommodating hole in the housing and locks the mounting hanger with the equipment housing;
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- coupling the mounting hanger with the support structure.
A method of mounting medical equipment on a support structure comprising:
- positioning the medical equipment inside an equipment housing comprising at least one receiver section;
- coupling at least one electrically insulated mounting hanger with the at least one receiver section in the equipment housing, wherein coupling said mounting hanger with the at least one receiver section comprises inserting a t-slot protruding portion of said mounting hanger in an opening of the at least one receiver section and sliding the at least one mounting hanger to mate the t-slot protruding portion with a locking access area in the at least one receiver section, wherein, as the t-slot protruding section is slid into a final mated position with the locking access area, a plunger lock located on the at least one electrically isolated mounting hanger automatically engages with a hole in the at least one receiver section to lock the at least one mounting hanger with the at least one receiver section;
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- coupling said at least one electrically isolated mounting hanger with said support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.