OPEN MEDICAL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An open medical system for deploying, supporting and organizing medical equipment and medical utilities, comprising:
- a main module having an upper plate and a lower plate held in fixed spaced apart relation by a plurality of spacers, and at least one core having at least one outlet therein;
a utility connection for connecting utilities to the main module; and
a wall mounting assembly for supporting the main module by attachment to a wall of a medical facility, said wall mounting assembly comprising upper and lower mounting brackets affixed to said wall of said medical facility in vertically spaced apart relation, each of said upper and lower mounting brackets respectively including a horizontally extending wall traverse and at least two spaced support brackets affixed thereto, each of said support brackets including a vertically oriented locating pin, each of said upper and lower plates respectively including at least two spaced recesses on a lower surface thereof, said main module being seated on said support brackets wherein said locating pins on said support brackets are received within corresponding ones of said spaced recesses in said upper and lower plates to support said main module.
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Abstract
An open medical system for deploying, supporting and organizing medical equipment and medical utilities comprising a utility connection, and a main assembly having a primary structure having an upper plate and lower plate held in fixed spaced apart relation by a plurality of spacers, the main assembly also having at least one core, with each core having at least one utility outlet, the system having an open space bounded by the upper and lower plates and the inner surfaces of the outlets, which open space is free of utility outlets. Equipment rails are connected between the spacers to support medical equipment. A rotating base assembly may be used to support the system, and to restrict rotation.
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15 Claims
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1. An open medical system for deploying, supporting and organizing medical equipment and medical utilities, comprising:
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a main module having an upper plate and a lower plate held in fixed spaced apart relation by a plurality of spacers, and at least one core having at least one outlet therein;
a utility connection for connecting utilities to the main module; and
a wall mounting assembly for supporting the main module by attachment to a wall of a medical facility, said wall mounting assembly comprising upper and lower mounting brackets affixed to said wall of said medical facility in vertically spaced apart relation, each of said upper and lower mounting brackets respectively including a horizontally extending wall traverse and at least two spaced support brackets affixed thereto, each of said support brackets including a vertically oriented locating pin, each of said upper and lower plates respectively including at least two spaced recesses on a lower surface thereof, said main module being seated on said support brackets wherein said locating pins on said support brackets are received within corresponding ones of said spaced recesses in said upper and lower plates to support said main module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wall mounting bracket for mounting an open medical system in a stud bay during an open-wall, rough-in installation, said stud bay being defined between two spaced wall studs, said wall mounting bracket comprising:
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a vertically oriented forwardly facing portion having a plurality of holes in opposing ends thereof for securing said mounting bracket to the front surface of said spaced studs of said stud bay, a horizontally oriented upwardly facing support flange extending rearwardly so as to be disposed within said stud bay; and
at least two spaced support brackets affixed to said vertically oriented forward facing portion adjacent said opposing ends thereof, each of said support brackets including a vertically oriented locating pin. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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