Portable intensive care unit with medical equipment
First Claim
1. A manually portable intensive care unit comprising an elongated hollow housing having an upper patient support table and a lower medical equipment enclosure extending below the support table provided internally thereof with compartments containing medical equipment, the housing being of shallow profile and lightweight impact resistant construction and the medical equipment being positioned therein to provide a generally balanced assembly suitable for manually bearing an adult patient in a prone position on the support table, wherein the housing includes lock down means provided in an underside of the housing so that the unit can be secured to a surface such as a floor of an ambulance, wherein the lock down means comprises a pair of skids or rails extending along the underside of the housing and being equipped with spaced apertures so that a strap or other means can pass through the apertures to lock the unit in place.
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Abstract
A stretcher style mobile intensive care unit including an elongated hollow housing having an upper patient support table. The housing being adapted to hold at a location below the support table, a range of medical equipment. The range of medical equipment being customarily required for emergency care. The unit has four handles so that it is able to be carried like a stretcher.
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1. A manually portable intensive care unit comprising an elongated hollow housing having an upper patient support table and a lower medical equipment enclosure extending below the support table provided internally thereof with compartments containing medical equipment, the housing being of shallow profile and lightweight impact resistant construction and the medical equipment being positioned therein to provide a generally balanced assembly suitable for manually bearing an adult patient in a prone position on the support table, wherein the housing includes lock down means provided in an underside of the housing so that the unit can be secured to a surface such as a floor of an ambulance, wherein the lock down means comprises a pair of skids or rails extending along the underside of the housing and being equipped with spaced apertures so that a strap or other means can pass through the apertures to lock the unit in place.
- 2. A manually portable intensive care unit comprising an elongated hollow housing having an upper patient support table and a lower medical equipment enclosure extending below the support table provided internally thereof with compartments containing medical equipment, the housing being of shallow profile and lightweight impact resistant construction and the medical equipment being positioned therein to provide a generally balanced assembly suitable for manually bearing an adult patient in a prone position on the support table, which further includes a power supply conditioner for supplying power to the equipment, firstly to the unit and then to each item of medical equipment, the power supply conditioner having a supply inlet for connection to mains or any other external power source, an input circuit receiving current from the external source, a power supply conditioner circuit and a DC output circuit providing a conditioned DC output to the medical equipment.
- 6. A self contained portable intensive care unit having medical equipment including an on board ventilator, suction unit, oxygen supply and internal power supply located within a closed elongated housing, the housing having an elongated upper patient support table and being adapted for military field use, wherein the patient support platform supports a standard NATO styled stretcher above the patient support table, the housing including spaced sockets to automatically locate the stretcher and the table having spaced transverse recesses accommodating transverse braces on the NATO styled stretcher.
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8. A self contained portable intensive care unit having medical equipment including an on board ventilator, suction unit, oxygen supply and internal power supply located within a closed elongated housing, the housing having an elongated upper patient support table and being adapted for military field use, wherein the housing includes an outer side wall bridging between the support table and a bottom wall, the housing has at least two transverse bracing walls adjacent at each end of the housing, the bracing walls being interconnected by a third longitudinally extending bracing wall generally centrally disposed in the housing.
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9. A self contained portable intensive care unit having medical equipment including an on board ventilator, suction unit, oxygen supply and internal power supply located within a closed elongated housing, the housing having an elongated upper patient support table and being adapted for military field use, wherein the medical equipment is located side-by-side on one side of a central bracing wall so that medical personnel need only operate from one side of the unit.
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10. A self contained portable intensive care unit having medical equipment including an on board ventilator, suction unit, oxygen supply and internal power supply located within a closed elongated housing, the housing having an elongated upper patient support table and being adapted for military field use, wherein the support table is configured to support a stretcher, the support table having four stretcher feet sockets and transverse slots extending between adjacent sockets for receiving transverse stretcher braces.
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11. A self contained portable intensive care unit having medical equipment including an on board ventilator, suction unit, oxygen supply and internal power supply located within a closed elongated housing, the housing having an elongated upper patient support table and being adapted for military field use, wherein the housing includes lock down means provided in an underside of the housing enabling the unit to be secured to a surface such as the floor of an ambulance, wherein the lock down means includes a pair of skids or rails extending along the underside of the housing and being equipped with spaced apertures so that a strap or other means can pass through the apertures to lock the unit in place.
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12. A self contained portable intensive care unit having medical equipment including an on board ventilator, suction unit, oxygen supply and internal power supply located within a closed elongated housing, the housing having an elongated upper patient support table and being adapted for military field use, wherein the housing includes at least one door or curtain disposed over and providing protection for the medical equipment from the elements, the medical equipment being held in holders arranged so that the medical equipment is set back from the door or curtain to further limit contamination when the door or curtain is open.
- 13. A self contained portable intensive care unit having medical equipment including an on board ventilator, suction unit, oxygen supply and internal power supply located within a closed elongated housing, the housing having an elongated upper patient support table and being adapted for military field use, wherein the internal power supply employs a power supply conditioner for supplying power firstly to the unit and then to each item of medical equipment, the power supply conditioner having a supply inlet for connection to mains or any other external power source, an input circuit receiving current from the external source, a power supply conditioner circuit and a DC output circuit providing a conditioned DC output to the medical equipment.
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17. A self contained portable intensive care unit having medical equipment including an on board ventilator, suction unit, oxygen supply and internal power supply located within a closed elongated housing, the housing having an elongated upper patient support table and being adapted for military field use, an oxygen supply circuit as well as various power supply circuits and an electrical circuit leading from the power supply to the medical equipment, the oxygen supply circuit and the electrical circuit being arranged so that oxygen supply lines and electrical cables are carried on either side of a dividing wall for safety purposes.
- 18. A mobile portable intensive care unit for use in an evacuation environment where a patient is being rescued including a military operation in a combat environment, the unit comprising a shallow elongated housing having opposite ends and an upper surface, the opposite ends having respective handles enabling the unit to be carried similar to a stretcher, the housing holding a range of life support medical equipment in a weight-wise balanced configuration within the housing to facilitate manual handling of the unit, the upper surface having a removable stretcher for carrying a patient, the removable stretcher and the upper surface of the housing having co-operating means for holding the stretcher in an operative position on the upper surface of the housing.
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