Transferable patient care equipment support
First Claim
1. A patient care equipment support for use with patient care equipment having power and data connectors, the equipment support comprising power and data connectors configured to be coupled to the respective power and data connectors of the patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment and the equipment support, wherein the equipment support includes at least one equipment-receiving cavity and the power and data connectors of the patient care equipment are coupled to the respective power and data connectors of the equipment support when the patient care equipment is received in the at least one equipment-receiving cavity, wherein the power and data connectors of the equipment support and the patient care equipment are drawer connectors to facilitate blind mating when the patient care equipment is inserted into the associated equipment-receiving cavity of the equipment support.
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Abstract
A patient care equipment support includes power and data connectors configured to be coupled to power and data connectors of patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment and the equipment support. The equipment support is transferable between a first device, such as a hospital bed, and a second device, such as an overhead support arm.
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23 Claims
- 1. A patient care equipment support for use with patient care equipment having power and data connectors, the equipment support comprising power and data connectors configured to be coupled to the respective power and data connectors of the patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment and the equipment support, wherein the equipment support includes at least one equipment-receiving cavity and the power and data connectors of the patient care equipment are coupled to the respective power and data connectors of the equipment support when the patient care equipment is received in the at least one equipment-receiving cavity, wherein the power and data connectors of the equipment support and the patient care equipment are drawer connectors to facilitate blind mating when the patient care equipment is inserted into the associated equipment-receiving cavity of the equipment support.
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23. A patient care equipment support for use with patient care equipment having power and data connectors, the equipment support comprising power and data connectors configured to be coupled to the respective power and data connectors of the patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment and the equipment support, wherein the equipment support is transferable between a first device and a second device, wherein the first device has first power and data connectors, the equipment support has third power and data connectors, the equipment support is configured to be detachably coupled to the first device so that the third power and data connectors couple to the respective first power and data connectors to supply power to the equipment support and to establish a communication link between the first device and the equipment support, wherein the second device has second power and data connectors, the equipment support has fourth power and data connectors, the equipment support is configured to be detachably coupled to the second device so that the fourth power and data connectors couple to the respective second power and data connectors to supply power to the equipment support and to establish a communication link between the second device and the equipment support, wherein the third and the fourth power and data connectors are arranged so that the first and second power and data connectors can be coupled substantially simultaneously to the respective third and fourth power and data connectors before disconnection of either one of the first and second power and data connectors from the respective third and fourth power and data connectors to permit the equipment support to be transferred between the first and second devices without a loss of power to the equipment support or without a loss of communication link with the equipment support.
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