Patient-support device and docking cart combination
US7311657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M5/1418
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A combination comprises a patient-support device and one or more carts that dock to the patient-support device. Some of the disclosed carts that dock to the patient-support device have pivotable storage bins. Some of the disclosed carts have equipment-carrying surfaces. Some of the disclosed carts have work surfaces or trays that move between storage and use positions. One of the disclosed carts has a storage module that transfers from a frame of the cart to a base of the patient-support device.
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