Patent classifications
A61M5/1415
INFUSION LINE HARNESS
An infusion line harness includes a rectangular material with first and second anchor tabs opposing ends of a first longitudinal edge of the rectangular material such as to extend the first longitudinal edge of the material to include a length of the first and second anchor tabs. The rectangular material includes one or more first fasteners positioned on the rectangular material along the first longitudinal edge and one or more complimentary fasteners positioned along the second longitudinal edge and which are configured to connect to the one or more first fasteners, the first fasteners and second fasteners being positioned such that when connected to each other the rectangular material forms a tubular structure. The first and second anchor tabs each are configured to wrap around a respective object and fasten to itself, or to a respective portion of the rectangular material, to anchor the harness to the respective object.
Cover for concealing medical equipment from patients and visitors
A cover that conceals medical equipment with a backless configuration adapted to keep the medical equipment accessible to practitioners. The cover is further adapted to present a comforting front-facing component for the patient and/or visitors. The cover is made of medical grade plastic for preventing contamination and adverse reactions with the medical environment while facilitating sanitation of the cover.
TILT RESISTANT STAND
A tilt resistant stand for medical devices may include a base with casters and an upright support with a mounting portion for a medical device. A stand for medical devices can be resistant to tilting by having a gravitational centroid that is substantially vertically aligned with the geometric centroid of the base for enhanced stability, where the gravitational centroid is defined as a combined center of gravity of the medical device stand and any medical devices mounted thereto and the geometric centroid of the base is defined as a horizontal planar region having the casters as vertices. The gravitational centroid may be substantially vertically aligned with the geometric centroid due to a horizontal offset between the mounting portion and the geometric centroid.
PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS HAVING AN EXTENSION
A patient support apparatus having a support structure with a primary support surface for a patient, and an extension manually movable by a user relative to the support structure from a stowed position to an extended position so that the extension provides auxiliary support for the patient in the extended position. A locking device is operable to releasably hold the extension relative to the support structure in the stowed position and the extended position. A release mechanism is operable to manipulate the locking device to release the extension for movement relative to the support structure, and is movable with the extension from the stowed position to the extended position.
TUBE ORGANIZER ASSEMBLY
An organizer assembly including a belt and a ribbon. The ribbon has a first clamp member, a second clamp member, and a first carrier portion. The first clamp member is configured to receive a conduit or a support to fix the conduit or the support relative to the ribbon. The belt includes an elongated body that is slidably received in the first carrier portion. The organizer assembly may include one or more adapters that are received in a respective clamp member of the ribbon and configured to receive a conduit or a support to fix the conduit or support relative to the ribbon.
System, method, and apparatus for clamping
A clamp apparatus is disclosed that includes a body, first and second actuators, first, second, third and fourth gear sets, first and second movable grippers, and at least one leaf spring. The first gear set is coupled to the first actuator and the second gear set is coupled to the second actuator. The first gear set engages the second gear set. The first and second movable grippers are each operatively coupled to the body. The third gear set is coupled to the first movable gripper and the fourth gear set is coupled to the second movable gripper. The third gear set operatively engages the fourth gear set. The leaf spring engages with the third gear set and the fourth gear set to urge the first movable gripper and the second movable gripper toward a clamped position.
SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT
Support system for supporting equipment comprising: a back support; shelves spaced from one another and extending from the back support and arranged to support the equipment, each shelf comprising: a connecting mechanism for providing a connected position in which the equipment is connected to the given shelf such that separation of the given shelf and the equipment along a first axis is blocked but relative movement along a second axis is possible; a locking mechanism for providing a locked position in which relative movement of the equipment and the given shelf along the second axis is blocked; and a release mechanism for releasing the locked position to permit the relative movement along the second axis, the release mechanism including an actuator on the given shelf or the equipment which can be actuated by a user.
Systems and methods to reduce fluid contamination
Methods and systems for determining the concentration of one or more analytes from a sample such as blood or plasma are described. The systems described herein can be configured to withdraw a certain volume of sample from a source of bodily fluid, direct a first portion of the withdrawn sample to an analyte monitoring system and return a second portion of the sample to the patient. The analyte monitoring system can include an automated blood withdrawal system that is configured to withdraw blood from the patient's vasculature at low pressure and/or withdrawal rates so as to reduce or prevent contamination of the withdrawn fluid from the infusion fluids.
Methods and systems for filling IV bags with therapeutic fluid
A portable electronic fluid dispensing system can provide pre-filled, pre-primed IV bag assemblies comprising therapeutic fluids. The same fluid line and connector in the IV bag assembly can be used to fill the IV bag as is used to withdraw fluid from the IV bag and infuse such fluid into the patient. The connection points along the IV assembly, such as the connection between the IV bag and a drip chamber, or between an IV bag and tubing, or between a drip chamber and tubing, or between tubing and a closeable, resealable connector, can each be resistant to disconnection by a user. The healthcare practitioner at the patient care site is not required to attach any of these components to each other, and the healthcare practitioner at the patient care site is not required to introduce a spike into a spike port on the IV bag.
Mechanical lifts and related methods of lifting medical fluid containers
A mechanical lift includes a housing defining a series of vertical adjustment notches, an adjustment block disposed within the housing, a hook extending from the adjustment block and configured to support a hanging load, a stopper supported by the adjustment block and movable between retracted and extended positions, and a spring disposed within the housing and exerting an upward force against the adjustment block to mechanically lift the adjustment block and the hook extending therefrom from a first vertical position at a first notch of the series of vertical adjustment notches to a second notch of the series of vertical adjustment notches when the stopper is in the retracted position. In the retracted position, the stopper is disengaged from the housing. In the extended position, the stopper is engaged with a selected notch to lock a vertical position of the adjustment block and the hook extending therefrom.