Pole clamp assembly for medical devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11497579-B2
Application number	US-201816481344-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2018
Priority date	Apr 19, 2017
Publication date	Nov 15, 2022
Grant date	Nov 15, 2022

Abstract

A pole clamp assembly is configured to facilitate removable coupling of one or more medical devices to a support structure. The pole clamp assembly includes a pole clamp that is configured to selectively grip the supporting structure. The pole clamp includes a fastener hub and a locking mechanism. A docking member is configured to operably couple a medical device of the one or more medical devices to the pole clamp. The docking member includes structure defining a fastener hub aperture and one or more recesses into which a portion of the locking mechanism can selectively reside. The locking mechanism is shiftable between a non-engaged position in which the docking member is rotatable relative to the pole clamp, and an engaged position in which rotation of the docking member relative to the pole clamp is inhibited.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pole clamp assembly configured to couple a medical device to a supporting structure, the pole clamp assembly comprising:
a pole clamp configured to selectively grip the supporting structure, the pole clamp including a fastener hub; and
a docking member comprising:
a hub portion arranged at a proximal end of the docking member and configured to selectively couple to the fastener hub of the pole clamp;
a docking member body extending from the proximal end of the docking member to an open distal end, the docking member body including:
an elongate projection being configured to be at least partially inserted into a corresponding retaining feature of a medical device, the projection comprising: a bottom surface, a pair of side surfaces, and one or more tabs configured to engage with a corresponding latch of the retaining feature of the medical device,

wherein the hub portion extends downward from the bottom surface of the projection of the docking member body,
wherein the pole clamp includes a locking mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism is shiftable between a non-engaged position in which the docking member is rotatable relative to the pole clamp, and an engaged position in which rotation of the docking member relative to the pole clamp is inhibited, and
wherein the docking member includes at least one recess into which a portion of the locking mechanism can selectively reside therein.

2. The pole clamp assembly of claim 1 , wherein the locking mechanism is biased towards the engaged position.

3. The pole clamp assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more tabs are operably coupled to at least one portion of the at least one side surface.

4. The pole clamp assembly of claim 1 , wherein structural support for the projection is in part provided by a keel member extending between structure defining the bottom surface and the top surface.

5. The pole clamp assembly of claim 1 , wherein structural support for the projection is in part provided by a lateral rib extending from at least one of the side surfaces.

6. The pole clamp assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hub portion further includes a hub face defining a fastener hub aperture and the at least one recess.

7. The pole clamp assembly of claim 6 , wherein the hub face defines at least one recess radially arranged around the fastener hub aperture.

8. The pole clamp assembly of claim 6 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the docking member body is substantially orthogonal to the hub face.

9. The pole clamp assembly of claim 6 , wherein a longitudinal axis of the docking member body is at an obtuse angle relative to the hub face.

10. The pole clamp assembly of claim 6 , wherein the hub portion extends downward from a bottom surface of the docking member body such that the entirety of the docking member body is offset outside a bound defined by an outer edge of the hub face.

11. The pole clamp assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hub portion is arranged at a proximal end of the docking member, the projection including:
at least one side surface that is structurally supported by a lateral rib extending from the at least one side surface.

12. The pole clamp assembly of claim 1 , wherein the docking member body further includes:
one or more channels positioned on respective sides of the docking member body and configured to aid in operably coupling the projection with the corresponding retaining feature of the medical device.

13. A pole clamp assembly configured to operably couple a medical device to a supporting structure, the pole clamp assembly comprising:
a docking member including:
a docking member body extending from a first end toward a second end, the second end configured to be at least partially inserted into a corresponding retaining feature of the medical device, the docking member body comprising:
a bottom surface and a pair of sidewalls extending therefrom, the docking member body including one or more means for engaging with a retaining feature of the medical device; and
one or more docking support ribs coupled with the bottom surface; and

a hub portion arranged generally at the first end of the docking member body, and protruding generally orthogonally from the bottom surface, the hub portion including:
a hub face having a substantially circular shape and defining one or more recesses surrounding a hub aperture;
an outer hub rim extending in a direction opposite the hub face; and
a plurality of hub support spokes extending axially outward from proximate the hub aperture to the outer hub rim; and

a pole clamp having a first side configured to operably couple the docking member and a second side configured to operably couple the supporting structure, the pole clamp comprising:
a locking mechanism arranged on the first side, the locking mechanism movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein:
when in the engaged position the locking mechanism selectively engages one of the one or more recesses surrounding the hub aperture such that the selectively engaged recess determines an orientation between the pole clamp and the docking member body and the locking mechanism inhibits rotation of the pole clamp with respect to the docking member body; and
when in the disengaged position the pole clamp can be rotated with respect to the docking member body.

Assignees

• Smiths Medical Asd Inc

Inventors

• Lacy Christopher Allen
• Krautbauer Kevin
• Plager Steven

Classifications

• A61M5/1415 Primary

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• A61B90/57 Primary

  Accessory clamps · CPC title

• A61M2209/082

  Mounting brackets, arm supports for equipment · CPC title

• F16B2/12

  using sliding jaws · CPC title

• A61B2090/571

  for clamping a support arm to a bed or other supports · CPC title