Transferable patient care equipment support
First Claim
1. A patient care equipment support for use with patient care equipment having power and data connectors, the equipment support comprising power and data connectors configured to be coupled to the respective power and data connectors of the patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment and the equipment support.
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Abstract
A patient care equipment support includes power and data connectors configured to be coupled to power and data connectors of patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment and the equipment support. The equipment support is transferable between a first device, such as a hospital bed, and a second device, such as an overhead support arm.
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46 Claims
- 1. A patient care equipment support for use with patient care equipment having power and data connectors, the equipment support comprising power and data connectors configured to be coupled to the respective power and data connectors of the patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment and the equipment support.
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19. A patient support apparatus for use with a detachable patient care equipment support, the apparatus comprising:
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a base frame, an upper frame above the base frame, and a support structure extending outwardly from the base frame so that at least a portion of the support structure extends outside a footprint of the upper frame, the portion of the support structure extending outside the footprint of the upper frame being configured to carry the equipment support such that the equipment support is spaced from an underlying floor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A patient support apparatus comprising:
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a base frame, an upper frame above the base frame, and a patient care equipment support carried by the base frame such that the equipment support is spaced from an underlying floor, the equipment support having an upper portion situated above the upper frame. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus comprising:
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a hospital bed having movable portions, patient monitoring equipment coupled to the hospital bed to monitor at least one patient physiological condition, and a user interface device coupled to the hospital bed, the user interface device including a display for displaying patient data and controls for controlling bed functions. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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