CA1121325A - Medical complex for installation in a standard aircraft - Google Patents
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
This invention relates to a medical complex, within which medical and surgical treatment can be rendered to a patient both in flight and on the ground, for installation in an aircraft, which complex comprises a container having a cei-ling whose exterior height allows loading into and out of the aircraft and whose interior height can accommodate standing medical personnel and which container is capable of being rigidly dismountable anchored to the aircraft structure, an integrated assembly of medical equipment and fittings, and a general services network. This invention also relates to a method for converting an aircraft into a medical facility comprising loading a medical complex into the aircraft, anchoring the complex to the aircraft's struc-ture and connecting the complex to the aircraft's services.
This invention relates to a medical complex, within which medical and surgical treatment can be rendered to a patient both in flight and on the ground, for installation in an aircraft, which complex comprises a container having a cei-ling whose exterior height allows loading into and out of the aircraft and whose interior height can accommodate standing medical personnel and which container is capable of being rigidly dismountable anchored to the aircraft structure, an integrated assembly of medical equipment and fittings, and a general services network. This invention also relates to a method for converting an aircraft into a medical facility comprising loading a medical complex into the aircraft, anchoring the complex to the aircraft's struc-ture and connecting the complex to the aircraft's services.
Description
~.Z~ 3~5 This invention relates to a medical complex or a series thereof with characteristics suitable for loading in an air-craft in order to provide therein medical and surgical treat-ment to a patient both in flight and on the ground. The medical complex has an integrated assembly o~ medical equip-ment and fittings and a general services network in a con-tainer capable of being rigidly dismountably anchored to the aircraft structure.
Ambulance aircraft which are suitable for transporting injured to the nearest medical facility where the necessary medical - and surgical treatment can be provided axe known, but these have the serious limitation of not enabling medical and sur-gical treatment to be provided at the scene of the incident or during the transportation of the injured.
Aircraft which are permanently fitted with medical and surgi-cal equipment to enable the injured to be directly treated at the scene of the incident are also known. These avoid subjec-ting the injured to the risks incurred in emergency transpor-tation before the urgent operation. Although these aircraft have obvious advantages over ambulance aircraft, they have certain drawbacks~ the greatest of which is the small amount of time during which they are in use, and, in fact, they remain unused most of the time. In addition/ in order to effectively cover the vast range of emergency operations on persons suffe-ring as a result of such tragedies as war, fire, epidemics, B ~
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Ambulance aircraft which are suitable for transporting injured to the nearest medical facility where the necessary medical - and surgical treatment can be provided axe known, but these have the serious limitation of not enabling medical and sur-gical treatment to be provided at the scene of the incident or during the transportation of the injured.
Aircraft which are permanently fitted with medical and surgi-cal equipment to enable the injured to be directly treated at the scene of the incident are also known. These avoid subjec-ting the injured to the risks incurred in emergency transpor-tation before the urgent operation. Although these aircraft have obvious advantages over ambulance aircraft, they have certain drawbacks~ the greatest of which is the small amount of time during which they are in use, and, in fact, they remain unused most of the time. In addition/ in order to effectively cover the vast range of emergency operations on persons suffe-ring as a result of such tragedies as war, fire, epidemics, B ~
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2 1~.Z~3Z5 traffic accidents, and natural events such as earthquakes,avanlanches, floods, etc., it would be necessary to have available various aircraEt, each different from the other according to its specific function. This would immobilize costly aircraft for a substantial portion of their useful lives, and their periods of operation would cover only a mi-nimum part of the flylng time for which the machines were constructed. Finally, during ordinary maintenance, emergency maintenance or modifications to the instrumentation or medi-cal and surgical equipment, the outfitted aircraft would notbe available fox service.
The present invention obviates the aforesaid drawbacks and presentsother advantages which will be apparent from the following description.
The present invention provides a medical complex, within which medical and surgical treatment can be provided to a patient both in flight and on the ground, for installation in an air-craft, which complex comprises a container having a ceiling whose exterior height allows loading into and out of the air-craft and whose interior height can accommodate standingmedical personnel and which is capable of being rigidly dis-mountably anchored to the aircraft structure, an integrated assembly of medical equipment and fittings and a general ser-vices network.
