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US 7,581,708 B2Granted
Apparatus for carrying medical equipment
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorDavid C. Newkirk
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Abstract
A patient care apparatus is disclosed for use with a patient. The patient care apparatus is configured to support equipment for care of the patient. An illustrative patient care apparatus has a suspension system and a pair of modules that are coupleable together to form a cart and that are separable for attachment to different portions of the suspension system.
Claims20
A patient care apparatus comprising
- a suspension system, and
- a first module attachable to one portion of the suspension system, the first module including a first patient care equipment powered by a first battery,
- a second module attachable to a second portion of the suspension system, the second module including a second patient care equipment powered by a second battery,
- wherein the first and second modules are coupleable together to form a cart.
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A patient care apparatus comprising
- a suspension system including a plurality of lifters,
- a first patient care module coupleable to a first lifter of the suspension system to be lifted from the floor and configured to receive power from the suspension system while lifted, and
- a second patient care module coupleable to a second lifter of the suspension system when the first patient care module is coupled to the first lifter, the second lifter spaced apart from the first lifter, the second patient care module configured to receive power from the suspension system while lifted,
- wherein the second patient care module is coupleable to the first patient care module to form a cart.
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A patient care cart comprising
- a first module including a first patient care equipment powered by a first battery, a plurality of rolling elements, and an upper female coupler,
- a second module including a second patient care equipment powered by a second battery, an upper female coupler, and a lower male coupler,
- wherein the second module is coupleable to the first module such that the lower male coupler of the second module engages with the upper female coupler of the first module to form a single structure moveable on the rolling elements of the first module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.