Patent ID: 7766289
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
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 assembly adapted to couple to the patient support, the support assembly having a socket, the support assembly having a plate with a slot adapted to receive a patient restraint belt; a support body including a main portion and a coupler extending downwardly from the main portion, the coupler having a lower portion that is received in the socket to couple the support body to the support assembly, the coupler having an enlarged portion that is located between the main portion and the lower portion, that rests atop the socket, and that serves as a stop to limit an insertion depth of the lower portion into the socket, the support body including a centerline; a line manager coupled to the support body and spaced from the downwardly extending coupler, 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.