Mobile livestock intensive care unit
First Claim
1. A portable livestock intensive care unit, comprising:
- a restraining unit for housing an animal undergoing treatment having two vertical sidewalls and two vertical endwalls, the walls spaced at right angles to each other and engaging each other and a floor, said floor engaging the bottom portion of said walls, said restraining unit including means for restraining movement of an animal when placed inside of said housing;
a pair of wheels mounted below the floor and parallel to each other, said wheels positioned at one end of the unit and generally defining the front of the unit;
at least one leg extending downward from the floor of the end of the restraining unit opposite said wheels and generally defining the rear of the unit;
one of the said walls between the front and rear of the unit being rotatably attached to the floor and releaseably attached to one of said end walls, and opening outwardly from the unit to a semi-horizontal position;
a control cabinet mounted to the restraining unit adjacent thereto and including a fluid/medication chamber and a control chamber;
said fluid/medication chamber including means adapted to receive fluids and medications for and during treatment of the animal;
a controllable heating means in the fluid/medication chamber for maintaining the fluid/medication chamber at a predetermined temperature;
said control chamber adapted to be connected to a source of electrical energy and electrically connected to the heating means for controlling the heating means and further including means adapted to control and monitor said heating means and also add other controls and monitors for other components that may be used with the unit.
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Abstract
A mobile livestock intensive care unit for providing intensive medical care to animals. The Unit provides administration of controlled temperature intravenous and subcutaneous fluids and medicines with external heat to the animal and the monitoring of specific bodily functions. The unit includes a restraining area for housing the animal with folding sides to permit access to the animal. The front of the unit is supported by two wheels with the rear being supported by two legs. Handles extend above the legs to permit the rear of the unit to be lifted and moved about on wheels to a desired location. A control cabinet is positioned above the restraining area and includes a temperature controlled fluid/medication chamber for the storing and administration of temperture controlled fluids and medications. A control chamber, adjacent the fluid/medication chamber, controls and monitors the operation of the unit and houses necessary bodily functioning monitoring equipment. Heat is provided to the fluid chamber by a conventional heating element and heat is provided to the restraining area by a controllable heat pad on the floor of the unit. The restraining unit generally is contructed of air-pervious which permits the free exchange of natural environment air through the unit.
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8 Claims
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1. A portable livestock intensive care unit, comprising:
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a restraining unit for housing an animal undergoing treatment having two vertical sidewalls and two vertical endwalls, the walls spaced at right angles to each other and engaging each other and a floor, said floor engaging the bottom portion of said walls, said restraining unit including means for restraining movement of an animal when placed inside of said housing; a pair of wheels mounted below the floor and parallel to each other, said wheels positioned at one end of the unit and generally defining the front of the unit; at least one leg extending downward from the floor of the end of the restraining unit opposite said wheels and generally defining the rear of the unit; one of the said walls between the front and rear of the unit being rotatably attached to the floor and releaseably attached to one of said end walls, and opening outwardly from the unit to a semi-horizontal position; a control cabinet mounted to the restraining unit adjacent thereto and including a fluid/medication chamber and a control chamber;
said fluid/medication chamber including means adapted to receive fluids and medications for and during treatment of the animal;
a controllable heating means in the fluid/medication chamber for maintaining the fluid/medication chamber at a predetermined temperature;
said control chamber adapted to be connected to a source of electrical energy and electrically connected to the heating means for controlling the heating means and further including means adapted to control and monitor said heating means and also add other controls and monitors for other components that may be used with the unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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