MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH ACCESSORY MOUNTING SYSTEM

摘要

A medical apparatus comprising a frame of extruded structural members. One or more of the vertical structural members (16) is provided with a dovetail groove (44) extending substantially along its entire length. A clamp (42) that holds accessories to the medical apparatus has a pair of outward edges (46,50) that fit within the dovetail groove (44). By moving the outward edges apart, the clamp (42) can be forcefully retained at any desired position along the groove (44). Thus accessories can be attached directly to the structural members that form the frame of the medical apparatus in any desired position along that frame member (16).