Beacon Medical Products LLC

Hill-Rom Medaes, Inc.

Hill-Rom Services, Inc.

Phillip B Plyler

Stanton Hopkins Breitlow

William Bohlinger

Thomas Robert Pfingsten

James P Hentges

Edward W Catton

Richard E Hoffman

Robert O Moran

Dale Thomas Wolfe

Joseph H Abel

John B Wilker, Sr

John M Sharer

Thomas J Dubisar

William J Kaht

Nick D LaBare

Andrew J Cisternino

Max E Raby

Robert L Cope, Iii

Roger A Davis

James D Gomez

Robert P Dutlinger

Eric J Kaplan

James E Bullington

David D Seem

A medical gas alarm system for use in a healthcare facility having a medical gas system and having a network of computer devices is provided. The alarm system includes at least one area alarm controller adapted to receive a first signal indicative of a condition of a first portion of the medical gas system. The area alarm controller is adapted to communicate with the network. The alarm system also includes at least one master alarm controller adapted to receive a second signal indicative of a condition of a second portion of the medical gas system. The master alarm controller is adapted to communicate with the network. The area alarm controller is adapted to communicate with the master alarm controller through the network.

Medical gas alarm system

A gas valve apparatus is configured to receive a gas specific adapter. The apparatus includes a gas valve body having a first end configured to be coupled to a gas connection and a second end. A keyed body is configured to receive the second end of the gas valve body. The keyed body has a first keying mechanism. The apparatus also includes a cap coupled to the keyed body. The cap includes a keyed front face having a gas outlet configured to receive the gas specific adapter. The cap also includes a second keying mechanism configured to mate with the first keying mechanism on the keyed body to permit the cap to be coupled to the keyed body.

Keyed cap for gas outlet valve

A swiveling fluid connector includes a flexible fluid conduit connected to a check valve mounted for rotation. The flexible fluid conduit is connected between the check valve and a stationary fluid conduit. The check valve is mounted for rotating considerably with respect to the stationary fluid conduit. The flexible fluid conduit flexes to allow for rotation of the check valve relative to the stationary fluid conduit, and maintains leak-tight communication between the check valve and the stationary fluid conduit. The check valve extends through an aperture in a plate mounted in a gas services unit. Flanges on opposite ends of the check valve cooperate with the opposite surfaces of the plate to retain the check valve in the aperture, yet allow rotation of the check valve. The rotation of the check valve is limited to an acceptable range by the cooperation between protrusions and stops. The protrusions are connected to and travel with the check valve. The stops restrict travel of the protrusions, and therefore rotation of the check valve. The outlet of the check valve is preferably connected to a fluid conduit assembly having a spring-loaded base that expands to fix the fluid conduit assembly between the bottom of the check valve and a bottom shelf of the gas services unit. The expansion also fluidly connects the fluid conduit assembly to the check valve. A gas service device is connected to the fluid conduit assembly. The swiveling fluid connector allows the gas service device to be rotated. The swiveling fluid connector is constructed and arranged in a manner seeks to preclude any leakage from the gas services unit, even after numerous pivoting cycles.

Swiveling fluid connector

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Atlanta, GA, United States of America

Phillip B Plyler