The present invention also relates to a method for converting an aircraft into a medical facility comprising ~o~ding into an aircraft at least one medical complex, within which medical and surgical treatment can be rendered to a patient, both in flight and on the ground, which complex comprises a container having a ceiling whose exterior height allows loading into or out of the aircraft and whose interior can accommodate standing medical personnel, an integratea assembly of medical equipment and fittings and a general services network, rigidly aismoun-tably anchoring the complex to the aircraft structure, and con-necting the comple~ to the aircraft services.
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~.2~3~5 The exterior dimensions of the container are defined by thedimensions of the aircraft's hold and -the aircraft's doors.
Where the height of the aircraft's hold is sufficient to house a complex in which a person can stand upright but the passage through the aircraft's doors is hindered by the doors' dimensions, a medical complex of variable volume is used. In such a case, the ceiling he;ght of the medical complex is made adjustable by hydraulic or mechanical jacks to create a con-tainer having a ceiling whose exterior height allows loading into or out of the aircraft and whose interior height accommo-dates standing medical personnel.
The medical equipment and fittings contained in the medical complex may be miniaturized to reduce its bulk.
Several medical complexes may be connected together to form a unit having an integrated series of complexes directed to the same or different medical and surgical functions.
The containers are constructed in sizes expressed in modular dimensions. The containers may be of different lengths accor-ding to the activities to be conducted therein. For example, a complex having an operating table is generally longer than a complex for pre-anaesthesia, post-operational observation, re-animation and intensive care.
Each medical complex is provided with two opposed access doors.
When a series of medical complexes is used, these doors allow for communication between each other as well as to the air-craft's hold. Preferably, sliding, accordion or shutter doors are provided.
-The medical complex can be anchored by devices fitted to itduring loading into the aircraft and removable during unloading.
These devices preferably form part of the complex itself.
A possible anchoring system comprises two devices each con-stituted by a series of pulleys rigidly connected to the com-plex and aligned along one of its outer side walls, and a cable , ~ ' ~
The present invention obviates the aforesaid drawbacks and presentsother advantages which will be apparent from the following description.
The present invention provides a medical complex, within which medical and surgical treatment can be provided to a patient both in flight and on the ground, for installation in an air-craft, which complex comprises a container having a ceiling whose exterior height allows loading into and out of the air-craft and whose interior height can accommodate standingmedical personnel and which is capable of being rigidly dis-mountably anchored to the aircraft structure, an integrated assembly of medical equipment and fittings and a general ser-vices network.
The present invention also relates to a method for converting an aircraft into a medical facility comprising ~o~ding into an aircraft at least one medical complex, within which medical and surgical treatment can be rendered to a patient, both in flight and on the ground, which complex comprises a container having a ceiling whose exterior height allows loading into or out of the aircraft and whose interior can accommodate standing medical personnel, an integratea assembly of medical equipment and fittings and a general services network, rigidly aismoun-tably anchoring the complex to the aircraft structure, and con-necting the comple~ to the aircraft services.
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~.2~3~5 The exterior dimensions of the container are defined by thedimensions of the aircraft's hold and -the aircraft's doors.
Where the height of the aircraft's hold is sufficient to house a complex in which a person can stand upright but the passage through the aircraft's doors is hindered by the doors' dimensions, a medical complex of variable volume is used. In such a case, the ceiling he;ght of the medical complex is made adjustable by hydraulic or mechanical jacks to create a con-tainer having a ceiling whose exterior height allows loading into or out of the aircraft and whose interior height accommo-dates standing medical personnel.
The medical equipment and fittings contained in the medical complex may be miniaturized to reduce its bulk.
Several medical complexes may be connected together to form a unit having an integrated series of complexes directed to the same or different medical and surgical functions.
The containers are constructed in sizes expressed in modular dimensions. The containers may be of different lengths accor-ding to the activities to be conducted therein. For example, a complex having an operating table is generally longer than a complex for pre-anaesthesia, post-operational observation, re-animation and intensive care.
Each medical complex is provided with two opposed access doors.
When a series of medical complexes is used, these doors allow for communication between each other as well as to the air-craft's hold. Preferably, sliding, accordion or shutter doors are provided.
