Systems, monitor mounts and monitors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12102455-B2
Application number	US-201917419137-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2019
Priority date	Dec 28, 2018
Publication date	Oct 1, 2024
Grant date	Oct 1, 2024

Abstract

A monitor mount is configured to detachably secure a first monitor and/or a second monitor individually or concurrently. The first monitor and the second monitor may have different sizes. Any of the monitors may be a patient monitor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a monitor mount including a support portion;
a first monitor including a first electronic visual display, the first monitor having a first monitor width in a lateral direction of the first monitor; and
a second monitor including: (i) a second electronic visual display; and (ii) a receptacle including a bridge portion and a coupling, the bridge portion having a bridge width in a lateral direction of the second monitor, the second monitor having a second monitor width in a lateral direction of the second monitor, the receptacle further comprising a guiding surface configured to receive the first monitor to be inserted into the receptacle in a first position and rotate the first monitor into a secured position within the second monitor, the first monitor being engaged with the coupling in the secured position;
wherein:
the second monitor is configured to be detachably secured to the monitor mount by the support portion;
the first monitor is configured to be detachably secured to the second monitor by the coupling such that the first monitor is received in the receptacle of the second monitor and the bridge portion of the second monitor extends over the first monitor;
the second monitor is configured to surround at least a portion of the first electronic visual display of the first monitor when the first monitor is detachably secured to the second monitor; and
the bridge width being less than the second monitor width and being less than the first monitor width.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the receptacle and the bridge width are adapted to enable the first monitor to be inserted into the receptacle in a direction that is non-parallel to a floor of the receptacle, then rotated into a secured position within the second monitor, the first monitor being engaged with the coupling and parallel to the floor of the receptacle in the secured position.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second monitor further comprises a guiding surface that is distal to the bridge.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second monitor includes a back portion having back portion width in the lateral direction of the second monitor and the bridge width is less than the second back portion width.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the bridge width is no more than half of the second back portion width.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the bridge width is sufficiently small relative to the second monitor width so as to define at least one upwardly facing opening.

7. A monitor comprising:
an electronic visual display; and
a receptacle including a bridge portion and a coupling, the bridge portion having a bridge width in a lateral direction of the monitor;
wherein:
the coupling is configured to detachably secure another monitor such that the other monitor is received in the receptacle of the monitor and the bridge portion of the monitor extends over the other monitor; and
the monitor is configured to surround at least a portion of an electronic visual display of the other monitor when the other monitor is detachably secured to the monitor; and
the bridge width being less than a width of the monitor in the lateral direction of the monitor and being less than a width of the other monitor in a lateral direction of the other monitor.

8. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein:
the receptacle of the second monitor includes two parallel surfaces; and
the receptacle of the second monitor is configured to receive the first monitor such that the first monitor is adjacent to the bridge portion of the second monitor, the two parallel surfaces of the second monitor, and the coupling of the second monitor.

9. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the coupling includes at least one guiding surface configured to initially receive the first monitor and thereafter guide the first monitor to a secured position within the second monitor.

10. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the coupling includes at least one guiding surface configured to initially receive the first monitor at an angle such that the first monitor is rotated and thereafter guide the first monitor to a secured position within the second monitor.

11. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the bridge portion of the second monitor includes a lateral slot and a top portion of the first monitor is configured to be transversely inserted into the lateral slot.

12. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the second monitor includes a handle.

13. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein bridge portion of the second monitor and the handle of the second monitor are formed as a single unit.

14. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein a top portion of the second monitor includes holes for repositioning the bridge portion of the second monitor.

15. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the support portion is configured to support a bottom face of the second monitor.

16. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the support portion is configured to detachably secure a handle of the second monitor.

17. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the support portion is at least one of a shelf, a ledge, a rail, a rib and an abutment.

18. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the support portion includes a release mechanism for releasing the second monitor from the monitor mount.

19. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the monitor mount further comprises a power bus configured to power at least one of the first monitor and the second monitor when the at least one of the first monitor and the second monitor is secured to the monitor mount.

20. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the first monitor further comprises a sensor interface configured to receive data generated by a physiological sensor monitoring a physiological parameter of a patient.

21. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the second monitor further comprises a guiding surface that is distal to the bridge.

22. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the second monitor includes a back portion having back portion width in the lateral direction of the second monitor and the bridge width is less than the second back portion width.

23. The monitor of claim 22 , wherein the bridge width is no more than half of the second back portion width.

24. The monitor of claim 7 , wherein the bridge width is sufficiently small relative to the second monitor width so as to define at least one upwardly facing opening.

Assignees

• Draegerwerk Ag & Co Kgaa

Inventors

• Lund Peter A
• Swyst Thomas
• Aiston Christopher
• Hennings Zachary K

Classifications

• H05K5/0204

  Mounting supporting structures on the outside of casings · CPC title

• A61B2560/045

  with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication · CPC title

• A61B5/0022

  Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet · CPC title

• A61B5/7445 Primary

  Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units · CPC title

• H05K5/0017

  with operator interface units · CPC title