Vital sign modular unit
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1. A vital sign modular unit for displaying the vital signs of a patient, said vital sign modular unit comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of faces on its exterior, each of said faces being located in a different plane, said housing including an electronic vital sign display unit for displaying the vital signs of a patient;
a central storage area defined within said housing for storage of medical instruments used to obtain the vital signs for the patient;
medical instruments adapted to be coupled to the display unit and the patient for displaying vital signs measured by the instruments;
an aperture defined by at least one of said plurality of faces for gaining access to said central storage area each of said apertures being surrounded by a mounting groove formed on each of said faces of said housing; and
mounting means interfitting with each of said mounting grooves to support said housing, said mounting means being shaped complimentary to said mounting grooves, each of said mounting grooves having substantially the same shape.
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A portable vital sign modular unit including a vital sign display case and a modular case. The vital sign modular unit is slidably mounted on a mounting plate. The mounting plate provides an electrical connection to the vital sign display case for powering the display of the vital signs of the patient. The modular case provides a storage area for accessible retrieval of commonly used instruments, such as a blood pressure cuff, required for the measuring of vital signs of the patient. The vital sign modular unit is transferrable between a series of locations having mounting plates.
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1. A vital sign modular unit for displaying the vital signs of a patient, said vital sign modular unit comprising:
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a housing having a plurality of faces on its exterior, each of said faces being located in a different plane, said housing including an electronic vital sign display unit for displaying the vital signs of a patient; a central storage area defined within said housing for storage of medical instruments used to obtain the vital signs for the patient; medical instruments adapted to be coupled to the display unit and the patient for displaying vital signs measured by the instruments; an aperture defined by at least one of said plurality of faces for gaining access to said central storage area each of said apertures being surrounded by a mounting groove formed on each of said faces of said housing; and mounting means interfitting with each of said mounting grooves to support said housing, said mounting means being shaped complimentary to said mounting grooves, each of said mounting grooves having substantially the same shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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