Medical device system
DCFirst Claim
1. A clamp mechanism for mounting a medical device to a support member, comprising:
- a clamp body defining a first jaw, a second jaw and an opening therebetween adapted to receive a support member;
a clamp shaft including a forward end for extending into the opening, a rearward end, and an intermediate portion having a longitudinal axis and being mounted for axial movement on the first jaw of the clamp body;
ratchet and pawl means operatively interposed between the intermediate portion of the clamp shaft and the clamp body,the ratchet and pawl means comprising ratchet teeth and a pawl;
biasing means for yieldingly urging the pawl and ratchet teeth into engagement with a biasing force; and
the biasing means, the ratchet teeth, and the pawl being configured and arranged to normally resist axial movement of the clamp shaft in a direction away from the opening and, upon application of an axial force to the clamp shaft sufficient to overcome the biasing force of the biasing means, to permit slide-ratcheting axial movement of the clamp shaft in a direction toward the opening.
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Abstract
A first portable medical device is adapted for use in an interlocking system for interlocking the first medical device to a second medical device. The first device includes a housing having opposite sides, a selective element, a blocking element, and an optional clamp mechanism. At least one of the opposite sides includes a matable element to detachably attach a second medical device. The selective element restricts the attachment of the second device to only one side of the first device. The blocking element prevents a third medical device from attaching to the first and second devices once the first and second devices are attached. The clamp restricts the attachment of the second device to only one side of the first device when the clamp is attached to a support member. The clamp permits slide-ratcheting axial movement of a clamp shaft.
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25 Claims
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1. A clamp mechanism for mounting a medical device to a support member, comprising:
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a clamp body defining a first jaw, a second jaw and an opening therebetween adapted to receive a support member; a clamp shaft including a forward end for extending into the opening, a rearward end, and an intermediate portion having a longitudinal axis and being mounted for axial movement on the first jaw of the clamp body; ratchet and pawl means operatively interposed between the intermediate portion of the clamp shaft and the clamp body, the ratchet and pawl means comprising ratchet teeth and a pawl; biasing means for yieldingly urging the pawl and ratchet teeth into engagement with a biasing force; and the biasing means, the ratchet teeth, and the pawl being configured and arranged to normally resist axial movement of the clamp shaft in a direction away from the opening and, upon application of an axial force to the clamp shaft sufficient to overcome the biasing force of the biasing means, to permit slide-ratcheting axial movement of the clamp shaft in a direction toward the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A clamp mechanism for mounting a medical device to a support member, comprising:
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a clamp body defining a first jaw, a second jaw and an opening therebetween adapted to receive a support member; a clamp shaft including a forward end for extending into the opening, a rearward end, and an intermediate portion having a longitudinal axis and being mounted for axial movement on the first jaw of the clamp body; ratchet and pawl means operatively interposed between the intermediate portion of the clamp shaft and the clamp body, the ratchet and pawl means comprising ratchet teeth and a pawl; biasing means for yieldingly urging the pawl and ratchet teeth into engagement with a biasing force; the biasing means, the ratchet teeth, and the pawl being configured and arranged to normally resist axial movement of the clamp shaft in a direction away from the opening; and a release mechanism for overcoming the biasing force of the biasing means and disengaging the pawl and ratchet teeth, thereby permitting axial movement of the clamp shaft in the direction away from the opening;
wherein the release mechanism and the pawl means are a unitary 10 body. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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