Patent ID: 8033281

Claim:
A patient care and treatment platform being connectable to a plurality of medical modules, each medical module being configured to provide discrete medical functionality, the platform comprising: a housing having a patient support surface disposed on the housing, the patient support surface being configured to support a patient thereon, the housing configured to receive a plurality of the medical modules below the patient support surface with at least one of the modules in communication with detachable sensors adapted for placement on a patient during use or detachable patient treatment devices for patient treatment during use; a control spine connected to the housing and extending along a centrally located length of the housing and below the patient support surface, the housing configured to receive modules disposed on opposing sides of the housing and opposing sides of the spine, the control spine having a plurality of control ports along a length of the spine, each control port being configured to enable selective attachment/detachment to a respective one of the plurality of medical modules to enable centralized control over the plurality of modules, the control spine including a control unit configured to transmit control communications and sensor communications along the control spine during use, the control unit being configured to detect attachment/detachment of the modules to/from the control spine and to provide control capabilities needed to access the functionalities detected; and a patient interface panel connected to the housing, the patient interface panel having a plurality of treatment ports, each treatment port being connectable with a respective one of the plurality of medical modules and a treatment apparatus through the control spine during use.