-The medical complex can be anchored by devices fitted to itduring loading into the aircraft and removable during unloading.
These devices preferably form part of the complex itself.
A possible anchoring system comprises two devices each con-stituted by a series of pulleys rigidly connected to the com-plex and aligned along one of its outer side walls, and a cable , ~ ' ~
3~5 fixed at one end to the complex and at its other end to a small winch which is fixed to the complex. The cable passes over pulleys along its path to form loops which are connected to the standard hooks which are provided on the aircraft floor. The device is put under tension by means of these winches and friction wheels.
Each medical complex has been designed to take account o~ the limited space available aboard an aircraft. Its dimensions are derived from a careful examination of, and experimental work carried out on, the space-activity relationship necessary and sufficient for carrying out the medical and surgical treatment functions for which each medical complex is designed.
Three standard types of complexes, type A, type B, and type C, are provided. The minimum interior dimensions of each complex are as follows: The ceiling height - 1.90 metres, the width -2 3 metres, and the length - 2.5 metres.
The medical complexes are aligned in the aircraft preferably in the order A, B and C from front to rear. However, the se-quence and number are not governing.
Medical complex type A allows surgical operations to be carried out, together with all the parallel activities such as anaes-thesia, monitoring and radiographic examination. Medical com-plex type A comprises an operating table, X-ray and anaesthesia equipment, and a housing for oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders.
Medical complex type B can house four or six heds, and is used for pre-anaesthesia, post-operational observation, intensive care and cardiac-respiratory m~nitoring. Complex type B com-prises pre-anaesthesia and intensive care equipment, a lung monitoring-ventilation system and removable beds.
Medical complex type C comprises two spaces wi~h different functions. On one side there is a bed for r~-animation, car-dio-respiratory monitoring, isolation and intensive care; on B the other side there is a laboratory with a refrigerated blood -5~ ~.Z~3~5 bank and sterilizer. Complex type C comprises a refrigerated blood bank, a lung monitoring-ventilation system, a refrigera-tor with a freezer, a sterilizer and an electrical generator.
Upon unloading the rnedical complex or complexes, the aircraft can again be reconverted to its original Eorm and can be used for other applications while the medical comp~ex or complexes can be made functional on the ground. On the ground, electri- ¦
city may be provided by the electrical generator provided in the medical complex and water may be supplied from a tank which can also be provided in the medical complex.
Each medical complex is provided with wheels or skids and, when not in operation, may be deposited in a hanger or some other location on an airfield. wnlen required for use, the medical complex or complexes may be transported by a truck or otner means to the aircraft and loaded thereon.
It is preferable for a complex to be loaded onto and unloaded from a suitable vehicle on wheels capable of housing one or more aligned complexes. This vehicle, which can be towed by a tractor, is constituted by a body of preferably rectangular cross-section, provided at one end with a vertically mobile platform suitable for conveying each complex to the level of the aircraft loading floor. At its other end, the vehicle is provided with a winch for transferring the complexes from the aircraft to the vehicle, and with connections for enabling it to be towed. If required, the vehicle can be provided with a side corridor or corridors to facilitate personnel movement.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is i~lustrated in the drawings wherein:
Figure 1 is a diagrammatic isometric view of the container of a medical complex, in which the medical equipment has been deleted in order to demonstrate the control of the movable roof;
Figure ~ is a diagrammatic vertical section through the body 3 3~5 of a helicopter containing the complex with its roof lowered;
Figure 3 is a diagrammatic vertical section through the body of a helicopter containing a complex, with its roof raised;
Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a complex of type A;
Figure 5 is a plan view of a complex of type A;
Figure 6 is a longitudinal view of a complex of type B;
Figure 7 is a plan view of a complex of type B;
Figure 8 is a longitudinal view of a complex of type C;
Figure 9 is a plan view of a complex of type C;
Figure 10 is a partial sectional view of a helicopter during the loading of a complex;
Figure 11 is a partly sectional view of the helicopter, show-ing a device for anchoring a complex to the helicopter;
Figure 12 is a side view of the vehicle;
Figure 13 is a front view of the vehicle;
Figure 14 illustrates one stage during the unloading of a ~ complex from the vehicle and its loading into the helicopter;
Figure 15 is an illustration of the method of transporting the vehicle by suspending it from the aircraft;
Figure 16 is an illustration of the method of transporting the complexes within a helicopter.
