Patent ID: 8443472

Claim:
A modular bracket assembly for simultaneously mounting a plurality medical accessories to a bed or litter, the modular bracket assembly comprising: a clamp having a body configured for clamped engagement to a substantially horizontal support of the bed or litter, the clamp having a mounting element aligned substantially normal to the horizontal support of the bed or litter when the clamp is engaged with the horizontal support; a support having a lower end mounted to the mounting element of the clamp to extend substantially vertically up from the clamp when the clamp is engaged with the horizontal support of the bed or litter and an upper end opposite the lower end, the upper end of the support being configured for mounting a first of the plurality of medical accessories; means for preventing rotation between the support and the clamp; and at least one accessory attachment at a position on the support substantially adjacent the clamp and on a side of the support laterally of the bed or litter when the clamp is engaged with the horizontal support of the bed or litter, the at least one accessory attachment includes an accessory mount formed with an upwardly open dovetail shaped receptacle for receiving a mounting flange of a second of the plurality of medical accessories and being configured for mounting the second medical accessory laterally of the bed or litter and at a position lower than the first medical accessory while the first of the medical accessories is mounted to the upper end of the support.