Patent ID: 6360389
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A61G,A61M

Abstract:
A mobile care cart for use in a hospital room having electrical supply outlets and gas supply outlets, the mobile care cart comprising a latch mechanism for coupling the cart to a hospital bed during transport of the bed, an on-board battery and gas supply for supplying electrical and gas outlets, respectively, on the care cart for use by equipment during transport, the care cart being configured to be nestable against a headwall of the hospital room and including first and second connectors configured to couple the electrical and gas supply outlets on the cart, respectively, to the hospital room electrical and gas supply outlets, the cart automatically switching to the on-board battery and gas supply to provide an uninterrupted gas and electrical supply when the cart is disconnected from the hospital room electrical and gas supply outlets during transport, and the cart including a cross over valve having an outlet coupled to the equipment, the cross over valve including a first input coupled to the on-board gas supply and a second input configured to be coupled to the hospital room gas supply outlet when the care cart is in the hospital room.