While the aircraft may be any aircraft in which space is at a premium, such as short take off and landing aircraft, the aircraft used by way of example in the embodiment of the invention is the EMB CH47C helicopter. It is provided with a rear door which enables objects to be loaded, the maximum height of whlch is a function of their length, but which can not exceed 1.65 metres in height.
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As may be seen from Figure 1, the complex is provided with a movable roof 1, which is raised by four jacks 2 operated simul-taneously. The complex thus reaches its maximum height of 1.95 metres when inside the aircraft.
Figure 2 shows the complex disposed in the helicopter hold 3 with its roof lowered to allow loading into and out of the aircraft. Figure 3 illustrates the complex disposed in the helicopter with its roof raised to accommodate standing medical personnel.
With reference to Figures 4 and 5, the complex of type A is equipped as an operating theatre, and has a maximum length of 6 modules. Each module, being 51 centimetres, is equal to the distance between two successive hooks disposed on the loading floor of the helicopter. The height of the complex ranges from 1.65 metres to 1.95 metres, depending upon whether the roof is in its lower position, upper position, or some inter-mediate position. The complex of type A is provided with asoiled and clean store 1, sliding doors 2, a houslng 3 for oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders, working benches 4, anaes-thesia equipment 5, a fairlead 6 for loading and unloading the complex, seats 7 for operators, X-ray equipment and equipment for developing plates housed at 8, an operating table 9, ex-tractable shelves 10, a reclinable panel 11 for closing the sliding doors 2, a spot lamp which can slide in a suitable slide track 12 for illuminating the operating table 9, wall cabinets 13, an opening 16 for connecting the cable to the winch (not shown) for anshoring the complex to the helicopter, and a chest of drawers 17. The complex of type A is also pro-vided with a porthole in the longitudinal wall in front of the operator, and a housing for a seat, neither of which is shown.
With reference to Figures 6 and 7, the complex of type ~ is -8~ 3~5 e~uipped for pre-anaesthesia and intensive care. The complex of type B has a length of 5 modules and a height variable from 1.65 to 1.95 metres as that of the complex of type A. The complex of type B is provided with removable beds 18, a housing 19 for an oxygen cylinder, a washbasin ~0, a lung monitoring and ventilation system 21, retractable seats 22, a bed head-piece 23 on which current, pressure and vacuum sockets (not shown) are installed, reclinable elements 11, a channel for housing the energy supply elements 25, cabinets 26, a chest of drawers 17, a seat housing 27, and apertures 16 for fixing the complex to the helicopter.
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With reference to Figures 8 and 9, the complex of type C equip-ped for re-animation and laboratory work, has a length of 5 modules and a height which is variable as for that of the com-plex of type A. The complex is provided with a refrigeratedblood bank 28, a refrigerator with freezer 29, retractable seats 22, a removable bed 18, a washbasin 20, a fairlead 6, a lung monitoring and ventilation system 21, reclinable elements 11, strip lights 30, a water store 31, apertures 16 for fixing thé complex to the helicopter, a housing 19 for oxygen cylin-ders, sliding doors 2, a housing for the energy supply elements 25, a housing for the electrical generator 32, a housing for the standhy compressor 33, a sterilizer 34, a workbench 35, and a porthole 14.
Figures 10 and 11 show a complex being loaded into a helicopter.
The complex 40 with its roof lowered is pulled towards the head by the cable 41 of the helicopter winch 42 into its pre-determined position The other two complexes are ~hen loaded in a like manner. The complexes are then anchored to the heli-copter structure by two egual devices located on the outsideof the longitudinal opposing faces of each complex.
As shown in Figures 10 and 11, each device in its diagrammati-cally most simple form consists o~ a cable 47 fixed by its end 49 to the complex and res~ing over pulleys 48 fixed directly or indirectly to the complex. The cable 47 passes into the hooks 45, which form part of the helicopter loading floor and B
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, , 9 ~ 3Z5 can be extracted from their housings 44, and is fixed at its end 50 to a small winch (not shown) which can be operated from inside the complex. The purpose of the apertures 16 is to fix one end 50 of the cable either directly to the complex or to the small winch. The closure cover of the winch on board the helicopter for lifting loads is indicated by 43.
