Mobile ventilator capable of nesting within and docking with a hospital bed base
First Claim
1. The combination comprising:
- a hospital bed having a base, a patient support mounted on said base, and opposite head and foot ends, said base including wheels thereon;
a ventilator supported on a cart, said cart including wheels thereon; and
means for docking at least one of said ventilator and cart to said base of said bed, said ventilator and cart being positioned underneath said patient support and at one of said ends of said bed when said ventilator and said bed are removably secured together, said combination thereby being rollable as a unit.
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Abstract
A hospital bed supported on a wheeled base, and a ventilator supported on a wheeled cart and docked to the base of the bed, the combination of ventilator and bed capable of being rolled as a single unit. The ventilator cart includes a wheeled base, and supports connected to the base for supporting a ventilator, with the supports providing for selective raising and lowering of the ventilator. The hospital bed base is wheeled and has a generally Y-shaped base frame. The outspread arms of the Y-shaped base frame receives the ventilator cart so that the two may be docked together. The ventilator when docked to the hospital bed base falls within the footprint of the bed as projected downwardly onto the floor. A latch secures the ventilator to the bed base. A disabling switch disables the high/low function of the bed preventing the bed from being lowered downwardly onto the ventilator. A power supply mounted to the bed base provides for uninterrupted operation of the ventilator.
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17 Claims
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1. The combination comprising:
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a hospital bed having a base, a patient support mounted on said base, and opposite head and foot ends, said base including wheels thereon; a ventilator supported on a cart, said cart including wheels thereon; and means for docking at least one of said ventilator and cart to said base of said bed, said ventilator and cart being positioned underneath said patient support and at one of said ends of said bed when said ventilator and said bed are removably secured together, said combination thereby being rollable as a unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12)
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7. The combination comprising:
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a hospital bed having a base, a patient support mounted on said base and opposite head and foot ends, said base including wheels thereon, said bed defining a footprint on a floor surface therebelow by projecting downwardly thereon a periphery of said bed; and a ventilator supported on a cart, said cart including wheels thereon, at least one of said ventilator and cart being dockable to said base whereby said ventilator and said bed may be removably secured together and rolled as a unit, said ventilator and cart being positioned underneath said patient support, at one of said ends of said bed and within said bed footprint. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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13. A combination comprising:
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a hospital bed having a base and a patient support mounted on said base, said base being generally Y-shaped having a pair of spaced arms on one end thereof, said base including wheels thereon, said bed defining a footprint on a floor surface therebelow by projecting downwardly thereon a periphery of said bed; and a ventilator on a cart, said cart including wheels thereon and a selectively raisable and lowerable support for supporting said ventilator, said ventilator and cart being dockable to said base within said spaced arms when said ventilator is lowered by said support whereby said ventilator and bed may be rolled as a unit, said ventilator being positioned underneath said patient support and within said bed footprint. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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