Apparatus for supporting medical equipment

摘要

An apparatus for supporting medical devices, in particular operation theatre lamps, on the ceiling of an operation theatre uses a vertical pillar 8 at which bearing heads 3 are selectively mounted. Cantilevers of different lengths may be secured at one bearing head 3.

主权项

1. Apparatus for supporting a medical device, the apparatus comprising:
a vertical pillar (8); several bearing heads (3a, 3b, 3c) which are mountable at the vertical pillar (8); one or more cantilevers (2, 2a, 2b, 2c), which are supported at one or more bearing heads; and means (4, 5) for mounting two or more bearing heads (3a, 3b, 3c) vertically one below the other; and several shafts (4a, 4b, 4c) corresponding to the several bearing heads (3a, 3b, 3c), respectively,
wherein each of the several bearing heads (3a, 3b, 3c) is mounted on the corresponding shaft (4a, 4b, 4c) so as to be rotatable, wherein a top shaft of the several shafts is connected to the vertical pillar and each of the lower shafts (4b, 4c) is connected directly to a shaft (4a, 4b) arranged above it by means of connecting screws (5a, 5b, 5c) extending vertically from the shaft (4b, 4c) and inserting into the shaft (4a, 4b) arranged above it wherein each of the several shafts abuts an adjacent shaft;wherein the vertical pillar (8) is mountable at a ceiling of an operation theatre and that the medical device is an operation theatre lamp.