The vehicle shown in Figures 12 and 13 comprises a body of square cross-section 60 mounted on trolleys 61, a vertically mobile platform 62 which can raise each complex, if necessary, from the ground to the level of the aircraft loading floor, support feet 63, a winch 64 with its cable 65 and return pul-ley 66, and a towing hook 67.
Figure 14 shows one stage during the unloading of the complexes, with their roofs lowered, from the helicopter into the vehicle.
Figure 15 shows a helicopter in flight with the generally -empty vehicle hooked to it by winch and the position of the vehicle stabilized by a parachute.
Figure 16 illustrates a series of three complexes disposed in the helicopter in flight.
While specific embodiments of this invention have been disclo-sed and illustrated herein, it is to be understood that vari-ations and modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of this invention.
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Each medical complex has been designed to take account o~ the limited space available aboard an aircraft. Its dimensions are derived from a careful examination of, and experimental work carried out on, the space-activity relationship necessary and sufficient for carrying out the medical and surgical treatment functions for which each medical complex is designed.
Three standard types of complexes, type A, type B, and type C, are provided. The minimum interior dimensions of each complex are as follows: The ceiling height - 1.90 metres, the width -2 3 metres, and the length - 2.5 metres.
The medical complexes are aligned in the aircraft preferably in the order A, B and C from front to rear. However, the se-quence and number are not governing.
Medical complex type A allows surgical operations to be carried out, together with all the parallel activities such as anaes-thesia, monitoring and radiographic examination. Medical com-plex type A comprises an operating table, X-ray and anaesthesia equipment, and a housing for oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders.
Medical complex type B can house four or six heds, and is used for pre-anaesthesia, post-operational observation, intensive care and cardiac-respiratory m~nitoring. Complex type B com-prises pre-anaesthesia and intensive care equipment, a lung monitoring-ventilation system and removable beds.
Medical complex type C comprises two spaces wi~h different functions. On one side there is a bed for r~-animation, car-dio-respiratory monitoring, isolation and intensive care; on B the other side there is a laboratory with a refrigerated blood -5~ ~.Z~3~5 bank and sterilizer. Complex type C comprises a refrigerated blood bank, a lung monitoring-ventilation system, a refrigera-tor with a freezer, a sterilizer and an electrical generator.
Upon unloading the rnedical complex or complexes, the aircraft can again be reconverted to its original Eorm and can be used for other applications while the medical comp~ex or complexes can be made functional on the ground. On the ground, electri- ¦
city may be provided by the electrical generator provided in the medical complex and water may be supplied from a tank which can also be provided in the medical complex.
Each medical complex is provided with wheels or skids and, when not in operation, may be deposited in a hanger or some other location on an airfield. wnlen required for use, the medical complex or complexes may be transported by a truck or otner means to the aircraft and loaded thereon.
It is preferable for a complex to be loaded onto and unloaded from a suitable vehicle on wheels capable of housing one or more aligned complexes. This vehicle, which can be towed by a tractor, is constituted by a body of preferably rectangular cross-section, provided at one end with a vertically mobile platform suitable for conveying each complex to the level of the aircraft loading floor. At its other end, the vehicle is provided with a winch for transferring the complexes from the aircraft to the vehicle, and with connections for enabling it to be towed. If required, the vehicle can be provided with a side corridor or corridors to facilitate personnel movement.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is i~lustrated in the drawings wherein:
Figure 1 is a diagrammatic isometric view of the container of a medical complex, in which the medical equipment has been deleted in order to demonstrate the control of the movable roof;
Figure ~ is a diagrammatic vertical section through the body 3 3~5 of a helicopter containing the complex with its roof lowered;
Figure 3 is a diagrammatic vertical section through the body of a helicopter containing a complex, with its roof raised;
Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a complex of type A;
Figure 5 is a plan view of a complex of type A;
Figure 6 is a longitudinal view of a complex of type B;
Figure 7 is a plan view of a complex of type B;
Figure 8 is a longitudinal view of a complex of type C;
Figure 9 is a plan view of a complex of type C;
Figure 10 is a partial sectional view of a helicopter during the loading of a complex;
Figure 11 is a partly sectional view of the helicopter, show-ing a device for anchoring a complex to the helicopter;
Figure 12 is a side view of the vehicle;
Figure 13 is a front view of the vehicle;
Figure 14 illustrates one stage during the unloading of a ~ complex from the vehicle and its loading into the helicopter;
Figure 15 is an illustration of the method of transporting the vehicle by suspending it from the aircraft;
Figure 16 is an illustration of the method of transporting the complexes within a helicopter.
