Patent · US Expired

Head wall for a hospital room

US5890326A · kind A · utility

22Cited by

5References

29Claims

0Family size

Assignee

HILL-ROM, INC. · US

Inventors

Dennis J. Gallant · Cadiz, US
Linda A. Hillier · Cincinnati, US
Dale A. Nobbe · Oldenburg, US
Ares Marasligiller · Villa Hills, US
Michael Buccieri · Greenfield, US
Douglas C. Ambach · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 6, 1996
Grant date	Apr 6, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 6, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61G12/005
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A head wall apparatus includes a support configured to be coupled to a wall, and a front panel coupled to the support to define an interior region of the head wall. The front panel includes an elongated opening. The apparatus also includes a gas block having an inlet and an outlet, and a shield configured to extend over the opening. The shield defines a track for slidably coupling the gas block to the head wall. The shield is configured to block access to the interior region of the head wall. A gas supply line located in the interior region of the head wall is coupled to the inlet of the gas block.

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