Patent ID: 6971617

Claim:
An apparatus for supporting medical fluids for delivery to a patient during surgery, the apparatus comprising: a clamp for removably securing the apparatus to an object to allow the object to support the apparatus, the object being immovable relative to the patient to whom the fluids are to be delivered; an arm having a first longitudinal axis extending from a first end of the clamp; a support connected to the arm, the support being adapted to retain a receptacle containing medical fluids; the arm being rotatably movable within a plane about the clamp; wherein the arm is movable along the first longitudinal axis and rotatably moveable about the first longitudinal axis such that the arm may be oriented to extend from a second end of the clamp, directly opposed to the first end of the clamp, while still supporting medical fluids; wherein the arm comprises a first portion extending from the clamp and a second portion extending from the first portion, wherein the first portion of the arm has the first longitudinal axis and the second portion of the arm has a second longitudinal axis and wherein the first longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis; and wherein the movement of the arm along the first longitudinal axis is limited by the second portion of the arm.