Patent ID: 6079678
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A61G,A61M

Abstract:
An intravenous stand support assembly for use with an intravenous stand having a generally vertically disposed pole, said assembly comprising, an upper support and a lower support for engaging spaced portions of the pole, said upper support including a first rigid body having a first body recess formed therein for receiving the pole, first adjusting means for securing said upper support in a first adjusted position on the pole, a first support means in the form of an integral member having spaced parallel inner ends movably supported by said first body, said member also including at its outer end spaced portions defining a downwardly facing recess for receiving the upper edge of the headboard of a hospital bed, said outer end of the integral member being movable toward and away from said first body, first clamping means for clamping said integral member in fixed relation to said fist body, said lower support including a second rigid body having a second body recess formed therein for receiving the pole, second adjusting means for securing said lower support in a second adjusted position on the pole, a second support means movably supported b said second body, said second support means including a pair of independently movable arms movably supported by said second body, each of said arms including an outer end adapted to engage a portion of the hospital bed, said outer ends of said arms being movable toward and away from one another, and a second clamping means for clamping said arms in fixed relation to said second body.