LINE MANAGEMENT DEVICE

Abstract

A patient line management device to manage one or more patient care lines. The line management device includes a line manager coupled to a support. The support is adapted to be coupled to a patient support.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Aspects of the present invention are more particularly described below with reference to the following figures, which illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an illustrative embodiment patient support including a line management device according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 according to the present invention;

FIG. 3A illustrates a perspective view of a line management device of the present invention;

FIG. 3B illustrates a cross-sectional view along a line 3B-3B of FIG. 3A.

FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded perspective view of a line management device of the present invention;

FIG. 5 illustrates another embodiment of a line management device of the present invention;

FIG. 6 illustrates another embodiment of a line management device with a removable CPR board;

FIG. 7 illustrates an exploded perspective view of a line management device with removable CPR board as illustrated in FIG. 6.

Claims

1. A line management device to support one or more patient care lines adapted to extend from a patient supported by a patient support, comprising: a support body, including a coupler to couple the support body to the patient support, the support body including a centerline;a line manager, coupled to the support body, the line manager including a body, a plurality of upwardly extending fingers extending from the body, at least one of the upwardly extending fingers being substantially parallel to the centerline, and a plurality of channels located between the upwardly extending fingers, wherein the plurality of channels is one less than the plurality of fingers.

2. The line management device of claim 1, wherein at least two of the plurality of fingers include an upwardly extending portion and a lateral portion, the lateral portion defining a gap with an adjacent one of the plurality of fingers.

3. The line management device of claim 1, the line manager includes a support surface located between two of the plurality of upwardly extending fingers, wherein the support surface includes curved surface.

4. The line management device of claim 2, wherein the distance between an extending portion and a portion of an adjacent finger is less then the channel located between the at least two of the plurality of fingers.

5. The line management device of claim 4, wherein the lateral portion extends substantially perpendicularly from the upwardly extending portion.

6. The line management device of claim 5, wherein the plurality of fingers comprise three or more fingers.

7. The line management device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of fingers comprise a first material and a second material the first material being less flexible than the second material.

8. The line management device of claim 7, wherein the first material includes a first thickness and the second material includes a second thickness less than the first thickness, wherein the first thickness is at least two times as thick as the second thickness.

9. The line management device of claim 8, wherein the first material comprises nylon.

10. The line management device of claim 9, wherein the second material comprises urethane.

11. The line management device of claim 10, wherein the channel includes a height and a width wherein each of the height and the width are greater than the gap.

12. The line management device of claim 11, wherein the depth of the line manager is less than one of either the height and the width.

13. The line management device of claim 12, wherein the body includes a surface to support the one or more patient care lines.

14. The line management device of claim 13, wherein the surface located adjacently to one of the plurality of fingers is lower than the surface located adjacently to one of the plurality of fingers located adjacently to another of the plurality of fingers.

15. A line management device to support one or more patient care lines adapted to extend from a patient supported by a patient support, comprising: a support body, including a coupler to couple the support body to the patient support, the support body being flexible and having a first and a second position, the second position being determined by an external force, wherein the flexible body when moved from the first position to the second position remains at the second position upon removal of the external force; anda line manager, coupled to the support body, the line manager being flexible and having a first position and a second position, the second position being determined by an external force, wherein the flexible body when moved from the first position to the second position returns to the first position upon the removal of the external force.

16. The line management device of claim 15, wherein the support body comprises a flexible arm having a centerline.

17. The line management device of claim 15, wherein the line manager comprises a plurality of upwardly extending fingers, at least one of the upwardly extending fingers being substantially parallel to the centerline, and a plurality of channels located between the upwardly extending fingers.

18. The line management device of claim 17, wherein the at least one of the upwardly extending fingers is substantially aligned with the centerline.

19. The line management device of claim 18, wherein at least one of the plurality of channels includes a dimension adequate to support a plurality of patient care lines.

20. The line management device of claim 19, wherein one of the plurality of fingers includes a first extending portion and a second extending portion, the first extending portion extending toward one of the plurality of fingers and the second extending portion extending toward another of the plurality of fingers.