CA2637581A1

CA2637581A1 - Intravenous support apparatus

Info

Publication number: CA2637581A1
Application number: CA 2637581
Authority: CA
Inventors: Daniel Seth Meyers; Cristian Boar; Ming Xu
Original assignee: AMG Medical Inc
Current assignee: AMG Medical Inc
Priority date: 2008-07-15
Filing date: 2008-07-15
Publication date: 2010-01-15
Anticipated expiration: 2028-07-15
Also published as: CA2637581C

Abstract

An intravenous support apparatus comprises a pole, means attachable to the pole for hanging an intravenous liquid supply on the pole, and a base including a plurality of disconnectable legs having respective inner ends joined one with another, th e joined inner ends forming a central body of the base to define a central passage extending vertically through the base, the central passage receiving a bottom end of t he pole for supporting the pole in a upright position, each leg including a first materi al containing a core element of a second material which is heavier than the first material.

Claims

1. An intravenous support apparatus comprising:
a pole;

means attachable to the pole for hanging an intravenous liquid supply on the pole;

a base including a plurality of disconnectable legs having respective inner ends joined one with another, the joined inner ends forming a central body of the base to define a central passage extending vertically through the base, the central passage receiving a bottom end of the pole for supporting the pole in a upright position, each leg including a first material containing a core element of a second material which is heavier than the first material;
and wherein the inner end of the respective legs is integrated with a sectorial fraction of the central body of the base, the sectorial fraction of each leg being of a shell-configuration and projecting upwardly from the inner end of the leg, thereby forming a upwardly projecting profile of the central body of the base in order to provide a vertical dimension for securing the bottom end of the pole.

2. The intravenous support apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein the base comprises a plurality of wheels each attached to an outer end of the respective legs.

3. The intravenous support apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein the legs are bent such that the central body formed with the inner ends of the respective legs is positioned lower than the outer ends of the respective legs.

4. The intravenous support apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein the legs are substantially identical, the inner end of the respective legs being integrated with a pair of side connectors, the side connectors of adjacent legs being connected one to another in order to join the inner ends of the legs together.

5. The intravenous support apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein the first material of the leg is aluminum.

6. The intravenous support apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein the second material of the core element of the leg is steel.

7. The intravenous support apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein each of the legs comprises a steel band as the core element surrounded by molded aluminum.

8. The intravenous support apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein the pole comprises a top section having an outer diameter and a bottom section having an inner diameter greater than the outer diameter of the top section, the top section being adjustably connected to the bottom section in a telescoping configuration.

9. The intravenous support apparatus as defined in claim 8 wherein the bottom section of the pole comprises an upper part and a lower part, both having the inner diameter of the bottom section, the upper and lower parts being disconnectable one from another.

10. The intravenous support apparatus as defined in claim 9 wherein the upper and lower parts of the bottom section of the pole are tubular to allow a joint member to join the upper and lower parts together by insertion into an inside of both the upper and lower parts.

11. A kit for an assembly of an intravenous support apparatus, the kit comprising:
a first section of a pole;

a hollow second section of the pole for receiving the first section in a telescoping configuration;

a hollow third section of the pole;

a joint element for joining the second and third sections together;

means attachable to the pole for hanging an intravenous liquid supply on the pole; and a plurality of legs to be joined to form a base for supporting the pole in an upright position, the legs having respective inner ends adapted for joining one with another to form a central body defining a central passage for receiving a bottom end of the pole, each leg including a first material which contains a core element of a second material which is heavier than the first material, the inner end of the respective legs being integrated with a sectorial fraction of the central body, the sectorial fraction of each leg being of a shell-configuration.

12. The kit as defined in claim 11 further comprising a plurality of wheels to be attached to outer ends of the respective legs.

13. The kit as defined in claim 11 wherein the second and third sections of the pole have an substantially equal inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the first section of the pole.

14. The kit as defined in claim 11 wherein the legs are substantially identical, the inner end of the respective legs being integrated with a pair of side connectors, the side connectors of the respective legs being adapted to be positioned adjacent one another and to be connected, thereby joining the inner ends of the legs together.

15. The kit as defined in claim 14 wherein the inner end of the respective legs is integrated with a sectorial fraction of the central body of the base, the sectorial fraction of each leg projecting upwardly from the inner end of the leg.

16. The kit as defined in claim 11 wherein the components of the kit are configured and sized to allow being packed within a package size not greater than 34.5 inches x 6 inches x 5 inches.