Patent ID: 9506487
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A61M,F16B

Claim Text:
1. A clamp used in conjunction with a first pole selected from the group consisting of a first pole integral with a hospital bed frame and an extended pole integral with a wheelchair, and also used in conjunction with an unsupported pole having a tubular pole section with a multiplicity of hanger bars retaining bags of medication with medication delivery members selected from the group consisting of fluid delivery lines in fluid communication with a respective bag at an end and in fluid communication with a medication delivery needle at an opposite end and a dispensing machine regulating respective dosages of mediation and receiving the fluid delivery lines in fluid communication at an end with a respective bag and in fluid communication at an opposite end with the dispensing machine and fluid delivery lines in fluid communication at one end with the dispensing machine and at an opposite end respectively in fluid communication with a medication delivery needle, the clamp comprising: a. a body having a first section including a bent sidewall section and a longitudinal section, the bent sidewall section extending from an outer surface through a wall to an inner surface with an interior opening having a threaded sidewall with threads which extend from the outer surface to the inner surface, a first affixation member including a first rod with threads threadedly extending through the bent sidewall interior opening and engaged with threads of the bent sidewall interior opening, a retaining plate affixed at a proximal end of the first rod and a first closing knob affixed at a distal end of the first rod, the longitudinal section having an outer surface, a body and an inner surface, the first section terminating in an interior wall extending from the inner surface of the longitudinal section, the interior wall having a concave cavity aligned with the retaining plate of the first rod, the interior wall having a distal longitudinal section terminating in a free end, the first section including a pole retaining opening located between an interior surface of the concave cavity of the interior wall and the aligned retaining plate of the first rod to retain a first pole within the first section by a press fit retention created by rotation of the first closing knob to cause the retaining plate to press against the first pole to press fit retain the first pole between the retaining plate and the interior surface of the interior wall of the concave cavity, the location of the interior surface of the interior wall where the first pole is press fit retained identified as clamp point one; b. a second section including a cylindrical member having an inner cylindrical chamber having an interior opening leading to the inner cylindrical chamber having an inner cylindrical surface and an exterior cylindrical surface, a proximal portion of an exterior surface of the cylindrical member extending to a spacer member which is integral with the cylindrical member, the spacer member extending from a proximal portion of the exterior cylindrical surface to a second longitudinal wall which is aligned with the longitudinal wall of first section, the spacer member having an interior opening having a sidewall with threads which extend from an outer surface of the spacer member to the surface of the inner cylindrical chamber, a second affixation member includes a second rod with threads threadedly extending through the interior opening of the spacer member and engaged with threads of the interior opening of the spacer member, a second closing knob is affixed at a distal end of the second rod, said unsupported pole insertable into the interior cylindrical chamber and retained within the interior cylindrical chamber by rotation of the second closing knob to cause an interior end of the second rod to press against said unsupported pole inserted into the cylindrical chamber, a location of the interior surface of the interior cylindrical chamber aligned with said clamp point one and is identified as clamp point two; and c. an intermediate spacer section formed between the first section and the second section by a first intermediate longitudinal wall integral with the longitudinal wall of the first section and the longitudinal wall of the second section and a second intermediate longitudinal wall integral with the extending wall of the interior wall of the first section and an exterior surface of the cylindrical member of the second section, the intermediate spacer member creating a spacer distance between said clamp point one and said clamp point two; d. whereby the spacer distance enables a fisted hand grasping the unsupported pole to be positioned between said clamp point one and said clamp point two.