EP4701568A1 - Equipment for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport - Google Patents

Equipment for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport

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EP4701568A1
EP4701568A1 EP24720905.9A EP24720905A EP4701568A1 EP 4701568 A1 EP4701568 A1 EP 4701568A1 EP 24720905 A EP24720905 A EP 24720905A EP 4701568 A1 EP4701568 A1 EP 4701568A1
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equipment
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Paolo Fontanili
Alessandro Zerbini
Marco Mantovani
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Eurosets SRL
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Abstract

The equipment (1) for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport, comprises: - one base element (2) defining a guiding seat (3) developing along a direction of sliding (4) and associable with a platform (S) by interposition of attachment means (9); - one anchoring element (13) associable with one or more biomedical devices (O, P) and insertable by shifting into the guiding seat (3); - removable clamping means (14) provided with at least a first stopping surface (15) of the anchoring element (13) along a first way of the direction of sliding (4); wherein the base element (2) defines a second stopping surface (18) of the anchoring element (13) along a second way of the direction of sliding (4) opposite the first direction, the second stopping surface (18) being arranged upstream of the first stopping surface (15) with respect to the second way.

Description

EQUIPMENT FOR THE RAPID ATTACHMENT OF BIOMEDICAL DEVICES TO THE PLATFORM OF A VEHICLE OF TRANSPORT Technical Field
The present invention relates to a piece of equipment for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport.
Background Art
In-hospital and out-of-hospital transport equipment for biomedical devices are known, such as extracorporeal blood circulation devices, e.g., oxygenators and centrifugal pumps or other devices used in hospital practice and in emergency situations.
More specifically, while these devices are widely used in hospital practice, it may be the case that their use is also necessary in emergency situations, such as roadside rescue interventions or in places far from equipped medical facilities.
In these situations, it is therefore necessary to transport patients connected to the biomedical devices through the use of rescue vehicles such as, e.g., ambulance or helicopter.
Such a transport procedure is necessary for example to transport patients from the scene of an accident to a hospital facility or to move patients from one hospital to another that is more suitable for their needs.
On the one hand, such transport is often a necessary condition for the patient’s survival, yet such transport carries a high risk for the patient themselves.
Indeed, during such transport operations, it is essential that the connection between patients and the biomedical devices be maintained at all times to avoid serious consequences to their health, especially when the biomedical devices are used to support vital physiological functions.
In this regard, equipment is known to be used that allows biomedical devices to be quickly attached to the supporting platform mounted on rescue vehicles.
Patent document EP4037598A1 describes a particular type of equipment for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport. The equipment described in this patent document comprises a base element, which can be attached to the platform of a rescue vehicle and defining a sliding rail and one or more anchoring elements, which can be coupled to the supporting structure of the biomedical devices and insertable within the sliding rail in a sliding maimer.
Such equipment is also provided with removable attachment means of the base element to the platform of the vehicle.
Once the base element is then locked together with the platform and the anchoring elements are coupled to the supporting structure of the biomedical devices, the anchoring elements themselves are inserted within the sliding rail and moved along a way of insertion.
This equipment of known type comprises clamping means of the removable type adapted to clamp the sliding of the anchoring elements according to a way of extraction which is opposite and parallel to the way of insertion.
Specifically, the clamping means define a first stopping surface which interacts with a first abutment surface defined on the anchoring elements upon reaching a first predefined stopping position.
Since it is critical that the biomedical devices be as stable and firm as possible during transport, the base element defines a second stopping surface arranged downstream of the first stopping surface with respect to the way of insertion and adapted to interact with a second abutment surface defined on the anchoring elements upon reaching a second predefined stopping position.
In actual facts, the second stopping surface defines the end-of-stroke of the anchoring elements along the way of insertion.
When it is necessary to disconnect the biomedical devices from the platform of the vehicle, action is taken on the clamping means so as to allow the anchoring elements to slide along the way of extraction.
The use of this type of equipment for the rapid attachment of the biomedical devices of known type does however have some drawbacks.
In particular, the base element defining the sliding rail generally has predefined dimensions, while the anchoring elements are sized depending on the supporting structure of the biomedical devices, so it may happen that they have different dimensions from each other. In particular, it may happen that the supporting structure be compact and, therefore, the anchoring elements be shorter than the length of the sliding rail.
