Patent ID: 6593528
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A61M,F16M,H05K

Abstract:
A docking station for accepting at least one instrument having a housing having a rail cam and a recess and at least one signal port, said docking station comprising:a casing having a plurality of fastening bars recessed a distance from a front of the casing; a docking tile secured to the fastening bars; a mounting rail mounted on the docking tile and spaced a distance therefrom, the mounting rail dimensioned to fit within the housing recess and the rail cam; and at least one tile signal port secured to the tile, a portion of the at least one tile signal port aligned to couple with the at least one housing signal port when the mounting rail is within the housing recess and rail cam, the at least one tile signal port further having a portion for interfacing with a signal source.