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Advanced surgical suite for trauma casualties (AZTEC)

  • US 5,964,065 A
  • Filed: 12/22/1997
  • Issued: 10/12/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An advanced expandable/collapsible transportable field activity support suite, comprising in operative combination:

  • a) a core assembly including an extensible chassis having a first end and a second end and a first side and a second side;

    b) a plurality of first telescoping cantilever beams housed within said chassis directed to telescope horizontally outward from said first end of said chassis at a plurality of intervals along said first end of said chassis;

    c) a plurality of second telescoping cantilever beams housed within said chassis directed to telescope horizontally outward from said second end of said chassis at a plurality of intervals along said second end of said chassis;

    d) a first spaceframe fixedly mounted to, and extending upwards from, the outward ends of each of said first telescoping beams;

    e) a second spaceframe fixedly mounted to, and extending upwards from, the outward ends of each of said second telescoping beams;

    f) a first foldable pair of vertically oriented sidepanels connected to each other and to each of said spaceframes by vertical hinges such that said first pair of sidepanels are folded inwardly along said hinge when said telescoping beams are housed within said chassis, and such that said first pair of sidepanels are unfolded towards a co-planar orientation with respect to each other when said telescoping beams are extended from within said chassis, said unfolded sidepanels being generally contiguous with said first side of said chassis;

    g) a second foldable pair of vertically oriented sidepanels connected to each other and to each of said spaceframes by vertical hinges such that said second pair of sidepanels are folded inwardly along said hinge when said telescoping beams are housed within said chassis, and such that said second pair of sidepanels are unfolded towards a co-planar orientation with respect to each other when said telescoping beams are extended from within said chassis, said unfolded sidepanels being generally contiguous with said second side of said chassis;

    h) a deployable folded tent roof mountable upon said spaceframes and storable in association with said core assembly;

    i) expansion mechanism for extending said telescoping beams from said chassis until said pairs of side panels are unfolded to said co-planar orientation;

    j) a plurality of members which maintain said roof in a deployed condition to enclose the volume created upon extension of said telescoping beams outward from said chassis;

    k) at least one of said first and second spaceframes includes;

    i) space for occupancy upon suite deployment; and

    ii) at least one cabinet assembly for housing material selected from equipment, supplies and consumables; and

    l) said cabinet assembly includes mounting members to move said cabinet between a first stowed position within the interior of said spaceframe and a second accessibly deployed position substantially outside the interior of said spaceframe, so that said cabinet does not substantially intrude into said occupancy space.

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