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Medical see-through columns

US4475322A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 31, 1980
Grant dateOct 9, 1984
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Expiry dateDec 31, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G12/007
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical power service column for use in a hospital room for supplying electrical power, lighting and gases and also for providing a centralized support for medical equipment. The medical column comprises a lower column section having an upper end and a lower end in contact with the floor of the hospital room, a see-through section having a first end attached to the upper end of the lower column section for providing increased visibility in the hospital room and a second end extending upward toward the ceiling of the hospital room, and an upper column section attached to the second end of the see-through section for supplying room lighting for the hospital room.

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