Patient monitoring unit and care station

Claim 2

A bedside data management system comprising: a system unit; a display means; a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket supporting said display means and said mounting bracket integrally connected to said system unit, and wherein; said system unit and said mounting bracket each have a planar back surface, such that said mounting bracket and said system unit may be mounted against a wall with said respective back surfaces coplanar and abutting the wall, with said display means supported by said mounting bracket.

Claim 3

The system of claim 1 wherein said mounting bracket supports said display means by means of a torsion spring.

Claim 4

The system of claim 2 wherein said display means is a cathode ray tube rotatable about said mounting bracket, and wherein said torsion spring maintains the rotational position of said cathode ray tube independent of user placement of said cathode ray tube.

Claim 5

The system of claim 3 wherein said cathode ray tube is less than 13 inches in depth.

Claim 6

The system of claim 3 wherein said mounting bracket has a pair of arms for supporting said cathode ray tube.

Claim 7

The system of claim 3 wherein said mounting bracket is attached to said system unit by a plurality of screws, and said system unit contains a cover with an opening accepting said mounting bracket such that a cover section of said mounting bracket fits below the surface of said cover, and said screws are inserted into said mounting bracket.

Claim 8

The system of claim 6 wherein said mounting bracket has a plurality of cable accepting channels, said channels allowing access between said cathode ray tube and said system unit.

Claim 9

The system of claim 3 wherein said cathode ray tube is mounted so that it is spaced apart from the centrally located above said system unit.

Claim 10

The system of claim 1 wherein said system unit further has a planar lower surface.

Claim 11

The system of claim 1 wherein said system unit has a front face containing a slot, a planar upper surface and further contains a keyboard, said keyboard placed on a sliding rack and said sliding rack operable to slide said keyboard within said slot in said system unit front face.

Claim 12

The system of claim 10 wherein said keyboard has a depth smaller than that of said system unit, such that said keyboard fits entirely within the depth occupied by said system unit.

Claim 13

The system of claim 1 wherein said system unit contains an isolation transformer.

Claim 14

The system of claim 1 wherein said system further contains a lower mounting bracket, said lower mounting bracket attached to said system unit and containing a planar back surface, such that said lower mounting bracket may be attached to said system unit and mounted against a wall.

Claim 15

The system unit of claim 1 wherein said system unit has a planar upper surface, and said cathode ray tube is mounted to said mounting surface such that there is clearance between said upper surface and said cathode ray tube.

Claim 16

A bedside data management system comprising: a system unit; a cathode ray tube; a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket supporting said cathode ray tube and said mounting bracket integrally connected to said system unit, and wherein; said system unit and said mounting bracket each have a planar back surface, such that said mounting bracket and said system unit may be mounted against a wall with said respective back surfaces coplanar and abutting the wall, with said cathode ray tube supported by said mounting bracket; and wherein said system unit further has a planar lower surface.

Claim 17

A bedside data management system comprising: a system unit; a cathode ray tube; a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket supporting said cathode ray tube and said mounting bracket integrally connected to said system unit, and wherein; said system unit and said mounting bracket each have a planar back surface, such that said mounting bracket and said system unit may be mounted against a wall with said respective back surfaces coplanar and abutting the wall, with said cathode ray tube supported by said mounting bracket; and wherein said system unit further has a planar lower surface.

Claim 18

The system of claim 15 wherein said mounting bracket supports said cathode ray tube by means of a torsion spring.

Claim 19

The system of claim 16 wherein said cathode ray tube is rotatable about said mounting bracket, and wherein said torsion spring maintains the rotational position of said cathode ray tube independent of user placement of said cathode ray tube.

Claim 20

The system of claim 16 wherein said cathode ray tube is less than 13 inches in depth.

Claim 21

The system of claim 15 wherein said mounting bracket has a pair of arms for supporting said cathode ray tube.

Claim 22

The system of claim 15 wherein said mounting bracket is attached to said system unit by a plurality of screws, and said system unit contains a cover with an opening accepting said mounting bracket such that a cover section of said mounting bracket fits below the surface of said cover, and said screws are inserted into said mounting bracket in said mounting bracket lower section.

