CA2515635A1 - Patient support apparatus - Google Patents

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CA2515635A1
CA2515635A1 CA002515635A CA2515635A CA2515635A1 CA 2515635 A1 CA2515635 A1 CA 2515635A1 CA 002515635 A CA002515635 A CA 002515635A CA 2515635 A CA2515635 A CA 2515635A CA 2515635 A1 CA2515635 A1 CA 2515635A1
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Stanley T. Palmatier
Richard L. Mcdaniel
Jeffery C. Shiery
Michael J. Petrowski
William D. Childs
Jerry A. Wheeler
Alfred J. Dacey, Iv
Eugene L. Keller, Iii
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
    • A61G7/0507—Side-rails
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G1/00—Stretchers
    • A61G1/02—Stretchers with wheels
    • A61G1/0206—Stretchers with wheels characterised by the number of supporting wheels if stretcher is extended
    • A61G1/0212—2 pairs having wheels within a pair on the same position in longitudinal direction, e.g. on the same axis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/002—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame
    • A61G7/015—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
    • A61G7/0503—Holders, support devices for receptacles, e.g. for drainage or urine bags
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/05—Parts, details or accessories of beds
    • A61G7/0507—Side-rails
    • A61G7/0508—Side-rails characterised by a particular connection mechanism
    • A61G7/0509—Side-rails characterised by a particular connection mechanism sliding or pivoting downwards

Abstract

A patient support apparatus having a base, a litter frame, an elevation mechanism interconnecting the base to the litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of the litter frame relative to the base.
The litter frame includes a pair of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending support rails and a plurality of laterally extending support rails interconnecting the longitudinally extending support rails so that the litter frame has a rectangular configuration. Selected ones of the laterally extending support rails are mounted to the elevation mechanism. On the aforesaid litter frame there is mounted various modules, namely, (1) a patient support deck, (2) a set of lateral edge siderails, (3) a holder for bottled gas, (4) an attendant work surface, oriented beneath the head section when the head section is in a horizontal position, (5) a seat, thigh and foot section assembly, and (6) a head section having manipulatable controls thereon supportingly secured to the litter frame separately from the seat, thigh and foot section assembly.

Claims (76)

1. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a base;
a litter frame;
an elevation mechanism interconnecting said base and said litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of said litter frame relative to said base;
said litter frame including a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending support rails and plural laterally extending support rails interconnecting said longitudinally extending support rails, said laterally extending support rails being mounted to said elevation mechanism;
said elevation mechanism including a pair of longitudinally spaced and independently operable extendable and retractable actuators, and a connection mechanism interconnecting at least one of said laterally extending support rails to said longitudinally extending support rails and being configured to facilitate movement of said at least one of said laterally extending support rails relative to said longitudinally extending rails in response to one of said actuators being extended or retracted relative to the other of said actuators.
2. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein said connection mechanism includes a socket on each of said longitudinally extending rails, said sockets being laterally spaced from each other and receiving therein a respective terminal end of said at least one of said laterally extending support rails.
3. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 2, wherein said socket is included in a mount separate from said longitudinally extending rails, said mount being attached to said longitudinally extending rails.
4. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 3, wherein said socket is elongate in a direction coextensive with said longitudinally extending rails.
5. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein said connection mechanism includes a housing provided on said longitudinally extending rails and having an opening therein facing a central longitudinal axis of said patient support apparatus, a block body having a longitudinally elongate socket therein received in said opening in said housing.
6. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 5, wherein said block body and said housing have mating configurations for facilitating a securement of said block body to said housing without the use of separate fasteners.
7. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 5, wherein said housing has at least one elastically yieldable wall with at least one recess therein adjacent said opening and said block body has at least one protuberance configured to be received in said recess, a peripheral dimension of said block body and a peripheral dimension of said opening being configured relative to each other to facilitate a sliding reception of said block body into said opening simultaneous with said protuberance effecting a flexing of said at least one elastically yieldable wall, said elastically yieldable returning to an unflexed state in response to said protuberance entering said recess.
8. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 7, wherein said block body is made of a synthetic resin material having said elongate socket and said protuberance formed thereon.
9. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 7, wherein an edge of said protuberance facing said laterally extending rail and a first surface on said block body remote from said laterally extending rail are spaced a first dimension from each other, said housing including at least one abutment inside of said opening and a second edge of said recess closest to said central longitudinal axis spaced a second dimension from each other, said first and second dimensions being approximately equal so that as said block body is slid into said opening, said first surface of said block body will engage said abutment approximately simultaneous with said protuberance entering said recess to effect a stationary holding of said block body between said abutment and said second edge.
10. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a base;
a litter frame;
an elevation mechanism interconnecting said base and said litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of said litter frame relative to said base;
said litter frame including a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending, tubular support rails and plural laterally extending support rails interconnecting said longitudinally extending support rails, said laterally extending support rails being mounted to said elevation mechanism;

a plurality of longitudinally spaced cartridge receiving openings in each of said tubular support rails, each of said longitudinally spaced cartridge receiving openings opening outwardly of said tubular support rails on a side thereof facing away from a central longitudinal axis of said patient support apparatus; and a plurality of cartridges each configured to be received into a respective one of said cartridge openings, each of said plural cartridges having an elongate arm pivotally secured thereto, each of said elongate arms extending parallel to other elongate arms when said cartridge is received into said cartridge receiving opening, and a rail pivotally secured to a distal end of each of said elongate arms.
11. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 10, wherein a single fastener is provided to secure each of said plural cartridges to a respective longitudinally extending, tubular support rail.
12. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 10, wherein each of said longitudinally spaced cartridge receiving openings is identical to one another, and wherein each of said plurality of cartridges is identical to one another.
13. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 10, wherein each of said plurality of cartridges is configured to be moved into a respective cartridge receiving opening in said longitudinally extending support rail along an axis of said cartridge receiving opening and then be slid orthogonally of said axis, each of said cartridges having at least one first fastener receiving opening therein, each of said longitudinally extending support rails having at least one second fastener receiving opening therein adjacent to a respective said cartridge receiving opening, axes of respective ones of said first and second fastener receiving openings being initially nonaligned when said cartridge is received in said cartridge receiving opening therefor but becoming axially aligned in response to said orthogonally movement to facilitate the reception of a fastener to secure said cartridge to said longitudinally extending support rail.
14. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 10, wherein at least a selected one of said plural cartridges has a resilient mechanism biasing said elongate arm thereon for pivotal movement in a first direction to effect a counterbalancing of the weight of all of said elongate arms and said rail pivotally fastened thereto.
15. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 14, wherein said resilient mechanism is a torsion spring.
16. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 14, wherein each of said plural cartridges has a resilient mechanism biasing said elongate arm thereon for pivotal movement in a first direction to effect a counterbalancing of the weight of said elongate arm pivotally mounted thereon and a fragment of the weight of said rail pivotally secured thereto.
17. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 10, wherein a pivot axis of each elongate arm extends in a downwardly inclined direction from a horizontal plane containing said longitudinally extending support rails; and wherein each of said elongate arms is configured to pivot between a first position wherein said distal ends and said rail secured thereto are oriented above said horizontal plane to a second position wherein said distal ends and said rail secured thereto are oriented below said horizontal plane.
18. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 17, wherein each of said elongate arms is further configured so that said distal end and said rail secured thereto will be oriented at least partially beneath a respective one of said longitudinally extending support rails when in said second position thereof.
19. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 14, wherein each of said plural cartridges are identical to one another, each cartridge having a body with an outwardly facing wall, said body having an axially extending opening therein opening outwardly of said body at said outwardly facing wall, a respective said elongate arm being received into said axially extending opening and supported therein for rotation with respect to said body, said resilient mechanism being a torsion spring having one end thereof secured to said body and an opposite end thereof secured to said elongate arm.
20. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a base;
a litter frame;
an elevation mechanism interconnecting said base and said litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of said litter frame relative to said base;
said litter frame including at least a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending support rails and plural laterally extending support rails interconnecting said longitudinally extending support rails, said laterally extending support rails being mounted to said elevation mechanism;
each of said pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending support rails being of a tubular configuration having a wholly enclosed hollow interior.
21. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 20, wherein said longitudinally extending support rails are each of a seamless construction.
22. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 20, wherein said longitudinally extending support rails are each of a welded seam construction.
23. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 20, wherein said longitudinally extending support rails are each of a noncircular cross section over a majority of a length thereof.
24. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 20, wherein said longitudinally extending support rails are each of a uniform and noncircular cross section throughout a length thereof.
25. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a base;
a litter frame;
an elevation mechanism interconnecting said base and said litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of said litter frame relative to said base;
said litter frame having a head end and a foot end, said litter frame including a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending support rails and plural laterally extending support rails interconnecting said longitudinally extending support rails, said laterally extending support rails being mounted to said elevation mechanism;
a support deck mounted on said litter frame and comprising at least a seat section and a head section, said litter frame including a first pivot support oriented at a foot end of said seat section and a second pivot support oriented at a head end of said seat section, a foot end of said seat section being mounted to said first pivot support for movement between first and second positions about a first axis defined by said first pivot support, a foot end of said head section being mounted to said second pivot support for movement between first and second positions about a second axis defined by said second pivot support, said foot end of said head section including an extension extending beneath said head end of said seat section and moveable with said head section, said extension including a first low friction mechanism for supporting said head end of said seat section thereon and for relative movement with respect to said head end of said seat section, said extension being configured to orient said seat section in a first horizontal plane parallel to a second horizontal plane defined by said longitudinally extending support rails and when said head section is also in said first horizontal plane, said extension being additionally configured to orient said head end of said seat section below said second horizontal plane when said head section is moved about said second pivot support so that said head end of said head section is oriented above said second horizontal plane.
26. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 25, wherein said litter frame includes a pair of side bolster members each configured to be attached to a respective one of said pair of said laterally spaced, longitudinally extending support rails, said bolster members each extending coextensively with said support rails between said first and second pivot supports to provide support laterally for a patient's thighs when said head end of said seat section is oriented below said second horizontal plane.
27. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 25, wherein said seat section includes a seat frame, a foot end of said seat frame being pivotally secured to said first pivot support, said seat frame having separate first and second deck sections thereon, said first deck section being secured directly to said seat frame and moveable therewith about said first pivot support, said second deck section being pivotally secured to said seat frame adjacent a foot end of said first deck section, a foot end of said second deck section being oriented adjacent said first pivot support.
28. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 27, wherein said first and second deck sections each include a bracket, an extendable and retractable actuator having opposite ends thereof connected to a respective one of said brackets to effect a relative pivoting of said second deck section with respect to said first deck section and with respect to said seat frame.
29. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 28, wherein said support deck also includes a foot section, a head end of said foot section being hingedly secured to a foot end of said second deck section.
30. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 29, wherein a foot end of said longitudinally extending support rails includes a track, a foot end of said foot section including a second low friction member engaging said track and moving with respect to said track in response to a relative pivoting of said foot section with respect to said second deck section about an axis defined by said hinged securement.
31. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 30, wherein said track defines a surface upon which rests said second low friction member.
32. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 31, wherein said second low friction member is a synthetic resin member that slidingly rests on said track.
33. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 29, wherein a foot end of said longitudinally extending support rails includes a track, a foot end of said foot section including a slide mechanism engaging said track and moving with respect to said track in response to a relative pivoting of said foot section with respect to said second deck section about an axis defined by said hinged securement.
34. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 33, wherein said track is made of a low friction material and said slide mechanism is a slide shoe slidingly engaging said track.
35. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 28, wherein said extendable and retractable actuator is a hydraulic actuator, said litter frame having a manually operated hydraulic pump mounted thereon adjacent said foot end thereof and at least one conduit extending between an outlet on said pump to an inlet to said hydraulic actuator.
36. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 35, wherein said hydraulic actuator includes a pump body and a first reciprocal plunger member supported on said pump body configured to pump hydraulic fluid to said inlet to said hydraulic actuator for extending said hydraulic actuator to separate said brackets from one another and effect said relative pivoting of said second deck section with respect to said first deck section.
37. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 36, wherein said hydraulic actuator further includes a first reciprocal handle mounted on said litter frame, said first reciprocal plunger member being operatively connected to said first handle adjacent a proximal end thereof, a distal end of said first handle being exposed for access by an attendant to effect reciprocation thereof and a pumping of hydraulic fluid to said hydraulic actuator.
38. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 37, wherein said distal end of said first handle is oriented at said foot end of said litter frame.
39. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 38, wherein an elongate guide is provided on said litter frame adjacent said foot end thereof, said first handle being operatively guided by said guide adjacent said distal end thereof for movement between opposite laterally spaced ends of said elongate guide.
40. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 38, wherein said proximal end of said first handle is pivotally supported on said litter frame, said first reciprocal plunger member being secured to said first handle at a location spaced from said pivotal support for said first handle.
41. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 40, wherein said first handle is pivotal about a vertically upright axis and wherein said guide extends laterally, said first handle adjacent said distal end thereof being operatively guided for lateral movement about said vertically upright axis by said guide.
42. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 41, wherein said distal end of said first handle is readily accessible to an attendant at said foot end of said litter frame.
43. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 36, wherein said pump body includes a second reciprocal plunger member configured for movement between first and second positions to effect, upon a movement from said first position to said second position, a release of hydraulic fluid from said hydraulic actuator in order to facilitate a retraction of said hydraulic actuator.
44. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 43, wherein a second handle is secured at a proximal end thereof to said second reciprocal plunger member, a distal end of said second handle being oriented adjacent said first handle and readily accessible to an attendant.
45. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 44, wherein said distal ends of both of said first and second handles are oriented exposed at said foot end of said litter for access by an attendant.
46. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 45, wherein said pump body and said first and second handles are mounted onto a pump frame that is attached to and extends between said longitudinally extending side rails adjacent said foot end of said litter frame.
47. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 25, wherein said head end of said seat section includes on an underside thereof a track surface, said first low friction mechanism being a roller engaging said track surface.
48. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a base;
a litter frame;
an elevation mechanism interconnecting said base and said litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of said litter frame relative to said base;
said litter frame having a head end and a foot end, said litter frame including a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending support rails and plural laterally extending support rails interconnecting said longitudinally extending support rails, said laterally extending support rails being mounted to said elevation mechanism;
a support deck mounted on said litter frame and comprising at least a seat section and a head section, said litter frame including a first pivot support oriented at a foot end of said seat section and a second pivot support oriented at a head end of said seat section, a foot end of said seat section being mounted to said first pivot support for movement between first and second positions about a first axis defined by said first pivot support, a foot end of said head section being mounted to said second pivot support for movement between first and second positions about a second axis defined by said second pivot support, said foot end of said head section including an extension extending beneath said head end of said seat section and moveable with said head section, said extension including a low friction mechanism for supporting said head end of said seat section thereon and for relative movement with respect to said head end of said seat section, said extension being configured to orient said seat section in a first horizontal plane parallel to a second horizontal plane defined by said longitudinally extending support rails and when said head section is also in said first horizontal plane, said extension being additionally configured to orient said head end of said seat section below said second horizontal plane when said head section is moved about said second pivot support so that said head end of said head section is oriented above said second horizontal plane;
a side bolster mounted to each of said longitudinally extending support rails and extending coextensively with said seat section between said head end and said foot end thereof so as to provide lateral support for a patient when said head end of said seat section is oriented below said second horizontal plane and said head end of said head section is oriented above said second horizontal plane.
49. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a base;
a litter frame;

an elevation mechanism interconnecting said base and said litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of said litter frame relative to said base;
said litter frame including a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending support rails and plural laterally extending support rails interconnecting said longitudinally extending support rails, said laterally extending support rails being mounted to said elevation mechanism;
a support deck mounted on said litter frame and comprising at least a head section, said litter frame including a first pivot support oriented at a foot end of said head section, a foot end of said head section being mounted to said first pivot support for movement between first and second positions about a first axis defined by said first pivot support;
a bracket on said head section and an extendable and retractable actuator connected to and extending between said bracket and said litter frame, said extendable and retractable actuator being effecting a pivoting of said head section about said first axis;
a manually operable handle mechanism mounted on said head section and moveable therewith, said handle mechanism including first and second laterally spaced handles and a control member each supported for movement on and between first and second positions relative to said head section, said control member being configured to be moveable between first and second positions in response to at least one of said first and second handles being moveable from said first position thereof to said second position thereof; and a control linkage interconnecting said control member to said actuator, said linkage effecting one of an extension and a retraction of said actuator in response to said at least one of said handles effecting a movement of said control member from said first position thereof to said second position thereof.
50. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 49, wherein said actuator is a gas spring mechanism having a cylinder housing and a reciprocal rod supported for reciprocal movement on said cylinder housing between extended and retracted positions, said gas spring mechanism being configured to continually urge said reciprocal rod to said extended position, said gas spring mechanism including a locking mechanism selectively moveable between first and second positions for selectively effecting a locking of said rod to said cylinder housing in selected immoveable positions between said extended and retracted positions thereof when said control member is in said first position and effecting an unlocking of said rod to facilitate a movement of said rod one of said extended and retracted positions when said control member is in said second position.
51. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 50, wherein said locking mechanism is configured to normally lock said rod to said cylinder housing to render said rod immoveable, said locking mechanism having a lock control member that is moveable between extended and retracted positions and is configured to be continually urged to said retracted position and be resiliently yieldable to said extended position, said control linkage being a flexible cable with a first end thereof being connected to said lock control member and a second end thereof being connected to said control member, said continual urging of said lock control member to said retracted position effecting an urging of said control member to said first position thereof.
52. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 51, wherein said control member is a two arm lever of a finite length having at a mid-length location thereon a fulcrum resting on a support provided on said head section, one of said first and second handles operatively engaging one end of said two arm lever while an other of said first and second handles operatively engages an other end of said two arm lever, said second end of said cable being connected to said control member a said mid-length position so that a movement of at least one of said first and second handles from said first position to said second position will effect a corresponding movement of one of said ends of said two arm lever about said fulcrum and a corresponding movement of said cable and said lock control member against said continual urging toward said retracted position thereof to unlock said rod from said cylinder housing to facilitate at least one of an extension and a retraction of said actuator and a corresponding movement of said head section about said first pivot support.
53. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a base;
a litter frame;
an elevation mechanism interconnecting said base and said litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of said litter frame relative to said base;
said litter frame including a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending support rails and plural laterally extending support rails interconnecting said longitudinally extending support rails so that said litter frame has a rectangular configuration oriented in a horizontal plane, said laterally extending support rails being mounted to said elevation mechanism;

at least one accessory mount assembly secured to said litter frame in at least one corner of said rectangular configuration, said accessory mount assembly including at least one receptacle therein, said receptacle having an axis that is perpendicular to said horizontal plane;
at least one accessory having at least first and second components, a pivot connection pivotally connecting said first and second components together, said first component having a base part remote from said pivot connection sized to fit into said receptacle and be held therein, said second component being configured to be oriented between an upstanding first position of use and a stowed second position relative to said first component.
54. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 53, wherein said at least one accessory mount assembly includes an accessory mount frame located at said at least one corner of said rectangular configuration, said accessory mount frame having a receptacle therein configured to receive therein said first component of said accessory, clam shell-like synthetic resin protective covers covering said accessory mount frame, one of said covers having a hole therein configured to be aligned with said receptacle, and at least one fastener for securing said clam shell-like covers to each other to encase said accessory mount frame therein.
55. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 53, wherein plural accessory mounts are provided, each accessory mount assembly being secured to said litter frame in at least one corner at each longitudinal end of said litter frame, each accessory mount frame having at least one receptacle therein, and wherein plural accessories are provided, each accessory having at least first and second components and a pivot connection pivotally connecting said first and second components together.
56. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 55, wherein each of said accessory mount assemblies includes an accessory mount frame located at said at least one corner at each longitudinal end of said litter frame, each accessory mount frame having identically sized receptacles therein, each of said plural accessories having first components configured to operatively fit into any of said receptacles so that any selected accessory is operatively receivable in a selected one of said corners of said litter frame.
57. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 56, wherein each of said plural accessory mount assemblies further includes synthetic resin protective clam shell-like covers covering said each of said accessory mounted frames, each clam shell-like cover having a hole therein configured to be aligned with said receptacle in said accessory mount frame, at least one fastener for securing respective covers of each of said clam shell-like covers to each other to encase said accessory mount frame therein.
58. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 57, wherein said second component of said accessory is an IV pole.
59. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 57, wherein said second component of said accessory is a push handle.
60. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 53, wherein said second component of said accessory is an IV pole.
61. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 53, wherein said second component of said accessory is a push handle.
62. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 53, wherein plural accessory mount assemblies are provided, one at each corner at one longitudinal end of said rectangular configuration, each of said accessory mount assemblies including an accessory mount frame having at least two identically sized receptacles therein, a first of said two receptacles at each of said two corners each being configured to operatively received therein said base component of a handle accessory and a second of said two receptacles at a first of said two corners being configured to operatively receive therein said base component of an IV pole accessory, a second of said two receptacles at a second of said two corners being configured to operatively receive therein said base component of an IV pole clip that is configured to clip onto and hold said I.V. pole in said stowed second position.
63. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 53, wherein at least one accessory mount assembly is secured to said litter frame in each corner of said rectangular configuration, each of accessory mount assemblies including at least one receptacle therein, said receptacle having an axis that is perpendicular to said horizontal plane.
64. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 63, wherein each of said accessory mount assemblies in two corners at one longitudinal end of said litter frame includes two receptacles therein, each having an axis that is perpendicular to said horizontal plane.
65. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a base;
a litter frame;
an elevation mechanism interconnecting said base and said litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of said litter frame relative to said base;
said litter frame including a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending support rails and plural laterally extending support rails interconnecting said longitudinally extending support rails so that said litter frame has a rectangular configuration oriented in a horizontal plane, selected ones of said laterally extending support rails being mounted to said elevation mechanism;
an hollow cylindrical shell secured to said litter frame at a location that is below said horizontal plane, said hollow cylindrical shell being open at one end and having a first abutment at an opposite and configured to receive in said open end a tank of bottled gas, said first abutment engaging a bottom of said tank of bottled gas, said tank of bottled gas having a manually operable valve thereon configured to be accessible to an attendant at and end of said hollow cylindrical shell that is adjacent said open end.
66. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 65, wherein said hollow cylindrical shell has a longitudinal axis that extends in a first plane that is parallel to a second plane containing a longitudinal axis of said litter frame.
67. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 66, wherein said longitudinal axis of said hollow cylindrical shell is inclined to said horizontal plane, said open end of said hollow cylindrical shell being higher than said opposite end thereof.
68. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 65, wherein said hollow cylindrical shell includes a second abutment adjacent said open end, said second abutment being configured to permit insertion of said tank into said open end and preventing a free removal of said tank from said open end without first manually manipulating said tank past said second abutment.
69. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 65, wherein said hollow cylindrical shell is secured to one of said pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending support rails.
70. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 65, wherein said hollow cylindrical shell is secured to one of said laterally extending support rails.
71. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 65, wherein said hollow cylindrical shell is jointly secured to one of said longitudinally extending support rails and one of said laterally extending support rails.
72. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 65, wherein said litter frame includes a horizontal platform secured to and extending between said pair of longitudinally extending support rails and being oriented directly above said hollow cylindrical shell to define an attendant accessible work surface.
73. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 72, wherein at a location between said hollow cylindrical shell and one of one of said longitudinally extending support rails and below said platform there is provided a horizontally oriented shelf surface.
74. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 73, wherein litter frame additionally includes a foldable patient transfer board that is configured to be stowed on said shelf surface.
75. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a base;
a litter frame;
an elevation mechanism interconnecting said base and said litter frame and being configured to effect changes in elevation of said litter frame relative to said base;
said litter frame including a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending, support rails and plural laterally extending support rails interconnecting said longitudinally extending support rails so that said litter frame has a rectangular configuration oriented in a horizontal plane, selected ones of said laterally extending support rails being mounted to said elevation mechanism;
a horizontal platform secured to and extending between said pair of longitudinally extending support rails and defining an attendant work surface, said platform being located adjacent one longitudinal end of said litter frame to facilitate attendant access from said one longitudinal end.
76. The patient support apparatus according to Claim 75, wherein said litter frame includes a support deck having at least a head section, said litter frame including a first pivot support oriented at a foot end of said head section, a foot end of said head section being mounted to said first pivot support for movement between a first horizontal position and a second position inclined to the horizontal about a first axis defined by said first pivot support, said platform being located beneath said head section when said head section is in said first position and becoming exposed for access by an attendant in response to said head section having been moved to said second position.
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