Self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure

• US 4,768,241 A
• Filed: 02/24/1987
• Issued: 09/06/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daniel R. Beney
• Original Assignee: Daniel R. Beney
• Inventors: Beney, Daniel R.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRETTEL, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US07/017,993
• Time in Patent Office: 560 Days
• Field of Search: 5/60-66, 5/503, 5/507, 5/508, 5/310, 5/308, 5/286, 269/322, 269/323
• US Class Current: 5/600
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2210/30 for intensive care
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/00 Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons stretchers with facilities for picking up patients or disabled persons A61G1/003
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05 Parts, details or accessories of beds devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 ; mattresses A47C27/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 5/91 with suction means

Abstract

A self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devices for monitoring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure and including built in direct current lines and outlets, communication lines and outlets, a pneumatic oxygen air and vacuum lines and outlets, and a direct current source, with the bed structure being operable in a stationary mode from fixed sources of d-c power, a-c power, oxygen, air and/or vacuum.

Claims

1. A self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devices for monitoring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure, comprising:

a main frame structure including opposite end members and a patient support structure, a tunnel structure extending generally longitudinally between opposite end members, said tunnel structure carry a direct current line, an alternating current line, a communication line, a pneumatic oxygen line, a pneumatic air line, and a pneumatic vacuum line,

support means comprising;

(a) longitudinally extending shelves located at opposite transverse sides of said main frame structure and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

(b) support plates extending outwardly from each of said end members and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices, and

(c) support tubes at each of said end members and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

direct current power means supported by said support means and comprising;

(a) a-c to d-c converter means carried by said support means and having a stationary mode being operable from a source of alternating current separate from said bed structure and being slectively operable in said stationary mode to provide a low voltage direct current output to said direct current line, and

(b) direct current source means having a mobile mode and being selectively operable in said mobile mode for providing the low voltage direct current output to said direct current line independently of the source of alternating current,

an oxygen tank supported on said support means, oxygen outlet means supported on said support means and operable with said pneumatic oxygen line for providing oxygen from said oxygen tank at a location remote from said oxygen tank,

said oxygen outlet means operable in a stationary mode with said pneumatic oxygen line for providing oxygen from a source independent from said oxygen tank and remote from said bed structure,

an air tank supported on said support means, air outlet means supported on said support means and operable with said pneumatic air line for providing air under pressure from said air tank at a location remote from said air tank,

said air outlet means operable in a stationary mode with said pneumatic air outlet line for providing air from a source independent from said air tank and remote from said bed structure,

a vacuum pump supported on said support means, suction outlet means supported on said support means and operable in a mobile mode with said pneumatic vacuum line for providing vacuum from said vacuum pump at a location remote from said vacuum pump,

said suction outlet means operable in a stationary mode with said pneumatic vacuum line for providing vacuum from a source independent from said vacuum pump and remote from said bed structure,

direct current electrical outlet means connected to said direct current line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame for providing d-c power for at least some of said devices,

alternating current electrical outlet means connected to said alternating current line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame for providing a-c power for at least some of said devices,

communication outlet means connected to said communication line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame for providing connection to at least some of said devices for transmitting various signals to and/or from such devices,

monitor access means connected to said communication line for providing access to said various signals from the devices whereby said various signals can be communicated to a monitoring station remote from said bed structure,

height adjustment means selectively operable for adjusting the height of said main frame and hence of the patient with said support means and the devices supported thereon moving with said main frame whereby connecting lines from various ones of the devices to the patient will be generally undisturbed as the height of said main frame and hence of the patient is adjusted, and

wheel means supporting said main frame while permitting transport of said bed structure from one location to another.

2. The bed structure of claim 1 with said direct current line, alternating current line, communication line, oxygen line, air line and vacuum line all being supported on insulation means for electrically insulating each of said lines from said main frame structure.

3. The bed structure of claim 2 with said insulation means comprising a plurality of conduits constructed of an electrically non-conductive material.

4. The bed structure of claim 1 with said direct current electrical outlet means located at least at one of said end members.

5. The bed structure of claim 1 with said communication outlet means located at least at one of said end members.

6. The bed structure of claim 1 further comprising a hydraulic line carried in said tunnel structure.

7. The bed structure of claim 1 further comprising a hydraulic line carried in said tunnel structure and with said insulation means insulating said hydraulic line from the others of said lines.