Claim 23

The system of claim 20 wherein said mounting bracket has a plurality of cable accepting channels, said channels allowing access between said cathode ray tube and said system unit.

Claim 24

The system of claim 15 wherein said cathode ray tube is mounted so that it is spaced apart from and centrally located above said system unit.

Claim 25

The system of claim 15 wherein said system unit has a front face containing a slot, a planar upper surface and further contains a keyboard, said keyboard placed on a sliding rack and said sliding rack operable to slide said keyboard within said slot in said system unit front face.

Claim 26

The system of claim 23 wherein said keyboard has a depth smaller than that of said system unit, such that said keyboard fits entirely the depth occupied by said system unit.

Claim 27

The system of claim 15 wherein said system unit contains an isolation transformer.

Claim 28

The system of claim 15 wherein said system further contains a lower mounting bracket, said lower mounting bracket attached to said system unit and containing a planar back surface, such that said lower mounting bracket may be attached to said system unit and mounted against a wall.

Claim 29

The system of claim 15 wherein said system unit contains internally located peripheral connectors.

Claim 30

The system unit of claim 15 wherein said system unit has a planar upper surface, and said cathode ray tube is mounted to said mounting surface such that there is clearance between said upper surface and said cathode ray tube.

Claim 31

A bedside data management system comprising: a system unit; a cathode ray tube; a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket supporting said cathode ray tube and said mounting bracket integrally connected to said system unit, and wherein; said system unit and said mounting bracket each have a planar back surface, such that said mounting bracket and said system unit may be mounted against a wall with said respective back surfaces coplanar and abutting the wall, with said cathode ray tube supported by said mounting bracket; wherein said system unit further has a planar lower surface; and wherein said system unit has a front face containing a slot, a planar upper surface and further contains a keyboard, said keyboard placed on a sliding rack and said sliding rack operable to slide said keyboard within said slot in said system unit front face.

Claim 32

A bedside data management system comprising: a system unit; a cathode ray tube; a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket supporting said cathode ray tube and said mounting bracket integrally connected to said system unit, and wherein; said system unit and said mounting bracket each have a planar back surface, such that said mounting bracket and said system unit may be mounted against a wall with said respective back surfaces coplanar and abutting the wall, with said cathode ray tube supported by said mounting bracket; wherein said system unit further has a planar lower surface; and wherein said system unit has a front face containing a slot, a planar upper surface and further contains a keyboard, said keyboard placed on a sliding rack and said sliding rack operable to slide said keyboard within said slot in said system unit front face.

Claim 33

The system of claim 29 wherein said mounting bracket supports said cathode ray tube by means of a torsion spring.

Claim 34

The system of claim 30 wherein said cathode ray tube is rotatable about said mounting bracket, and wherein said torsion spring maintains the rotational position of said cathode ray tube independent of user placement of said cathode ray tube.

Claim 35

The system of claim 30 wherein said cathode ray tube is less than 13 inches in depth.

Claim 36

The system of claim 29 wherein said mounting bracket has a pair of arms for supporting said cathode ray tube.

Claim 37

The system of claim 29 wherein said mounting bracket is attached to said system unit by a plurality of screws, and said system unit contains a cover with an opening accepting said mounting bracket such that a cover section of said mounting bracket fits below the surface of said cover, and said screws are inserted into said mounting bracket in said mounting bracket lower section.

Claim 38

The system of claim 34 wherein said mounting bracket has a plurality of cable accepting channels, said channels allowing access between said cathode ray tube and said system unit.

Claim 39

The system of claim 29 wherein said cathode ray tube is mounted so that it is spaced apart from and centrally located above said system unit.

Claim 40

The system of claim 29 wherein said keyboard has a depth smaller than that of said system unit, such that said keyboard fits entirely the depth occupied by said system unit.

Claim 41

The system of claim 29 wherein said system unit contains an isolation transformer.

Claim 42

The system of claim 29 wherein said system further contains a lower mounting bracket, said lower mounting bracket attached to said system unit and containing a planar back surface, such that said lower mounting bracket may be attached to said system unit and mounted against a wall.