Under such conditions, since the second stopping surface is defined at one end of the sliding rail and the clamping means are positioned at the opposite end, the anchoring elements and, consequently, the biomedical devices associated therewith would be free to move between the two stopping surfaces defined on the base element. This would obviously result in the risk of the biomedical devices becoming disconnected from the patient’s body during transport.
Another drawback of this type of known equipment is related to the fact that the attachment means of the base element to the platform of the vehicle can interfere with the anchoring elements during their insertion within the sliding rail, thus making this operation uncomfortable.
Description of the Invention
The main aim of the present invention is to devise a piece of equipment for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport which allows the biomedical devices to be quickly and securely associated with a supporting platform regardless of the conformation and/or of the size of the supporting structure of the biomedical devices themselves.
Within the scope of this aim, one object of the present invention is to devise a piece of equipment which allows the biomedical devices to be stably attached to the platform of a vehicle of transport even when they are mounted on a supporting structure of the compact type.
Another object of the present invention is to devise a piece of equipment for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport which allows the anchoring elements associated with the supporting structure to be easily introduced and removed within the corresponding sliding rail.
Another object of the present invention is to devise a piece of equipment for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport which allows the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art to be overcome within the framework of a simple, rational, easy and effective to use as well as low-cost solution. The aforementioned objects are achieved by this piece of equipment for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport having the characteristics of claim 1.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment of a piece of equipment for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport, illustrated by way of an indicative, yet non-limiting example, in the accompanying tables of drawings in which:
Figure 1 is an axonometric view of a piece of equipment for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport according to the invention;
Figure 2 is an axonometric view of the equipment in Figure 1 in a partly exploded view;
Figure 3 is an axonometric view from above of the equipment in Figure 1 during the insertion of the anchoring elements within the sliding rail;
Figure 4 is axonometric view from above of the equipment in Figure 1 with the anchoring elements inserted within the sliding rail;
Figure 5 is a rear elevation view of the equipment in Figure 1;
Figure 6 is an axonometric view from below of the anchoring elements of the equipment in Figure 1.
Embodiments of the Invention
With particular reference to these figures, reference numeral 1 globally denotes a piece of equipment for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport.
The equipment 1 comprises at least one base element 2 associable with the platform S of a vehicle of transport and defining a guiding seat 3 developing along one direction of sliding 4.
In the preferred embodiment shown in the figures, the base element 2 comprises a load-bearing element 5, associable with the platform S, and a guiding element 6, which is firmly associated with the load-bearing element 5 and defining the guiding seat 3.
In detail, the load-bearing element 5 has a substantially plate-shaped conformation and develops substantially parallel to the direction of sliding 4.
With particular reference to the embodiment shown in the figures, the guiding element 6 comprises at least one base portion 7, having a substantially flat conformation and directly associated with the load-bearing element 5, and at least one projecting portion 8 arranged transversely to the base portion 7.
The base portion 7 and the projecting portions 8 delimit the guiding seat 3.
More particularly, the guiding element 6 defines at least one resting surface 24 and at least one anchoring surface 25 arranged facing the resting surface 24.
In use, the resting surface 24 faces upwards and the anchoring surface 25 faces downwards.
The guiding seat 3 is therefore substantially C-shaped and is bounded inferiorly and superiorly by the resting surface 24 and by the anchoring surface 25, respectively.
In detail, the base portion 7 defines the resting surface 24 arranged substantially horizontally in use, and the projecting portion 8 protrudes vertically from the base portion 7 and defines the anchoring surface 25.
More precisely, the guiding element 6 comprises two projecting portions 8 associated with two respective opposite sides of the base portion 7.
For example, the platform S consists in the platform of a vehicle of transport such as an ambulance, helicopter or other motor rescue vehicles.
In use, the direction of sliding 4 is substantially parallel to the platform S.
The equipment 1 comprises removable attachment means 9 of the base element 2 to the platform S.
Preferably, the attachment means 9 comprise one or more slots 10 developing along one direction of adjustment and one or more engagement elements 11 inserted within the slots 10 in a sliding maimer to block the base element 2 together with the platform S.