8. A self contained, mobile instensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devices for monitoring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure, comprising:

a main frame structure including opposite end members and a patient support structure, a housing structure extending generally longitudinally between opposite end members, said housing structure carrying an electrical current line,

support means on said main frame structure and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

electrical current source means supported on said support means and having a fixed mode and a mobile mode and being selectively operable in said fixed mode for providing an electrical current output to said electrical current line from a fixed current source independent of said bed structure and being selectively operable in said mobile mode for providing an electrical surrent output to said electrical current line independently of the fixed current source,

electrical current outlet means connected to said electrical current line and located at a plurality of position on said main frame for providing electrical power for at least some of said devices, and

wheel means supporting said main frame while permitting transport of said bed structure from one location to another,

said electrical current line being a direct current line and with said electrical current outlet means being a direct current electrical outlet means connected to said direct current line,

a communication line carried in said housing structure, communication outlet means connected to said communication line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame structure for providing connections to at least some of said devices for transmitting various signals to and/or from such devices.

9. The bed structure of claim 8 further comprising:

monitor access means connected to said communication line for providing access to said various signals from the devices whereby said various signals can be communicated to a monitoring station remote from said bed structure.

10. The bed structure of claim 8 further comprising:

a pneumatic oxygen line carried in said housing structure,

an oxygen tank supported on said support means, oxygen outlet means supported on said support means and operable with said pneumatic oxygen line for providing oxygen from said oxygen tank at a location remote from said oxygen tank,

said oxygen outlet means operable in a stationary mode with said pneumatic oxygen line for providing oxygen from a source independent from said oxygen tank and remote from said bed structure.

11. The bed structure of claim 8 further comprising:

height adjustment means selectively operable for adjusting the height of said main frame and hence of the patient with said support means and the devices supported thereon moving with said main frame whereby connecting lines from various ones of the devices to the patient will be generally undisturbed as the height of said main frame and hence of the patient is adjusted.

12. A self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devices for monitoring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure, comprising:

a main frame structure including opposite end members and a patient support structure, a housing structure extending generally longitudinally between opposite end members, said housing structure carrying an electrical current line,

support means on said main frame structure and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

electrical current source means supported on said support means and having a fixed mode and a mobile mode and being selectively operable in said fixed mode for providing an electrical current output to said electrical current line from a fixed current source independent of said bed structure and being selectively operable in said mobile mode for providing an electrical current output to said electrical current line independently of the fixed current source,

electrical current outlet means connected to said electrical current line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame for providing electrical power for at least some of said devices, and

wheel means supporting said main frame while permitting transport of said bed structure form one location to another,

said electrical current line being a direct current line and with said electrical current outlet means being a direct current electrical outlet means connected to said direct current line,

insulation means extending substantially co-extensively with said direct current line for electrically insulating said direct current line from said main frame structure,

a communication line carried in said housing structure, communication outlet means connected to said communication line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame structure for providing connections to at least some of said devices for transmitting various signals to and/or from such devices and with said insulating means extending substantially co-extensively with said communication line for electrically insulating said communication line from said main frame structure.

13. A self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devices for monitoring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure, comprising:

a main frame structure including opposite end members and a patient support structure, a housing structure extending generally longitudinally between opposite end members, said housing structure carrying an electrical current line,

support means on said main frame structure and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

electrical current source means supported on said support means and having a fixed mode and a mobile mode and being selectively operable in said fixed mode for providing an electrical current output to said electrical current line from a fixed current source independent of said bed structure and being selectively operable in said mobile mode for providing an electrical current output to said electrical current line independently of the fixed current source,

electrical current outlet means connected to said electrical current line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame for providing electrical power for at least some of said devices, and

wheel means supporting said main frame while permitting transport of said bed structure from one location to another,

said electrical current line being a direct current line and with said electrical current outlet means being a direct current electrical outlet means connected to said direct current line,

a pneumatic vacuum line carried in said housing structure,

a vacuum pump supported on said support means, suction outlet means supported on said support means and operable in a mobile mode with said pneumatic vacuum line for providing vacuum from said vacuum pump at a location remote from said vaccum pump,

said suction outlet means operable in a stationary mode with said pneumatic vacuum line for providing vacuum from a source independent from said vacuum pump and remote from said bed structure.

14. A self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devies for monitoring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure, comprising:

a main frame structure including opposite end members and a patient support structure, a housing structure extending generally longitudinally between opposite end members, said housing structure carrying an electrical current line,

support means on said main frame structure and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

electrical current source means supported on said support means and having a fixed mode and a mobile mode and being selectively operable in said fixed mode for providing an electrical current output to said electrical current line from a fixed current source independent of said bed structure and being selectively operable in said mobile mode for providing an electrical current output to said electrical current line independently of the fixed current source,

electrical current outlet means connected to said electrical current line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame for providing electrical power for at least some of said devices, and

wheel means supporting said main frame while permitting transport of said bed structure from one location to another,

