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Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006

Filed:

Mar. 17, 2004
Applicants:

David C. Newkirk, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);

Mark A. Graham, Springboro, OH (US);

Steven J. Schwartz, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Michael E. Cerimele, Indianapolis, IN (US);

John W. Ruehl, Shelbyville, IN (US);

Inventors:

David C. Newkirk, Lawrenceburg, IN (US);

Mark A. Graham, Springboro, OH (US);

Steven J. Schwartz, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Michael E. Cerimele, Indianapolis, IN (US);

John W. Ruehl, Shelbyville, IN (US);

Assignee:

Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An equipment management system provides an equipment support for supporting patient care equipment. The equipment support may be mountable on an arm that extends from a wall, on a column depending from the arm, on a wall mount, on a stand, or on a patient support. Various methods may be used to vertically move the equipment support up and down to engage and disengage the equipment support from supporting devices.


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