MEDICAL APPARATUS RACK

• US 20150041419A1
• Filed: 10/22/2014
• Published: 02/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: HASEGAWA, Makoto
• Granted Patent: US 9,808,316 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 211/85.13
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/10 Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/20 Holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments drapes with means to hold surgical instruments A61B46/23; for catheters A61M25/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/22 Racks
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/08 Supports for equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1413 Modular systems comprising interconnecting elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1415 Stands, brackets or the like for supporting infusion accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1452 pressurised by means of pistons
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1458 Means for capture of the plunger flange
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/041 Allowing quick release of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/22 with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs F16M11/42 takes precedence

Abstract

A medical device rack in which a medical device is detachably mountable, the medical device rack including: a main body; and a mounting section provided in the main body, the mounting section being configured such that the medical device is detachably mountable in a posture oriented in a lateral direction. The mounting section includes a supporting portion configured to be detachably fitted to the medical device to support the medical device in a rotatable manner.

Claims

1. A medical device rack in which a medical device is detachably mountable, the medical device rack comprising:

a main body; and

a mounting section provided in the main body, the mounting section being configured such that the medical device is detachably mountable in a posture oriented in a lateral direction,

wherein the mounting section includes a supporting portion configured to be detachably fitted to the medical device to support the medical device in a rotatable manner.

2. The medical device rack according to claim 1, wherein the mounting section further includes an upper wall configured to be positioned on an upper portion side of the medical device and a lower wall configured to be positioned on a lower portion side of the medical device, and wherein the supporting portion includes an upper post projected downward from the upper wall, the upper post configured to be detachably fitted to the medical device and a lower post projected upward from the lower wall, the lower post configured to be detachably fitted to the medical device.

3. The medical device rack according to claim 1, wherein the mounting section includes a lock mechanism configured to detachably fix the medical device to the mounting section by being engaged to a rear surface portion side of the medical device.

4. The medical device rack according to claim 2, wherein the lower wall includes a supporting projected portion configured to support a lower portion of the medical device.

5. The medical device rack according to claim 1, wherein the mounting section includes an outlet terminal configured to electrically connect the medical device with the rack by being inserted into an outlet receiving portion of the medical device when the medical device is mounted on the mounting section, and wherein the outlet terminal is disposed in the mounting section and configured such that, when the medical device is mounted on the mounting section, the outlet terminal is aligned with the outlet receiving portion of the medical device along a rotary direction of the outlet receiving portion of the medical device around the supporting portion.

6. The medical device rack according to claim 5, wherein the outlet terminal includes an energizing member, and the mounting section is configured such that, when the medical device is mounted on the mounting section, the outlet terminal is fitted into the outlet receiving portion by being pushed in a rotary direction around the supporting portion against the force of the energizing member.

7. The medical device rack according to claim 1, wherein the supporting portion is configured to be detachably fitted to a pole clamp member configured to mount the medical device to a pole.

8. The medical device rack according to claim 1, wherein the medical device is an infusion pump that comprises:

a main body case;

a display unit;

an operation panel;

a tube mounting section configured to mount an infusion tube for feeding a medicine; and

an access cover configured to cover the tube mounting section,

wherein the display unit and the operation panel are disposed at an upper portion of the main body case, and

wherein the tube mounting section and the access cover are disposed at a lower portion of the main body case.

9. The medical device rack according to claim 1, wherein the medical device is a syringe pump that comprises:

a main body case;

a display unit;

an operation panel; and

a syringe mounting section configured to mount a syringe for feeding a medicine,

wherein the display unit and the operation panel are disposed at an upper portion of the main body case, and

wherein the syringe mounting section is disposed at a lower portion of the main body case.

10. A medical device rack in which a plurality of medical devices are detachably mountable, the medical device rack comprising:

a main body; and

a plurality of mounting sections provided in the main body, each mounting sections being configured such that a respective medical device is detachably mountable in a posture oriented in a lateral direction,

wherein each mounting section includes a supporting portion configured to be detachably fitted to the respective medical device to support the respective medical device in a rotatable manner.

11. The medical device rack according to claim 10, wherein each mounting section further includes an upper wall configured to be positioned on an upper portion side of the respective medical device and a lower wall configured to be positioned on a lower portion side of the respective medical device, and wherein each supporting portion includes an upper post projected downward from the upper wall, the upper post configured to be detachably fitted to the respective medical device and a lower post projected upward from the lower wall, the lower post configured to be detachably fitted to the respective medical device.

12. The medical device rack according to claim 10, wherein each mounting section includes a lock mechanism configured to detachably fix the respective medical device to the respective mounting section by being engaged to a rear surface portion side of the respective medic al device.

13. The medical device rack according to claim 11, wherein each lower wall includes a supporting projected portion configured to support a lower portion of the respective medical device.

14. The medical device rack according to claim 10, wherein each mounting section includes an outlet terminal configured to electrically connect the respective medical device with the rack by being inserted into an outlet receiving portion of the respective medical device when the respective medical device is mounted on the mounting section, and wherein the outlet terminal is disposed in the mounting section and configured such that, when the respective medical device is mounted on the mounting section, the outlet terminal is aligned with the outlet receiving portion of the respective medical device along a rotary direction of the outlet receiving portion of the respective medical device around the supporting portion.

15. The medical device rack according to claim 14, wherein each outlet terminal includes an energizing member, and each mounting section is configured such that, when the respective medical device is mounted on the mounting section, the respective outlet terminal is fitted into the respective outlet receiving portion by being pushed in a rotary direction around the respective supporting portion against the force of the respective energizing member.

16. The medical device rack according to claim 10, wherein each of the supporting portions is configured to be detachably fitted to a pole clamp member, each pole clamp member being configured to mount the respective medical device to a pole.

17. The medical device rack according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the medical devices is an infusion pump that comprises:

a main body case;

a display unit;

an operation panel;

a tube mounting section configured to mount an infusion tube for feeding a medicine; and

an access cover configured to cover the tube mounting section,

wherein the display unit and the operation panel are disposed at an upper portion of the main body case, and

wherein the tube mounting section and the access cover are disposed at a lower portion of the main body case.

18. The medical device rack according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the medical devices is a syringe pump that comprises:

a main body case;

a display unit;

an operation panel; and

a syringe mounting section configured to mount a syringe for feeding a medicine,

wherein the display unit and the operation panel are disposed at an upper portion of the main body case, and

wherein the syringe mounting section is disposed at a lower portion of the main body case.