Patent ID: 7845601

Claim:
A medical equipment transport system for supporting medical equipment near a patient being transported on a patient transport device, the system comprising: a tower comprising: a bearing frame having a central longitudinal axis; a bogie supported for vertical movement inside the frame along the central longitudinal axis; a bearing assembly between the bearing frame and the bogie comprising: at least three bearings positioned radially equidistantly around the central longitudinal axis; at least three vertically-oriented, linear bearing races disposed equidistantly about the central longitudinal axis of the bearing housing; wherein the at least three bearings are supported on the bogie, one bearing supported for movement along each of the races as the bogie moves vertically in the bearing frame; so that load and moment in any direction on the bogie will be transferred radially through the bearing assembly to the bearing frame and a drive assembly for driving the vertical movement of the bogie; a first bracket attachable to the patient transport device; a second bracket supportable on the bogie for movement therewith; and a medical equipment rack removably supportable on the first and second brackets.