said electrical current line being a direct current line and with said electrical current outlet means being a direct current electrical outlet means connected to said direct current line,

a pneumatic oxygen lien carried in said housing structure,

an oxygen tank supported on said support means, oxygen outlet means supported on said support means and operable with said pneumatic oxygen line for providing oxygen from said oxygen tank at a location remote from said oxygen tank,

said oxygen outlet means operable in a stationary mode with said pneumatic oxygen line for providing oxygen from a source independent from said oxygen tank and remote from said bed structure,

a pneumatic vacuum line carried in said housing structure,

a vacuum pump supported on said support means, suction outlet means supported on said support means and operable in a mobile mode with said pneumatic vacuum line for providing vacuum from said vacuum pump at a location remote from said vacuum pump,

said suction outlet means operable in a stationary mode with said pneumatic vacuum line for providing vacuum from a source independent from said vacuum pump and remote from said bed structure.

15. A self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devies for monitoring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure, comprising:

a main frame structure including opposite end members and a patient support structure, a housing structure extending generally longitudinally between opposite end members, said housing structure carrying an electrical current line,

support means on said main frame structure and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

electrical current source means supported on said support means and having a fixed mode and a mobile mode and being selectively operable in said fixed mode for providing an electrical current output to said electrical current line from a fixed current source independent of said bed structure and being selectively operable in said mobile mode for providing an electrical current output to said electrical current line independently of the fixed current source,

electrical current outlet means connected to said electrical current line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame for providing electrical power for at least some of said deviced, and

wheel means supporting said main frame while permitting transport of said bed structure from one location to another,

said electrical current line being a direct current line and with said electrical current outlet means being a direct current electrical outlet means connected to said direct current line,

a pneumatic oxygen line carried in said housing structure,

an oxygen tank supported on said support means, oxygen outlet means supported on said support means and operable with said pneumatic oxygen line for providing oxygen from said oxygen tank at a location remote from said oxygen tank,

said oxygen outlet means operable in a stationary mode with said pneumatic oxygen line for providing oxygen from a source independent from said oxygen tank and remote from said bed structure

a pneumatic air line carried in said housing structure,

an air tank supported on said support means, air outlet means supported on said support means and operable with said pneumatic air line for providing air under pressure from said air tank at a location remote from said air tank,

said air outlet means operable in a stationary mode with said pneumatic air outlet line for providing air from a source independent from said air tank and remote from said bed structure,

a pneumatic vacuum line carried in said housing structure,

a vacuum pump supported on said support means, suction outlet means supported on said support means and operable in a mobile mode with said pneumatic vacuum line for providing vacuum from said vacuum pump at a location remote from said vacuum pump,

said suction outlet means operable in a stationary mode with said pneumatic vacuum line from providing vacuum from a source independent from said vacuum pump and remote from said bed structure.

16. A self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devices for montioring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure, comprising:

a main frame structure including opposite end members and a patient support structure, a housing structure extending generally longitudinally between opposite end members, said housing structure carrying a plurality of electrical lines,

support means adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

electrical power means;

(a) including first means carried by said support means and having a stationary mode being operable from a source of electrical energy separate from said bed structure and being substantially operable in said stationary mode to provide electrical power to at least some of said electrical lines, and

(b) further including second means having a mobile mode and being selectively operable in said mobile mode for providing electrical power to at least some of said electrical lines,

electrical outlet means connected to said some of said electrical lines and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame fro providing electrical power for at least some of said devices,

a communication line carried in said housing structure, communication outlet means connected to said communication line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame structure for providing connections to at least some of said devices for transmitting various signals to and/or from such devices,

first conduit means extending substantially co-extensivley with said electrical lines for electrically insulating said electrical lines from said main frame structure, and second conduit means extending substantially co-extensively with said communication line for shielding said communication line from stray electrical signals.

17. The bed structure of claim 16 further comprising:

height adjustment means selectively operable for adjusting the height of said main frame and hence of the patient with said support means and the devices supported thereon moving with said main frame whereby connecting lines from various ones of the devices to the patient will be generally undisturbed as the height of said main frame and hence of the patient is adjusted.

18. The bed structure of claim 16 with said support means comprising:

(a) longitudinally extending shelves located at opposite transverse sides of said main frame structure and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

(b) support plates extending outwardly from each of said end members and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices, and

(c) support tubes at each of said end members and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

height adjustment means selectively operable for adjusting the height of said main frame and hence of the patient with said support means and the devices supported thereon moving with said main frame whereby connecting lines from various ones of the devices to the patient will be generally undisturbed as the height of said main frame and hence of the patient is adjusted.

19. The bed structure of claim 16 with said housing structure being generally a tunnel structure extending generally longitudinally between said opposite end members.