In the preferred embodiment shown in the figures, two slots 10 are provided, defined on the base element 2 and arranged on opposite sides of the guiding element 6. More precisely, the slots 10 are defined on the load-bearing element 5.
Generally, the attachment bars F, arranged parallel to each other, are attached to the platform S of the rescue vehicle, with which the attachment means 9 of the equipment 1 are associated.
Since the mutual spacing between the attachment bars F may vary from case to case, the engagement elements 11 are made to slide along the slots 10 so as to match the position of the attachment bars F.
In the particular embodiment shown in the figures, the direction of development of the attachment bars F is substantially orthogonal to the direction of sliding 4. Therefore, in order to allow the engagement with the attachment bars F, the direction of adjustment is substantially parallel to the direction of sliding 4.
The equipment 1 then comprises auxiliary attachment means 12 to the platform S, for example, of the type of auxiliary engagement elements manually movable between an engagement position and a release position.
In the embodiment shown in the figures, the auxiliary attachment means 12 are associated with the base element 2 and, more specifically, with the load-bearing element 5.
The arrangement of the slots 10 at the side of the guiding element 6 and their orientation parallel to the direction of sliding 4 allows preventing the attachment means 9 from interfering with the anchoring elements 13 during the insertion thereof within the guiding seat 3.
The equipment 1 comprises at least one anchoring element 13 associable with one or more biomedical devices O, P and insertable by shifting into the guiding seat 3.
The biomedical devices O, P comprise, e.g., an oxygenator O and the corresponding pumping assembly P for the extracorporeal blood circulation and are mounted on a supporting structure C.
The anchoring element 13 is associable with the supporting structure C where a relevant bottom wall is located.
The equipment 1 also comprises removable clamping means 14 of the anchoring element 13 associated with the base element 2 and provided with at least a first stopping surface 15 adapted to interact with the anchoring element 13 when reaching a first predefined stopping position to prevent the displacement thereof along a first way of the direction of sliding 4.
In detail, the clamping means 14 are associated with the guiding element 6 and, more specifically, with the base portion 7.
Conveniently, the clamping means 14 comprise at least one clamping element 16 movable between a locking position, wherein it is adapted to interact with the anchoring element 13 to prevent the displacement thereof along the first way, and an unlocking position, wherein it allows the anchoring element 13 to be displaced along the first way of the direction of sliding 4, i.e., extracting from the guiding seat 3.
The first stopping surface 15 is defined on the clamping element 16.
Appropriately, the clamping means 14 comprise elastic means 17 adapted to counteract the displacement of the clamping element 16 from the locking position to the unlocking position.
More particularly, the clamping element 16 is adapted to displace from the locking position to the unlocking position as a result of the sliding of the anchoring element 13 to the first predefined stopping position and is adapted to move, as a result of the action of the elastic means 17, from the unlocking position to the locking position as a result of the first predefined stopping position being reached.
Advantageously, the clamping element 16 has at least one contact surface 16a arranged inclined with respect to the direction of sliding 4 and adapted to interact with the anchoring element 13 during the displacement thereof moving close to the first predefined stopping position.
The contact surface 16a is arranged inclined to the first stopping surface 15.
According to the invention, the base element 2 defines a second stopping surface 18 adapted to interact with the anchoring element 13 when reaching a second predefined stopping position, so as to prevent the displacement of the anchoring element itself along a second way of the direction of sliding 4 opposite the first way, wherein the second stopping surface 18 is arranged upstream of the first stopping surface 15 with respect to the second way.
The anchoring element 13 is moved along the second way during the relevant insertion within the guiding seat 3 and is moved along the first way during the relevant extraction from the guiding seat 3.
The second stopping surface 18 is defined on the guiding element 6.
In more detail, the second stopping surface 18 is defined on a lateral face of the base portion 7.
Preferably, the stopping surfaces 15, 18 are arranged transverse to the direction of sliding 4.
Conveniently, the anchoring element 13 comprises at least a first abutment surface 19 and at least a second abutment surface 20 adapted to interact with the first stopping surface 15 and with the second stopping surface 18, respectively. The second abutment surface 20 is arranged upstream of the first abutment surface 19 with respect to the second way.