While the aircraft may be any aircraft in which space is at a premium, such as short take off and landing aircraft, the aircraft used by way of example in the embodiment of the invention is the EMB CH47C helicopter. It is provided with a rear door which enables objects to be loaded, the maximum height of whlch is a function of their length, but which can not exceed 1.65 metres in height.
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As may be seen from Figure 1, the complex is provided with a movable roof 1, which is raised by four jacks 2 operated simul-taneously. The complex thus reaches its maximum height of 1.95 metres when inside the aircraft.
Figure 2 shows the complex disposed in the helicopter hold 3 with its roof lowered to allow loading into and out of the aircraft. Figure 3 illustrates the complex disposed in the helicopter with its roof raised to accommodate standing medical personnel.
With reference to Figures 4 and 5, the complex of type A is equipped as an operating theatre, and has a maximum length of 6 modules. Each module, being 51 centimetres, is equal to the distance between two successive hooks disposed on the loading floor of the helicopter. The height of the complex ranges from 1.65 metres to 1.95 metres, depending upon whether the roof is in its lower position, upper position, or some inter-mediate position. The complex of type A is provided with asoiled and clean store 1, sliding doors 2, a houslng 3 for oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders, working benches 4, anaes-thesia equipment 5, a fairlead 6 for loading and unloading the complex, seats 7 for operators, X-ray equipment and equipment for developing plates housed at 8, an operating table 9, ex-tractable shelves 10, a reclinable panel 11 for closing the sliding doors 2, a spot lamp which can slide in a suitable slide track 12 for illuminating the operating table 9, wall cabinets 13, an opening 16 for connecting the cable to the winch (not shown) for anshoring the complex to the helicopter, and a chest of drawers 17. The complex of type A is also pro-vided with a porthole in the longitudinal wall in front of the operator, and a housing for a seat, neither of which is shown.
With reference to Figures 6 and 7, the complex of type ~ is -8~ 3~5 e~uipped for pre-anaesthesia and intensive care. The complex of type B has a length of 5 modules and a height variable from 1.65 to 1.95 metres as that of the complex of type A. The complex of type B is provided with removable beds 18, a housing 19 for an oxygen cylinder, a washbasin ~0, a lung monitoring and ventilation system 21, retractable seats 22, a bed head-piece 23 on which current, pressure and vacuum sockets (not shown) are installed, reclinable elements 11, a channel for housing the energy supply elements 25, cabinets 26, a chest of drawers 17, a seat housing 27, and apertures 16 for fixing the complex to the helicopter.
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With reference to Figures 8 and 9, the complex of type C equip-ped for re-animation and laboratory work, has a length of 5 modules and a height which is variable as for that of the com-plex of type A. The complex is provided with a refrigeratedblood bank 28, a refrigerator with freezer 29, retractable seats 22, a removable bed 18, a washbasin 20, a fairlead 6, a lung monitoring and ventilation system 21, reclinable elements 11, strip lights 30, a water store 31, apertures 16 for fixing thé complex to the helicopter, a housing 19 for oxygen cylin-ders, sliding doors 2, a housing for the energy supply elements 25, a housing for the electrical generator 32, a housing for the standhy compressor 33, a sterilizer 34, a workbench 35, and a porthole 14.
Figures 10 and 11 show a complex being loaded into a helicopter.
The complex 40 with its roof lowered is pulled towards the head by the cable 41 of the helicopter winch 42 into its pre-determined position The other two complexes are ~hen loaded in a like manner. The complexes are then anchored to the heli-copter structure by two egual devices located on the outsideof the longitudinal opposing faces of each complex.