20. The bed structure of claim 16 with said electrical power means comprising a source of direct current.

21. A self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devices for monitoring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure, comprising:

a main frame structure including opposite end members and a patient support structure,

patient support means for supporting a patient,

device support means comprising a longitudianlly extending shelf located beneath said patient support means on one transverse side of said main frame structure and having a support surface adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices, said support surface extending in a plane located proximate to the lower ends of said opposite end members,

height adjustment means selectively operable for adjusting the height of said main frame and of said patient support means and hence of the patient and for simultaneously adjusting the height of said shelf and the devices supported thereon such that adjustment of the height of said main frame a preselected distance will result in adjustment of the height of the patient and said shelf the same said preselected distance whereby connecting lines from various ones of the devices to the patient will be generally undisturbed as the height of said main frame and hence of the patient is adjusted, and

wheel means supporting said main frame while permitting transport of said bed structure from one location to another.

22. The bed structure of claim 21 further comprising weighing means for weighing the patient, said weighing means comprising a sling structure and sling support means located at opposite ends of said main frame structure and connected to said opposite end members for supporting said sling structure, transducer means operatively connected with said sling support means for providing an indication of the weigth of the patient.

23. A self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devices for monitoring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure, comprising:

a main frame structure including opposite end members and a patient support structure, a housing structure extending generally longitudinally between opposite end members, said housing structure carrying a plurality of electrical lines,

support means adpated to support and carry one or more of said devices,

electrical power means;

(a) including first means carried by said support means and having a stationary mode being operable from a source of electrical energy separate from said bed structure and being substantially operable in said stationary mode to provide electrical power to at least some of said electrical lines, and

(b) further including second means having a mobile mode and being selectively operable in said mobile mode for providing electrical power to at least some of said electrical lines,

electrical outlet means connected to said some of said electrical lines and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame for providing electrical power for at least some of said devices,

a communication line carried in said housing structure, communication outlet means connected to said communication line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame structure for providing connections to at least some of said devices for transmitting various signals to and/or from such devices,

wheel means supporting said main frame while permitting transmport and said bed structure from one location to another.

24. the bed structure of claim 23 further comprising:

monitro access means connected to said communication line for providing access to said various signals from the devices whereby said various signal can be communciated to a monitoring station remote from said bed structure.

25. The bed structure of claim 23 further comprising weighing means for weighing the patient, said weighing means comprising a sling structure and sling support means located at opposite ends of said main frame structure and connected to said opposite end members for supporting said sling structure, transducer means operatively connected with said sling support means for providing an indication of the weight of the patient.

26. A self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devices for monitoring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure, comprising:

a main frame structure including opposite end members and a patient support structure, a tunnel structure extending generally longitudinally between opposite end members, said tunnel structure carrying on electrical current line, a communciation line, and a pneumatic line,

support means comprising;

(a) shelves located at preselected sides of said main frame structure and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

(b) at least one support tube at one of said end members and adapted to support and carry one of said devices,

electrical current power means supported by said support means having a mobile mode and being selectively operable in said mobile mode for providing a low voltage electrical current output to said electrical current line,

electrical outlet means connected to said electrical current line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame for providing electrical power for at least some of said devices,

communciation outlet means connected to said communication line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame for providing connection to at least some of said devices for transmitting various signals to and/or from such devices, and

wheel means supporting said main frame while permitting transport of said bed structure from one location to another.

27. The bed structure of claim 26 further comprising:

monitor access means connected to said communication line for providing access to said various signals from the devices whereby said various signals can be communicated to a monitoring station remote from said bed structure.

28. The bed structure of claim 26 with said communication outlet means located at least at one of said end members.

29. A self contained, mobile intensive care bed structure adapted to carry a plurality of devices for monitoring and/or providing treatment to a patient in the bed structure, comprising:

a main frame structure including opposite end members and a patient support structure, hollow structure means for carrying an electrical current line and a communication line,

support means located at preselected sides of said main frame structure and adapted to support and carry one or more of said devices,

electrical current power means supported by said support means having a mobile mode and being selectively operable in said mobile mode for providing a low voltage electrical current output to said electrical current line,

communication outlet means connected to said communciation line and located at a plurality of positions on said main frame for providing connection to at least some of said devices for transmitting various signals to and/or from such devices,

wheel means supporting said main frame while permitting transport of said bed structure from one location to another.

30. The bed structure of claim 29 further comprising:

monitor access means connected to said communication line for providing access to said various signals from the devices whereby said various signals can be communicated to a monitoring station remote from said bed structure.

31. The bed structure of claim 29 with said communication outlet means located at least at one of said end members.