Patent ID: 9539160
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61G

Claim:
1. A medical appliance for use in a medical environment, comprising: a housing; a support structure; at least one support bolt configured to hold the support structure on a support device; at least one electrical line extending internally through the at least one support bolt; and an attachment mechanism positioned relative to the at least one support bolt and electrically connected to the at least one electrical line, the attachment mechanism configured to electrically connect the at least one electrical line to at least one external electrical connection line of the medical environment; wherein the attachment mechanism carries a plurality of electrical contacts; wherein the plurality of electrical contacts include contact pins oriented in an axial direction of the at least one support bolt; wherein the contact pins are configured to be fittingly connected to corresponding sockets of a plug of the at least one external electrical connection line; and wherein the at least one electrical line is connected to the contacts pins and extends internally through the at least one support bolt to at least one corresponding contact inside the housing.