Cable manager

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12212902-B2
Application number	US-201816771615-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 10, 2018
Priority date	Dec 11, 2017
Publication date	Jan 28, 2025
Grant date	Jan 28, 2025

Abstract

A system includes a rigid housing and flexible tubes. The rigid housing includes cable receptacles. Each cable receptacle has a distal end and a longitudinal opening configured to accept a cable. The flexible tubes are configured to accept cables and orient the cables in a customizable, organized manner. Each flexible tube is secured to a respective cable receptacle at the distal end and has a longitudinal opening oriented to align with the longitudinal opening of the respective cable receptacle. Another system includes a vertical stand structure configured to maneuver about a floor and a deformable trough secured to the vertical stand structure. The deformable trough is configured to initially bend in a customizable manner to form a customized configuration and subsequently maintain the customized configuration to facilitate placement of the cables within the deformable trough and provide for mobility of the vertical stand structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cable management system for use with a patient monitor having a central axis extending horizontally and parallel to a floor of a patient environment, and a plurality of cables extending therefrom, the system comprising:
at least one cable receptacle, each of the at least one cable receptacle formed of a tubular outer wall, the cable receptacle having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween, and defining a channel having a longitudinal opening formed therein, the channel adapted to receive at least one of the plurality of cables therein;
a flexible tube affixed to an end of the at least one cable receptacle, the flexible tube defining a channel and adapted to retain the at least one of the plurality of cables therein, wherein the flexible tube is arranged to be positioned from an initial straight-line orientation to a curved orientation wherein the flexible tube curves about a vertical axis perpendicular to the floor of the patient environment, wherein the flexible tube is configured to maintain the curved orientation after being positioned thereto, wherein the flexible tube includes a longitudinal opening formed therein, the longitudinal opening aligned with the longitudinal opening of the cable receptacle;
a patient monitor mount coupled to the patient monitor by a mounting interface, the patient monitor mount being positioned between the patient monitor and the mounting interface;
an arm having a first end affixed to a rigid housing connected to only a portion of the tubular outer wall which is less than its length and a second end that is affixed to the mounting interface, the arm being adapted to support the at least one cable receptable in a spaced-apart relationship from the patient monitor and to enable a range of motion for the at least one cable receptacle about the central axis, and
wherein the arm is articulable at a plurality of locations along its length.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mounting interface is positioned behind and affixed to the patient monitor mount.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mounting interface is adapted to enable rotation of the arm relative to the mounting interface, thereby enabling the at least one cable receptacle to be selectively positioned on a left side and a right side of the patient monitor mount.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mounting interface is adapted to enable 180 degree rotation of the arm relative to the patient monitor mount, thereby enabling the at least one cable receptacle to be selectively positioned on a left side and a right side of the patient monitor mount.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the arm is continuously flexible over its length.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the arm is affixed to a middle portion of the at least one cable receptacle.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one cable receptacle consists of a plurality of cable receptacles, each being adapted to receive a single cable of the plurality of cables.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible tube extends downwardly towards the floor of the patient environment as it curves about the vertical axis.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flexible tube is color coded based on the type of parameter information transmitted by the at least one of the plurality of cables retained therein.

10. A cable management system for use with a patient monitor having a plurality of cables extending therefrom, the system comprising:
a cable receptacle formed of an open channel having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween, the open channel having a floor and at least two walls that approach each other as they extend upwardly from the floor to form a longitudinal opening on an upper side of the cable receptacle to facilitate placement of the plurality of cables within the open channel, the floor and at least two walls of the open channel configured to deform between a straight configuration and a curved configuration and to retain the straight or curved configuration after deformation wherein the curved configuration is either an upwardly curved configuration or an inwardly curved configuration; and
a support structure comprising an arm that is secured to only a portion of the open channel which is less than its length the support structure being adapted to support the cable receptable in a spaced-apart relationship from the patient monitor and to enable the cable receptacle to be positioned at a plurality of distances from the patient monitor.

11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising an arm mount to which a second end of the arm is attached.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the support structure comprises a vertical stand structure and the arm extends perpendicular to the vertical stand structure.

13. The system of claim 12 , additionally comprising a handle extending from the vertical stand structure.

14. The system of claim 12 , additionally comprising a plurality of wheels extending from the vertical stand structure.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the arm is affixed to a middle portion of the at least one cable receptacle.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the channel further comprises a bottom and at least two sides.

Assignees

• Draegerwerk Ag & Co Kgaa

Inventors

• Und Peter Andrew

Classifications

• H04Q1/09

  Frames or mounting racks not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• H04Q1/068

  arranged on the rear side · CPC title

• H04Q1/062 Primary

  vertical management arrangements · CPC title

• H04Q1/06 Primary

  Cable ducts or mountings specially adapted for exchange installations · CPC title