The first abutment surface 19 and the second abutment surface 20 are arranged, in use (i.e., during sliding of the anchoring element 13 within the guiding seat 3) transverse to the direction of sliding 4.
Advantageously, the anchoring element 13 comprises at least one sliding body 21, insertable into the guiding seat 3 in a sliding maimer and defining the first abutment surface 19, and at least one clamping body 22, rigidly associated with the sliding body 21, arranged, in use, externally to the guiding seat 3 and defining the second abutment surface 20.
With particular reference to the embodiment shown in the figures, the sliding body 21 has a substantially slab-like conformation and, in use, is arranged resting on the base portion 7.
The sliding body 21 comprises at least a first side wall 21a, substantially orthogonal to the direction of sliding 4 and defining the first abutment surface 19, and at least a second side wall 21b, substantially orthogonal to the first side wall 21a, parallel to the direction of sliding 4 and adapted to interact with the clamping means 14 during the movement of the anchoring element 13 along the direction of sliding 4.
Precisely, the second side wall 21b interacts with the contact surface 16a.
The clamping means 14 are then adapted to be displaced from the locking position to the unlocking position as a result of the interaction of the clamping body 22 with the contact surface 16a.
The clamping body 22 comprises at least one clamping wall 22a arranged substantially orthogonal to the direction of sliding 4 and defining the second abutment surface 20.
With special reference to the particular embodiment shown in the figures, the clamping body 22 comprises at least one coupling portion 22b provided with the clamping wall 22a and associable with the guiding element 6 in a sliding maimer during the movement of the anchoring element 13 along the direction of sliding 4.
More specifically, the coupling portion 22b is couplable in a sliding manner to at least one of the projecting portions 8 of the guiding element 6.
With particular reference to the embodiment shown in the figures, the clamping body 22 comprises an auxiliary coupling portion 22c arranged downstream of the coupling portion 22b with respect to the second way of the direction of sliding 4 and adapted to couple in a sliding manner with the projecting portion 8 of the guiding element 6 to which the coupling portion 22b is coupled.
The coupling portion 22b and the auxiliary coupling portion 22c are rigidly associated with the sliding body 21 where two opposite points are located along the longitudinal axis of development of the latter in order to promote the displacement thereof along the direction of sliding 4.
The clamping body 22 comprises a connecting portion 22d positioned between the coupling portion 22b and the auxiliary coupling portion 22c and adapted to lock the latter to each other.
In the preferred embodiment shown in the figures, the clamping means 14 comprise at least two clamping elements 16, which are moved away from each other in the locking position with respect to the unlocking position.
The elastic means 17 are positioned between the clamping elements 16 and are adapted to push them towards their respective clamping positions.
Appropriately, the contact surfaces 16a of the clamping elements 16 are arranged diverging outwards from each other as they move close to the first predefined stopping position.
Conveniently, the clamping elements 16 are arranged where a median area of the base element 2 is located to define two sliding lanes 23 developing along the direction of sliding 4.
Each of the sliding lanes 23 is then bounded by the base portion 7, by one of the clamping elements 16 and by one of the projecting portions 8.
Conveniently, each of the sliding lanes 23 has the relevant axial ends open and arranged along said direction of sliding 4.
In this embodiment, the equipment 1 comprises two anchoring elements 13 which are spaced apart from each other transversely with respect to the direction of sliding 4.
Each anchoring element 13 therefore has a relevant first abutment surface 19 adapted to interact with a respective first stopping surface 15 and a relevant second abutment surface 20 adapted to interact with the second stopping surface 18.
The resting surface 24 is thus adapted to hold the sliding bodies 21 and the guiding seat 3 is adapted, by means of the anchoring surface 25, to prevent, in use, the sliding bodies 21 from being lifted from the base element 2.
In the preferred embodiment shown in the figures, the guiding seat 3 defines two anchoring surfaces 25 arranged on mutually opposite sides of the base element 2 with respect to the direction of sliding 4 and each partly bounding a relevant sliding lane 23 to prevent the relevant sliding body 21 from being lifted.
