COLLAPSIBLE BEDSIDE MONITOR BEDRAIL HOOK
First Claim
1. A system for supporting a portable monitoring device on a patient'"'"'s bedrail, including:
- a portable patient monitoring device;
an integral handle formed within a casing of the portable patient monitoring device;
a handle cavity that receives a human hand, the handle cavity extending through a top side of the portable patient monitoring device, around a quadrant of the handle through the device, and through a back side of the portable patient monitoring device to permit an operator to grasp the handle.
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Accused Products
Abstract
An integral handle (12) is formed in a portable patient monitoring device (10) to minimize device size and to provide a storage cavity for a stowable bedrail hook assembly (30) mounted to the device (10). A handle cavity (14) extends through a top side (16) of the device casing and out through a back side (18) of the casing to accommodate a human hand and permit an operator to grasp the integral handle (12). The hook assembly (30) has a generally U-shaped crossbar (32) that is inserted to mounting brackets (40) secured to the back side (18) of the device (10). Hook portions (34) having a curvature generally congruent to the interior of the handle cavity (14) extend from the crossbar (32) and stow inside the handle cavity (14) as the crossbar (32) rests against the back side (18) of the device when the hook assembly is stowed. The hook assembly (30) is pivoted approximately 180 degrees out and up from the handle cavity (14) to an active position for use, and the hook portions (34) are placed over a bedrail to mount the monitor.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A system for supporting a portable monitoring device on a patient'"'"'s bedrail, including:
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a portable patient monitoring device; an integral handle formed within a casing of the portable patient monitoring device; a handle cavity that receives a human hand, the handle cavity extending through a top side of the portable patient monitoring device, around a quadrant of the handle through the device, and through a back side of the portable patient monitoring device to permit an operator to grasp the handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system that facilitates securing a portable device to a structure, including:
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means for carrying the portable monitoring device, the means for carrying being integral to the device; means for hanging the device from a structure; and means for pivotally securing the means for hanging to the portable monitoring device, such that he means for hanging is stored in the means for carrying when not in use and pivoted outward to an active position for use.
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Specification