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Electrical medical rail system

  • US 4,720,768 A
  • Filed: 12/05/1986
  • Issued: 01/19/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrical medical rail system for providing flexible, high and/or low voltage electrical service for medical applications comprising:

  • a hollow rail having means subdividing said rail into two or more longitudinal conduits which house the leads of an electrical supply, each of said longitudinal conduits housing the leads of a separate electrical supply,aligned outer grooves extending longitudinally along the top and bottom edges of said hollow rail for detachably mounting medical equipment and lighting in said outer grooves on said rail,at least one two component longitudinal housing having a first component in the form of a snap-in panel and a second component,said second component comprising an integral extrusion extending downwardly from said rail, said two component housing forming a high voltage housing having a high voltage supply positioned therein and fed from a cable positioned in said hollow rail, andhigh voltage electrical components are mounted on said snap-in panel and are adapted to be connected to said high voltage supply in said housing, said snap-in panel closing said two component housing.

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