Cable-tubing organizer system for medical care environments

Abstract

A cable-tubing organizer system is provided for storing and organizing wire leads and tubing extending from monitoring equipment used in an operating room or other patient care environment. The organizer system includes a monitoring lead assembly, a transducer support device, and a transport plate. The monitoring lead assembly includes a plurality of clips, mounted on a base plate, for containing one or more coils of wire or tubing extending from operating room monitoring equipment. The monitoring lead assembly includes an attachment mechanism for securing the assembly to an operating table or any suitably convenient structure. The transducer support device includes a transducer bracket for securing a transducer holder that contains several different transducers. The transducer bracket translates vertically on a slotted plate for adjustment to patient chest level. The transducer support device includes a brace for containing wire leads or tubing and a base for insertion between an operating table and a mattress. The transport plate includes a transducer holder and a plurality of clips mounted on a breast plate for containing one or more coils of wire or tubing extending from a transducer.

Description

[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08 / 895,969 filed on Jul. 17, 1997.SPECIFICATION[0002] 1. Field of the Invention[0003] The present invention relates generally to a system for the storage and organization of wire leads and tubes. In particular, the present invention relates to a system for the storage and organization of wire leads and tubes extending from monitoring equipment found in operating rooms, recovery rooms, and other patient treatment environments. Further, the present invention relates to a system for the storage and organization of wire leads and tubes during patient transport between various patient treatment environments.[0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art[0005] Typically, a patient operating room or recovery room contains various invasive and non-invasive devices for monitoring patient vital signs and for patient treatment. For example, typical non-invasive patient monitoring equipment includes a pulse oxygen meter, an E.K...

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Benefits of technology

The system efficiently organizes and secures leads and transducers, reducing clutter, preventing damage, and saving time by allowing quick access and reattachment of monitoring equipment, thereby enhancing patient safety and operational efficiency.

Problems solved by technology

In general, however, no operating room nor recovery area protocol exists for storing the monitoring leads after their use.

As a result, the leads tend to knot up or become entangled with one another.

This creates a cluttered work environment and causes stress to the operating room personnel because the leads must be located and untangled before they can be used again.

Untangling the leads at the start of an operating room procedure or a recovery area hook-up takes valuable patient treatment time away from the nurses and doctors.

Leads lying on the floor also can cause the operating room work space to become unworkable because the leads can become entangled under foot or obstruct ready access to the patient.

Additionally, such leads can become damaged by personnel stepping on them or rolling heavy equipment over them.

Damaged leads require costly replacement because such leads are less effective at transmitting signals to the monitoring equipment.

Similarly, no protocol exists for organizing the transducer units and their associated wire leads during patient transport from the operating room to the recovery area or elsewhere.

Typically, the wire leads that extend from the monitoring equipment to the transducers are disconnected from the monitoring equipment and haphazardly thrown on the patient gurney or patient.

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