Wall-mounted medical monitoring system with removable modules
First Claim
1. A medical monitoring system for use in a facility, comprising:
- a center support having a first end rigidly mounted to a wall of the facility and having a second end projecting therefrom in a forward direction;
a display having a housing with a forward end and a rearward end, the display including a display screen at the forward end of the housing, the display mountable atop the center support with the rearward end substantially adjacent the wall and the display facing forwardly for viewing by an observer;
a module housing rigidly attached to the center support beneath the display at the forward end of the center support, the module housing having front and rear faces and four sidewalls, the four sidewalls defining a module chamber extending rearwardly from the front face of the module support housing toward the wall; and
a plurality of modular components, each of the modular electronics device being sized for insertion into the module chamber.
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Abstract
A medical monitoring system including a wall mounting plate to which a center support member is rigidly attached using a pair of mounting flanges which engage a pair of integral tracks on a forward surface of the mounting plate. The center support supports a plurality of module housings, each of which contains module slots for insertion of interchangeable modular components. A touch-screen display mounts to the center support member using a pedestal which permits rotation of the display in two orthogonal directions to permit ease of viewing by a user. An electronic device such as a power supply may be mounted to the tracks with mounting brackets to provide power for the monitoring system. A pair of secondary tracks on the mounting plate support a cable retainer and provide a passageway for cables to pass beneath the power supply where they are concealed from view.
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14 Claims
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1. A medical monitoring system for use in a facility, comprising:
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a center support having a first end rigidly mounted to a wall of the facility and having a second end projecting therefrom in a forward direction; a display having a housing with a forward end and a rearward end, the display including a display screen at the forward end of the housing, the display mountable atop the center support with the rearward end substantially adjacent the wall and the display facing forwardly for viewing by an observer; a module housing rigidly attached to the center support beneath the display at the forward end of the center support, the module housing having front and rear faces and four sidewalls, the four sidewalls defining a module chamber extending rearwardly from the front face of the module support housing toward the wall; and a plurality of modular components, each of the modular electronics device being sized for insertion into the module chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medical monitoring system mountable to a wall of a facility, comprising:
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a substantially planar mounting plate having a rear surface adapted for mounting to the wall with the rear surface facing the wall, a substantially planar forward surface, a pair of parallel tracks rigidly attached to the forward surface, each of the tracks being formed by a forwardly extending leg projecting from the forward surface and a transverse leg projecting from the forwardly extending leg, the tracks extending longitudinally in a substantially vertical direction whereby an elongated track gap is formed between each transversely extending leg and the wall plate; a plurality of mounting brackets, each mounting bracket including; (a) a base for mounting to a medical instrument; and (b) a resilient mounting finger extending forwardly and downwardly from its respective base portion when the mounting finger is inserted in the track gap, whereby pivotal movement of the base portion toward the plate causes the mounting fingers to frictionally engage the transverse leg and a portion of the forward surface; a medical instrument attached to the base; a center support rigidly mounted at a first end to the wall plate, and projecting forwardly from the forward surface toward a second end; a display platform mounted atop the center support; a display pivotably attached to an upper surface of the display platform; a module housing rigidly attached to the center support beneath the display and to one side of the center support, the module housing having four sidewalls defining a module chamber extending rearwardly from a front surface of the module housing, the module chamber having a substantially rectangular cross section, the module housing further having a plurality of module guides, the module guides defining a plurality of module slots within the module chamber, the module slots being substantially rectangular in cross section and extending rearwardly from the front surface of the module housing; and a plurality of modular components, each electronic device being substantially rectangular in cross section and being sized for insertion into the module slots. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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