Medical tote and tray
First Claim
1. A medical tote for containing and transporting medical instruments, supplies, and the like to and from hospital bedsides, said tote comprising:
- a) wall means defining a primary container wherein said instruments, supplies, and the like, may be placed for selective retrieval;
b) handle means for lifting and carrying said primary container;
c) a substantially planar tray;
d) first means for detachably securing said primary container in a predetermined orientation to a hospital bed;
e) second means for detachably securing said tray to said primary container, with the latter in said predetermined orientation, in a deployed position extending outwardly from said primary container in a substantially horizontal plane; and
f) third means for detachably securing said tray to said primary container in a stored position closely adjacent to one of said primary container wall means.
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Abstract
A caddy or tote for containing and transporting medical equipment and supplies in a hospital environment. The tote comprises an open-topped container having a centrally disposed handle for carrying, and hook and brace members for supporting the container on the head, foot or siderails of a hospital bed. A tray is detachably connected to the container in either of a stored position, below the container bottom wall, or a deployed position, extending outwardly from the upper edge of the front wall of the container, to support medical instruments or other items. Contact area between the tote and bed or other surfaces within the room is minimized to reduce the possibility of nosocomial infection. A secondary container may be clipped to the primary container and is adapted to receive used medical sharps in a styrofoam block impregnated with liquid viricidal bactericide.
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19 Claims
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1. A medical tote for containing and transporting medical instruments, supplies, and the like to and from hospital bedsides, said tote comprising:
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a) wall means defining a primary container wherein said instruments, supplies, and the like, may be placed for selective retrieval; b) handle means for lifting and carrying said primary container; c) a substantially planar tray; d) first means for detachably securing said primary container in a predetermined orientation to a hospital bed; e) second means for detachably securing said tray to said primary container, with the latter in said predetermined orientation, in a deployed position extending outwardly from said primary container in a substantially horizontal plane; and f) third means for detachably securing said tray to said primary container in a stored position closely adjacent to one of said primary container wall means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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