Pole mount organizer with modular interconnection receptacles
US4970900A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M5/1413
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a modular system for mounting one or more medical devices on an IV pole at a patient's bedside. The system comprises a support plate, and at least one modular interconnection receptacle adapted to be detachably mounted on the support plate and adapted to receive a medical device. In one embodiment, the interconnection receptacle has electrical connection means serving as an electrical conduit between the medical device and a monitor. The means for attaching the medical device to the interconnection receptacle has a greater retention force than the means for attaching the interconnection receptacle to the support plate. Thus, in response to a threshold force on the patient line connected to the medical device, the interconnection receptacle breaks free of the support plate while the medical device remains attached to the interconnection receptacle. This maintains fluid connection to the patient and electrical connection to a monitor in the case of a medical device, such as a pressure transducer.
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