Patent · US Expired

Mobile surgical support apparatus

US6096025A · kind A · utility

99Cited by
30References
10Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateNov 6, 1998
Grant dateAug 1, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H80/00
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical support apparatus includes a mobile support station configured to receive medical equipment thereon. The mobile support station includes at least one gas outlet and at least one electrical outlet for supplying gas and electricity to an operating room. The apparatus also includes a flexible umbilical line having a first end coupled to the mobile support station and a second end configured to be coupled to a ceiling of the operating room. The umbilical line is configured to route medical gases and electrical lines from a gas supply and an electrical power supply, respectively, through the ceiling and to the mobile support station.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.