As shown in Figures 10 and 11, each device in its diagrammati-cally most simple form consists o~ a cable 47 fixed by its end 49 to the complex and res~ing over pulleys 48 fixed directly or indirectly to the complex. The cable 47 passes into the hooks 45, which form part of the helicopter loading floor and B
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The vehicle shown in Figures 12 and 13 comprises a body of square cross-section 60 mounted on trolleys 61, a vertically mobile platform 62 which can raise each complex, if necessary, from the ground to the level of the aircraft loading floor, support feet 63, a winch 64 with its cable 65 and return pul-ley 66, and a towing hook 67.
Figure 14 shows one stage during the unloading of the complexes, with their roofs lowered, from the helicopter into the vehicle.
Figure 15 shows a helicopter in flight with the generally -empty vehicle hooked to it by winch and the position of the vehicle stabilized by a parachute.
Figure 16 illustrates a series of three complexes disposed in the helicopter in flight.
While specific embodiments of this invention have been disclo-sed and illustrated herein, it is to be understood that vari-ations and modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of this invention.
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Claims (14)
1. A medical complex, within which medical and surgical treatment can be rendered to a patient both in flight and on the ground, for installation in an aircraft, which medical complex comprises:
a container having a ceiling whose exterior height allows loading into and out of the aircraft and whose interior height can accommodate standing medical personnel and which container is capable of being rigidly dismountably anchored to the aircraft structure, an integrated assembly of medical equipment and fit-tings, and a general services network.
a container having a ceiling whose exterior height allows loading into and out of the aircraft and whose interior height can accommodate standing medical personnel and which container is capable of being rigidly dismountably anchored to the aircraft structure, an integrated assembly of medical equipment and fit-tings, and a general services network.
2. A medical complex as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the height of its ceiling is adjustable.
3. A medical complex as claimed in Claim 1, having two oppo-sing access doors.
4. A medical complex as claimed in Claim 1, which is anchored to the aircraft by means of a device or devices integral with the medical complex.
5. A medical complex as claimed in Claim 4, comprising two devices each constituted by a series of pulleys rigidly con-nected to the complex and aligned along one of its outer side walls, and a cable fixed at one end to the complex and at its other end to a small winch which is fixed to the complex, said cable passing over pulleys along its path, to form loops which are connected to the standard hooks provided on the aircraft floor.
6. A medical complex as claimed in Claim 1, provided with means for its connection to other complexes which can be asso-ciated with it, and which are disposed in sequence.
7. A medical complex as claimed in Claim 1, provided with wheels or skids.
8. A medical complex as claimed in Claim 1, comprising an operating table, X-ray and anaesthesia equipment, and a housing for oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders.
9. A medical complex as claimed in Claim 1, comprising pre-anaesthesia and intensive care equipment, a lung monitoring ventilation system and removable beds.
10. A medical complex as claimed in Claim 1, comprising a refrigerated blood bank, a lung monitoring-ventilation system, a refrigerator with freezer, a sterilizer and an electrical generator.
11. A medical complex as claimed in Claim 1, having a length measured in modular units.
12. A group of medical complexes, each of which is as claimed in Claim 1.
13. A method for converting an aircraft into a medical faci-lity comprising:
loading into an aircraft at least one medical com-plex within which medical and surgical treatment can be rendered to a patient both in flight and on the ground com-prising:
a container having a ceiling whose exterior height allows loading into or out of the aircraft and whose interior height can accommodate standing medical equipment and fittings; and a general services network;
rigidly dismountably anchoring the complex to the aircraft structure; and connecting the complex to the aircraft services.
loading into an aircraft at least one medical com-plex within which medical and surgical treatment can be rendered to a patient both in flight and on the ground com-prising:
a container having a ceiling whose exterior height allows loading into or out of the aircraft and whose interior height can accommodate standing medical equipment and fittings; and a general services network;
rigidly dismountably anchoring the complex to the aircraft structure; and connecting the complex to the aircraft services.
14. A method as claimed in Claim 13, wherein a series of medical complexes are loaded, anchored and connected in sequence.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000339227A CA1121325A (en) | 1979-11-06 | 1979-11-06 | Medical complex for installation in a standard aircraft |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000339227A CA1121325A (en) | 1979-11-06 | 1979-11-06 | Medical complex for installation in a standard aircraft |
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