Medical device interface system
First Claim
1. A docking station for accepting at least one instrument having a housing having a rail cam and a recess and at least one signal port, said docking station comprising:
- a casing having a plurality of fastening bars recessed a distance from a front of the casing;
a docking tile secured to the fastening bars;
a mounting rail mounted on the docking tile and spaced a distance therefrom, the mounting rail dimensioned to fit within the housing recess and the rail cam; and
at least one tile signal port secured to the tile, a portion of the at least one tile signal port aligned to couple with the at least one housing signal port when the mounting rail is within the housing recess and rail cam, the at least one tile signal port further having a portion for interfacing with a signal source.
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Abstract
An interface device secures an instrument to a docking station having a casing having at least one signal port and a mounting rail mounted within a recessed portion of the casing. The signal ports may be power or data communications ports. A back panel forms part of an instrument housing for housing the instrument, a first portion protrudes rearward from the back panel and a first recess is carried by the protruding portion. The first recess is dimensioned to receive the mounting rail. A rail cam is rotatably mounted within the protruding portion and is aligned with the first recess to receive and retain the mounting rail and at least one first-portion signal port carried by the first portion. The first portion is dimensioned to fit within the recessed portion of the casing such that the rail cam is positioned to receive the mounting rail and the at least one first-portion signal port is aligned, in a complementary fashion, with the at least one casing signal port. A pole clamp assembly may be positioned near the first and second portions. A pivot member is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position and a post having an axis. The post is mounted to the pivot member for axial movement and mounted thereto such that when the pivot member is retracted the axis of the post is substantially parallel with the back panel and when the pivot member is extended the axis of the post is substantially perpendicular to the back panel.
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22 Claims
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1. A docking station for accepting at least one instrument having a housing having a rail cam and a recess and at least one signal port, said docking station comprising:
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a casing having a plurality of fastening bars recessed a distance from a front of the casing;
a docking tile secured to the fastening bars;
a mounting rail mounted on the docking tile and spaced a distance therefrom, the mounting rail dimensioned to fit within the housing recess and the rail cam; and
at least one tile signal port secured to the tile, a portion of the at least one tile signal port aligned to couple with the at least one housing signal port when the mounting rail is within the housing recess and rail cam, the at least one tile signal port further having a portion for interfacing with a signal source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A docking tile for accepting an instrument having a housing having a rail cam and a recess and at least one signal port, said docking tile comprising:
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a plate;
a rail mounted on the plate and spaced a distance therefrom, the rail dimensioned to fit within the housing recess and the rail cam; and
at least one tile signal port secured to the plate, a portion of the at least one tile signal port aligned to couple with the at least one housing signal port when the rail is within the housing recess and the rail cam, the at least one tile signal port further having a portion for interfacing with a signal source. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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Specification