Patent ID: 6481679
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A61G,A61M,F16M

Abstract:
A system of interchangeable mountings for removably mounting a medical accessory on a supportive structure, the system comprising:a female mounting component for mounting to a supportive structure, the female mounting component comprising: a receiver assembly defining a receptive channel, the receiver assembly including a base member and a pair of opposed channel members mounted on the base member to form the receptive channel, the receptive channel having an upper end and a lower end, the receptive channel having a transverse dimension that decreases from the upper end of the receptive channel toward the lower end of the receptive channel; and a first mounting structure on the receiver assembly for mounting the receiver assembly on a supportive structure; and a male mounting component for mounting to a medical accessory, the male mounting component comprising: an insertion member removably insertable into the receptive channel of the female mounting component at the upper end thereof, the insertion member having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end and the lower end each having a transverse dimension that decreases from the upper end toward the lower end; and a second mounting structure on the insertion member for mounting the insertion member on a medical accessory; and wherein a pair of the receiver assemblies are coupled together such that the receptive channels of the receiver assemblies are oriented in opposite directions.