Patient-support device and docking cart combination
First Claim
1. A combination comprising a patient-support device having a surface on which a patient rests, the patient-support device having a cart-receiving space, and a cart dockable to the patient-support device, the cart having a post and a container coupled to the post, and when the cart is docked to the patient-support device the container is movable about the post between a first position in which at least a portion of the container is situated in the cart-receiving space and a second position in which at least a majority of the container is situated outside the cart-receiving space.
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Abstract
A combination (10, 110, 210,310) comprises a patient-support device (12) and one or more carts (14, 114,214, 314) that dock to the patient-support device (12). Some of the disclosed carts (14, 114,214, 314) that dock to the patient-support device (12) have pivotable storage bins (50, 150, 250, 350). Some of the disclosed carts (14, 114,214,314) have equipment-carrying surfaces (54, 154,254,354). Some of the disclosed carts (14, 114,214, 314) have work surfaces or trays (52, 152, 352) that move between storage and use positions. One of the disclosed carts (314) has a storage module (330) that transfers from a frame (316) of the cart (314) to a base (18) of the patient-support device (12).
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60 Claims
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1. A combination comprising
a patient-support device having a surface on which a patient rests, the patient-support device having a cart-receiving space, and a cart dockable to the patient-support device, the cart having a post and a container coupled to the post, and when the cart is docked to the patient-support device the container is movable about the post between a first position in which at least a portion of the container is situated in the cart-receiving space and a second position in which at least a majority of the container is situated outside the cart-receiving space.
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18. A combination comprising
a patient-support device having a first base, a first set of wheels coupled to the first base, a patient-support platform supported above the first base, a first space being defined above the first base and beneath the patient-support platform, and a cart having a second base, a second set of wheels coupled to the second base, a structure supported above the second space, the structure being configured to carry at least one of supplies and equipment, a second space being defined above the second base and beneath the structure, the cart being dockable to the patient-support device such that the structure is received at least partially in the first space and the first base is received at least partially in the second space.
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29. A combination comprising
a patient-support device having a first base, a first set of wheels coupled to the first base, a patient-support platform supported above the first base, a first space being defined above the first base and beneath the patient-support platform, and a cart having a second base, a second set of wheels coupled to the second base, a structure supported above the second space, the structure being configured to carry one of supplies and equipment, a second space being defined above the second base and beneath the structure, the cart being dockable to the patient-support device such that the structure is received in the first space.
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34. A combination comprising
a patient-support device having a first base and a first set of wheels coupled to the first base, the first base having a base frame and a shroud covering at least a portion of the base frame, a cart having a second base, a second set of wheels coupled to the second base, and a coupling assembly having a first portion associated with the first base and a second portion associated with the second base, the cart being movable to a docking position having a majority of the second base situated underneath the shroud and having the first portion interacting with the second portion to couple the cart to the patient-support device.
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39. A cart comprising
a base, a plurality of wheels coupled to the base, a post extending upwardly from the base, a plurality of storage bins, each storage bin having a main container portion and a coupler extending from the main container portion to couple the respective storage bin to the post for pivoting movement about the post.
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52. A cart comprising
a base, a plurality of wheels coupled to the base, a support extending upwardly from the base an equipment-support shelf extending form the support in a cantilevered manner above the base, and a storage bin coupled to the support for pivoting movement.
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56. A combination comprising
a transportable patient-support device having a patient-support surface on which a patient rests, the patient-support device having a first base and a first set of wheels coupled to the first base, the patient-support device having a module-receiving space above the first base and beneath the patient-support surface, a transportable cart frame having a second base and a second set of wheels coupled to the second base, and a storage module selectively coupleable to the cart frame to be transported therewith and to the patient-support device to be transported therewith, the storage module being received in the module-receiving space when coupled to the patient-support device, and the storage module having means for storing items.
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