Medical equipment cart having a rotary attachment

摘要

A cart for transporting and securing ophthalmological lasers and other highly sensitive equipment to medical facilities by a vehicle, and within medical facilities by rolling the cart is disclosed. The cart includes a cart base member with a mounting plate attached to the top portion of the cart base member, a locking mechanism attached to the mounting plate, and a circular plate, rotary swivel bearing and roller plate contained between the cart base member and the mounting plate. The circular plate allows the mounting plate and the equipment mounted thereon to rotate when the locking mechanism is in its unlatched position. This rotation allows the equipment, which may include asymmetrical equipment such as an overhanging arm associated therewith, to rotate enough to allow the otherwise asymmetrical equipment to fit through a doorway and accordingly be transported from one room in a clinic or other surgical site to another room.

主权项

1. A cart for transporting highly sensitive equipment comprising:
a cart base member for supporting said highly sensitive equipment and for allowing rolling movement of said cart relative to a floor surface; a rotary swivel bearing attached to said cart base member; a mounting plate configured for receiving and securing said highly sensitive equipment thereon attached to said rotary swivel bearing, wherein said rotary swivel bearing functionally rotates said mounting plate; a locking mechanism attached to said cart base member, said locking mechanism when in a closed position preventing the rotational movement of the mounting plate; and wherein the rotary swivel bearing is attached to the cart base member via a slotted block contained within the cart base member.