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US 9,657,893 B2Granted
Clip for a patient monitoring pod
AssigneeDraeger Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsWilliam T. Buresh, II, Timothy Joseph Coonahan, Rajesh Rane, Stanley Thompson, Ken Zhen
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Abstract
Disclosed are clips for a patient monitoring pod that is used with portable patient monitoring devices and systems. A patient monitoring pod and clip can rotate relative to each other to accommodate a patient's environment.
Claims20
A clip for attaching a medical device to a structure, comprising:
- a base portion;
- a rotating interface portion rotatably connected to the base portion and comprising:
- an interface fitting to interface with the medical device, the interface fitting operably connected to the rotating interface portion;
- a locking mechanism to lock the interface fitting to the medical device;
- and
- a lever arm connected with the base portion, the lever arm having:
- a user grasping area,
- a clamp, and
- a torsion spring that provides torsion to the connection with the base portion;
- wherein the base portion has a lock release to release the locking mechanism from the medical device.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a patient monitoring pod and clip assembly comprising:
- patient monitoring pod;
- and
- a clip configured to releasably connect to the patient monitoring pod, the clip comprising:
- a base portion;
- a rotating interface portion rotatably connected to the base portion and comprising:
- an interface fitting to interface with the medical device, the interface fitting operably connected to the rotating interface portion;
- a locking mechanism to lock the interface fitting to the medical device;
- and
- a lever arm connected with the base portion, the lever arm having:
- a user grasping area,
- a clamp, and
- a torsion spring that provides torsion to the connection with the base portion;
- and
- providing physiological sensors configured to be attached to a patient and configured to provide data to the patient monitoring pod and to monitor the patient's blood pressure, respiration rate, oxygen saturation, temperature, heart rate, or any combination thereof;
- wherein the base portion has a lock release to release the locking mechanism from the medical device.
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A clip for attaching a medical device to a structure, comprising:
- a lever arm comprising a user grasping area and a clamp;
- a base portion in a position opposed to the lever arm and connected to the lever arm via a torsion spring;
- a rotation mechanism configured to restrict rotation of the base portion with respect to the medical device, the rotation mechanism comprising:
- a latch arm attached at first end to the base portion and free at second end;
- a latch pin configured to sit in the second end of the latch arm;
- and
- a latch base operably connected to the base portion, the latch base configured to accept the latch pin;
- and
- an interface fitting to interface with the medical device and operably connected to the latch base of the rotation mechanism;
- wherein the torsion spring provides torsion between the lever arm and the base portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.