SURGICAL SUPPLY CART

• US 3,853,329 A
• Filed: 08/23/1973
• Issued: 12/10/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: MDT Incorporated, Santa Barbara Research Center Goleta CA
• Original Assignee: Robert Louis Mcdonald
• Inventors: McDonald, Robert Louis
• Primary Examiner(s): Wood, Jr., M. Henson
• Assistant Examiner(s): Love, John J.
• Application Number:
  US05/391,003
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• Field of Search: 280/47.34,47.35,79.2 312/326,329,209,250 211/97,168,170 248/278,311
• US Class Current: 280/47.35
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/10 Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/001 Trolleys for transport of medicaments, food, linen, nursing supplies carts specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis A61B50/13; hand carts B62B3/00
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 3/00 Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor convertible from one-axled to two-axled vehicle B62B1/002

Abstract

Disclosed is a surgical supply cart which can be loaded with all the items necessary to perform a particular surgical procedure including the preoperative and a postoperative phases and steam sterilized. The cart has various containers, basins and the like supported on arms extending from the cart, all such containers, etc. being movable to a stored position within the four corners of the cart to form a compact unit for steam sterilizing. In their stored position, the containers are inverted to prevent any accumulation of water within the container during the steam sterilizing procedure.

Claims

1. A surgical supply cart capable of being loaded with supplies for use during a surgical procedure and then steam sterilized to sterilize both the cart and supplies, including a mobile base, a pluarlity of spaced upright support members on said base, and a top supported on said upright members, the improvement comprising:

a. a container support bracket including i. a first portion pivoted to one of said upright members for movement in a horizontal plane; and

ii. a second, container supporting portion pivotally attached to said first portion for movement about a horizontal axis extending axially of said first portion, said bracket capable of moving a container supported thereby on said first portion between a first position located outwardly from under said top and a second, inverted position located wholly beneath said top;

b. basin support means having one end pivotally attached to said cart beneath said top for movement in a vertical plane to move a basin supported thereby between a first position extending outwardly of said top to a second inverted stored position located wholly beneath said top; and

c. a linen bag support frame pivoted to another of said upright members for movement in a horizontal plane from a first position extending outwardly from said top to a second stored position located wholly beneath said top.

2. A surgical supply cart as in claim 1 wherein said bracket removably supports a container.

3. A surgical supply cart as in claim 1 wherein said supporting bracket is located adjacent said base.

4. A surgical supply cart as in claim 1 including lock means to hold said basin support means in a horizontal position for supporting a basin outwardly from said top.