In more detail, the resting surface 24 is defined on the base portion 7 and each of the anchoring surfaces 25 is defined on a respective projecting portion 8.
Advantageously, the base element 2 defines two auxiliary anchoring surfaces 26 arranged facing the resting surface 24, each of which partly bounds a relevant sliding lane 23 on the opposite side of the anchoring surfaces 25.
In detail, the base element 2 comprises at least one auxiliary retaining body 27 located between the sliding lanes 23 and defining the auxiliary anchoring surfaces 26.
The auxiliary retaining body 27 is associated with the guiding element 6 and is arranged substantially aligned with the clamping means 14 along the direction of sliding 4, downstream of the same with respect to the second way.
Advantageously, each of the sliding bodies 21 comprises at least one recess 28 facing, in use, the resting surface 24 and adapted to promote the sliding of the sliding bodies 21 in the guiding seat 3.
Due to the presence of the recess 28, such as of the type of an indentation, the surface area of the sliding bodies 21 placed in contact with the resting surface 24 is reduced, so that the friction between them is reduced.
In the preferred embodiment shown in the figures, the recess 28 develops longitudinally substantially parallel to the axis of longitudinal development of the relevant sliding body 21 and for the entire length of the latter. Different geometries of the recess 28 cannot however be ruled out.
The operation of the invention is as follows.
First, the base element 2 is attached to the platform S by means of the attachment means 9.
Specifically, once the load-bearing element 5 is arranged on top of the attachment bars F, the position of the engagement elements 11 along the slots 10 is adjusted so as to bring them to match the attachment bars themselves and then to mutually engage them.
Once the engagement elements 11 have been attached to the attachment bars F, action is also taken on the auxiliary attachment means 12.
Next, the supporting structure C of the biomedical devices O, P is attached to the base element 2 by coupling the clamping bodies 22 to the same supporting structure C so that the sliding bodies 21 may be mutually aligned.
At this point, each of the sliding bodies 21 is inserted into a respective sliding lane 23 through a respective open end and the sliding bodies 21 themselves are moved forward along the second way of the direction of sliding 4.
The sliding bodies 21 then interact with the clamping elements 16 until the first predefined stopping position is reached where the clamping means 14 move to the locking position as a result of to the action of the elastic means 17.
At this point, the first abutment surface 19 of each sliding body 21 interacts with a respective first stopping surface 15, thus preventing the sliding bodies 21 from being displaced according to the first way of the direction of sliding 4.
At the same time, the anchoring surfaces 25 and the auxiliary anchoring surfaces 26 prevent the sliding bodies 21 from being lifted.
Simultaneously with the insertion of the sliding bodies 21 into the sliding lanes 23, the auxiliary coupling portion 22c of each clamping body 22 is coupled to a respective projecting portion 8 and made to slide with respect to the latter as a result of the sliding of the anchoring element 13.
The anchoring element 13 is then moved along the direction of sliding 4 as far as the second abutment surfaces 20 stop against the second stopping surface 18, thus reaching the second predefined stopping position.
In the event of the biomedical devices O, P needing to be removed or moved with respect to the base element 2, manual action is taken on the clamping elements 16 by displacing them from the locking position to the unlocking position so that the sliding bodies 21 can be moved along the first way of the direction of sliding 4 away from the first predefined stopping position and from the second predefined stopping position.
It has in practice been ascertained that the described invention achieves the intended objects, and in particular, the equipment according to the invention allows the biomedical devices to be quickly and easily associated with a supporting platform regardless of the conformation and/or the size of the supporting structure of the biomedical devices themselves.
In particular, the equipment according to the invention allows the biomedical devices supported by compact supporting structures to be easily and quickly associated with a platform.
In fact, the special technical expedient of obtaining the second stopping surface upstream of the first stopping surface allows clamping the anchoring elements to the base element even if they are much shorter than the sliding rail. This also makes it possible to limit the movement of the biomedical devices with respect to the platform of the rescue vehicle, especially during the movement of the latter.
Again, the fact of providing clamping slots developing substantially parallel to the direction of development of the guiding seat allows the engagement elements and the attachment bars of the vehicle to stay out of the way during the maneuvers to insert the anchoring elements within the guiding seat.

