Ceiling support for patient monitoring equipment

In combination, an infusion pump, support means for said pump comprising a track assembly adapted for mounting on a ceiling of a hospital room, said track assembly comprising a pair of parallel spaced track elements, a carriage assembly having means comprising rollers cooperating with said track elements to permit selective movement of said carriage assembly along said track assembly, a vertical column extending downwardly from said carriage assembly, said column being rigidly attached to said carriage assembly, stabilizing means on said carriage assembly cooperating with said track assembly for maintaining a constant attitude of said carriage assembly and hence a substantially vertical disposition of said column even under unbalanced load conditions, said stabilizing means comprising means disposed beneath said track elements and engageable with the downwardly facing surfaces thereof, and means on said column for attachment of said infusion pump.

An infusion pump support comprising a track assembly adapted for mounting on a ceiling of a hospital room, said track assembly comprising a pair of spaced track elements, each said track element having an upwardly facing flange surface and a downwardly facing flange surface, a carriage assembly disposed for movement along said tracks, said carriage assembly including a roller assembly engaging each said track element, each said roller assembly including spaced rollers engaging said upwardly facing flange surface and spaced rollers engageable with said downwardly facing flange surface, a vertical column rigidly attached to said carriage assembly and extending downwardly therefrom, said vertical column comprising inner and outer cylindrical tubes, a sleeve rotatably mounted on said outer column for receiving and supporting an infusion pump, a longitudinal slot in said outer tube, an arm for supporting an IV bottle attached to said inner tube near the upper end thereof and extending through said slot, a handle portion of said inner tube extending below said outer tube for raising and lowering said inner tube, and means for locking said inner tube and arm in an elevated position.

An infusion pump support comprising a track assembly adapted for mounting on a ceiling of a hospital room, said track assembly comprising a pair of spaced track elements, each said track element having an upwardly facing flange surface and a downwardly facing flange surface, a carriage assembly disposed for movement along said tracks, said carriage assembly including a roller assembly engaging each said track element, each said roller assembly including spaced rollers engageable with said upwardly facing flange surface and spaced rollers engageable with said downwardly facing flange surface, a vertical column extending downwardly from said carriage assembly, said column being rigidly attached to said carriage assembly, said roller assemblies maintaining a constant attitude of said carriage assembly and hence a substantially vertical disposition of said column even under unbalanced load conditions, and means on said column for attachment of an infusion pump.