Apparatus for carrying critical care equipment

摘要

An easily transportable apparatus for carrying critical care equipment, such as an EKG unit, needed by a patient being transported on a conventional gurney, stretcher, or like patient transport device. The apparatus is adjustable so that it can be conveniently attached to gurneys having side rails with different spacing. Additionally, the apparatus includes an equipment support platform to which the critical care equipment can readily be connected. This platform can be connected and disconnected to a tray component that is connected to a turntable. The turntable can be readily rotated 360 degrees so that the equipment can easily be viewed by caregivers located in both the front and rear of the patient transport device.

主权项

1. An apparatus for securely holding elements of critical care equipment in close proximity to a patient lying on a patient transport device of the character having transversely spaced apart rails, the apparatus comprising:
(a) an equipment support assembly, including:
(i) a base having an upper and lower surface;(ii) a turntable connected to said upper surface of said base for swiveling movement relative thereto;(iii) a support tray connected to said turntable; and(iv) an equipment support platform slidably connected to said support tray for movement relative to said support tray between a first position in engagement with said support tray and second position wherein said equipment support platform is disengaged from said support tray; and (b) a connector assembly connected to said equipment support assembly for connecting said equipment support assembly to the patient transport device, said connector assembly comprising first and second generally “U” shaped support leg assemblies connected to said base of said equipment support assembly, each of said first and second support leg assemblies comprising a pair of telescoping legs extending from said base at an obtuse angle, said pair of legs of said first support leg assembly being spaced apart by a first distance and said pair of legs of said second support leg assembly being spaced apart by a second distance greater than said first distance; wherein each of said pair of legs of each of said first and second support leg assemblies includes a generally “U” shaped connector foot for engagement with a selected one of the transversely space apart rails of the patient transport device.