Medical Equipment Mounting Hanger for Flexible Cable Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical equipment mounting systems lack flexibility, requiring tools for repositioning and often restrict equipment to a single orientation, leading to inefficient cable routing and cumbersome installation processes.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising mounting hangers with a hook portion and a straight portion featuring a t-slot and plunger lock mechanism, allowing for tool-less attachment and detachment in multiple orientations, with receiver sections on the equipment housing for versatile positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional mounting hangers with screws and nuts are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but the process becomes time-consuming and requires tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional screw-and-nut mechanical fastening system with a cam-actuated locking mechanism. The cam lever, when actuated, forces the mounting hanger against the equipment housing to create a secure friction fit and engages a locking tab with a receptacle, eliminating the need for screws and nuts while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting hanger design allows for tool-less attachment and detachment. The cam lever mechanism is manually operated by the user to both secure and release the mounting hanger from the equipment housing, enabling the system to serve itself without requiring external tools or complex fastening procedures.
2Stability of the object's composition
If mounting hangers are permanently affixed to equipment housings, then stable mounting is achieved, but operational flexibility is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a dynamic mounting system where the mounting hanger can be easily attached and detached from the equipment housing. The cam lever mechanism allows the user to secure the hanger in one position, use the equipment, and then quickly release and reposition it to a different location on the housing or remove it entirely, providing both stability during use and flexibility for repositioning.
3Reliability
If equipment is mounted in a specific orientation only, then secure engagement is achieved, but cable routing efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the equipment housing with multiple receptacles positioned at different locations and orientations. The mounting hanger can be engaged with any of these receptacles, allowing the equipment to be mounted in multiple orientations (vertical, horizontal, angled) while maintaining secure engagement. This enables optimal cable routing efficiency by selecting the orientation that best suits the cable management requirements.
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AI summary
Systems, devices and methods are described for mounting medical equipment on IV poles, bed rails and other supporting structures in medical facilities including operating rooms and critical care sections. A system including a mounting hanger and corresponding equipment housing is disclosed that allows quick mounting and dismounting of equipment from a supporting structure. The novel structural design of mounting hanger including a symmetrical t-slot feature and a plunger lock allows a piece of equipment to be mounted on a supporting structure in multiple orientations as per the requirement which allows a user to optimize the placement of equipment in the medical environment.