Support device for ambulatory patient
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1. A patient support for an IV stand, comprising:
- a hub member having mounting means for mounting the hub member on a vertical IV pole extending transversely through said hub member, at a location spaced between the opposite ends of the IV pole;
an elongate, arcuate hand grip member secured to the hub member and radially spaced from the mounting means at a first, radial spacing; and
a supporting device on the hub member for releasably supporting the hub member on the head or foot board of a hospital bed or gurney.
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Abstract
A support for an ambulatory patient has a hub member with a mounting device for mounting the hub member on a vertical IV pole of a wheeled IV stand. An arcuate hand grip member is secured to the hub member and radially spaced from the mounting device for gripping by an ambulatory patient receiving medication from an IV bottle on the stand. A downwardly facing, U-shaped channel is provided on the hub member for allowing the support to be hooked onto the rim of the head or foot board of a bed or gurney.
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17 Claims
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1. A patient support for an IV stand, comprising:
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a hub member having mounting means for mounting the hub member on a vertical IV pole extending transversely through said hub member, at a location spaced between the opposite ends of the IV pole; an elongate, arcuate hand grip member secured to the hub member and radially spaced from the mounting means at a first, radial spacing; and a supporting device on the hub member for releasably supporting the hub member on the head or foot board of a hospital bed or gurney. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A support device for an ambulatory patient, comprising:
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a hub member having an opening for mounting the hub member on a vertical IV pole extending transversely through the opening, the opening comprising means for seating over an IV pole to support said hub member on said IV pole; an elongate, arcuate hand grip member secured to the hub member and radially spaced at a first radial spacing from the opening; the hub member having a forward edge facing away from the hand grip member and spaced from said opening by a second spacing; and the second spacing between the forward edge of the hub member and the opening being substantially less than the radial spacing between the hand grip member and the opening. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An ambulatory patient support stand, comprising:
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a wheeled base; a vertical IV pole projecting upwardly from the base, the pole having an upper end and a lower end; a hub member mounted on the IV pole at a position intermediate the ends of the pole; an elongate, arcuate hand grip member secured to the hub member and radially spaced from the pole; the hand grip member being vertically spaced from the base at a predetermined height for gripping by a person in an erect position; and a supporting device on the hub member for releasably supporting the hub member on the head or foot board of a hospital bed or gurney.
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