Claims

1) Equipment (1) for the rapid attachment of biomedical devices to the platform of a vehicle of transport, comprising:
- at least one base element (2) associable with a platform (S) and defining a guiding seat (3) developing along a direction of sliding (4);
- removable attachment means (9) of said base element (2) to the platform (S);
- at least one anchoring element (13) associable with one or more biomedical devices (O, P) and insertable by shifting into said guiding seat (3);
- removable clamping means (14) of said anchoring element (13) associated with said base element (2) and provided with at least a first stopping surface (15) adapted to interact with said anchoring element (13) when reaching a first predefined stopping position to prevent the displacement thereof along a first way of said direction of sliding (4); characterized by the fact that said base element (2) defines a second stopping surface (18) adapted to interact with said anchoring element (13) when reaching a second predefined stopping position, so as to prevent the displacement of said anchoring element itself along a second way of said direction of sliding (4) opposite said first direction, wherein said second stopping surface (18) is arranged upstream of said first stopping surface (15) with respect to said second way.
2) Equipment (1) according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said anchoring element (13) comprises at least a first abutment surface (19) and at least a second abutment surface (20) adapted to interact with said first stopping surface (15) and with said second stopping surface (18), respectively, wherein said second abutment surface (20) is arranged upstream of said first abutment surface (19) with respect to said second way.
3) Equipment (1) according to claim 2, characterized by the fact that said stopping surfaces (15, 18) are arranged transversely to said direction of sliding (4).
4) Equipment (1) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that said at least one anchoring element (13) comprises at least one sliding body (21), insertable into said guiding seat (3) in a sliding manner and defining said first abutment surface (19), and at least one clamping body (22), rigidly associated with said sliding body (21), arranged, in use, externally to said guiding seat (3) and defining said second abutment surface (20).
5) Equipment (1) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that said clamping means (14) are arranged at a median area of said base element (2) to define two sliding lanes (23) developing along said direction of sliding (4) and by the fact that said at least one anchoring element (13) comprises two of said sliding bodies (21), each of which being insertable within a relevant said sliding lane (23), and two of said clamping bodies (22) each of which is rigidly associated with a relevant said sliding body (21).
6) Equipment (1) according to claim 5, characterized by the fact that each of said sliding lanes (23) has the relevant axial ends open and arranged along said direction of sliding (4).
7) Equipment (1) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that said base element (2) defines at least one resting surface (24) substantially parallel to said direction of sliding (4) and adapted to hold said sliding bodies (21) and by the fact that said guiding seat (3) defines at least one anchoring surface (25) arranged facing said resting surface (24) and adapted, in use, to prevent said sliding bodies (21) from being lifted from said base element (2).
8) Equipment (1) according to claim 7, characterized by the fact that said guiding seat (3) defines two of said anchoring surfaces (25) arranged on mutually opposite sides of said base element (2) with respect to said direction of sliding (4) and each partly bounding a relevant said sliding lane (23) to prevent the relevant said sliding body (21) from being lifted.
9) Equipment (1) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that said base element (2) defines two auxiliary anchoring surfaces (26) arranged facing said resting surface (24), each of which partly bounds a relevant sliding lane (23) on the opposite side of said anchoring surfaces (25).
10) Equipment (1) according to claim 9, characterized by the fact that said base element (2) comprises at least one auxiliary retaining body (27) located between said sliding lanes (23) and defining said auxiliary anchoring surfaces (26).
11) Equipment (1) according to claim 10, characterized by the fact that said auxiliary retaining body (27) is arranged substantially aligned with said clamping means (14) along said direction of sliding (4) and is arranged downstream of the same with respect to said second way.
12) Equipment (1) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that each of said sliding bodies (21) comprises at least one recess (28) facing, in use, said resting surface (24) and adapted to promote the sliding of said sliding bodies (21) in said guiding seat (3). 13) Equipment (1) according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that said attachment means (9) comprise one or more slots (10) developing along a direction of adjustment and one or more engagement elements (11) inserted within said slots (10) in a sliding maimer to block said base element (2) together with said platform (S). 14) Equipment (1) according to claim 13, characterized by the fact that said direction of adjustment is substantially parallel to said direction of sliding (4).
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