Claim 43

The system of claim 29 wherein said system unit contains internally located peripheral connectors.

Claim 44

The system unit of claim 29 wherein said system unit has a planar upper surface, and said cathode ray tube is mounted to said mounting surface such that there is clearance between said upper surface and said cathode ray tube.

Claim 45

A bedside data management system comprising: a system unit; a cathode ray tube; a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket supporting said cathode ray tube and said mounting bracket integrally connected to said system unit, and wherein; said system unit and said mounting bracket each have a planar back surface, such that said mounting bracket and said system unit may be mounted against a wall with said respective back surfaces coplanar and abutting the wall, with said cathode ray tube supported by said mounting bracket; wherein said system unit further has a planar lower surface; wherein said system unit has a front face containing a slot, a planar upper surface and further contains a keyboard, said keyboard placed on a sliding rack and said sliding rack operable to slide said keyboard within said slot in said system unit front face; and wherein said system further contains a lower mounting bracket, said lower mounting bracket attached to said system unit and containing a planar back surface, such that said lower mounting bracket may be attached to said system unit and mounted against a wall such that said wall back surface is coplanar with said system unit back surface.

Claim 46

A bedside data management system comprising: a system unit; a cathode ray tube; a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket supporting said cathode ray tube and said mounting bracket integrally connected to said system unit, and wherein; said system unit and said mounting bracket each have a planar back surface, such that said mounting bracket and said system unit may be mounted against a wall with said respective back surfaces coplanar and abutting the wall, with said cathode ray tube supported by said mounting bracket; wherein said system unit further has a planar lower surface; wherein said system unit has a front face containing a slot, a planar upper surface and further contains a keyboard, said keyboard placed on a sliding rack and said sliding rack operable to slide said keyboard within said slot in said system unit front face; and wherein said system further contains a lower mounting bracket, said lower mounting bracket attached to said system unit and containing a planar back surface, such that said lower mounting bracket may be attached to said system unit and mounted against a wall such that said wall back surface is coplanar with said system unit back surface.

Claim 47

The system unit of claim 42 wherein said system unit has a planar upper surface, and said cathode ray tube is mounted to said mounting surface such that there is clearance between said upper surface and said cathode ray tube.

Claim 48

A care management workstation comprising: a system unit; a cathode ray tube; a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket supporting said cathode ray rube and said mounting bracket integrally connected to said system unit, and wherein; said system unit and said mounting bracket each have a planar back surface, such that said mounting bracket and said system unit may be mounted against a wall with said respective back surfaces coplanar and abutting the wall, with said cathode ray tube supported by said mounting bracket; wherein said system unit further has a planar lower surface; wherein said system unit has a front face containing a slot, a planar upper surface and further contains a keyboard, said keyboard placed on a sliding rack and said sliding rack operable to slide said keyboard within said slot in said system unit front face; wherein said system further contains a lower mounting bracket, said lower mounting bracket attached to said system unit and containing a planar back surface, such that said lower mounting bracket may be attached to said system unit and mounted against a wall with said respective back surfaces coplanar and abutting the wall; and wherein said mounting bracket is attached to said system unit by a plurality of screws, and said system unit contains a cover with a removed portion capable of accepting said mounting bracket such that a cover section of said mounting bracket fits below the surface of said cover, and said screws are inserted into said mounting bracket in said mounting bracket lower section.

Claim 49

A care management workstation comprising: a system unit; a cathode ray tube; a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket supporting said cathode ray rube and said mounting bracket integrally connected to said system unit, and wherein; said system unit and said mounting bracket each have a planar back surface, such that said mounting bracket and said system unit may be mounted against a wall with said respective back surfaces coplanar and abutting the wall, with said cathode ray tube supported by said mounting bracket; wherein said system unit further has a planar lower surface; wherein said system unit has a front face containing a slot, a planar upper surface and further contains a keyboard, said keyboard placed on a sliding rack and said sliding rack operable to slide said keyboard within said slot in said system unit front face; wherein said system further contains a lower mounting bracket, said lower mounting bracket attached to said system unit and containing a planar back surface, such that said lower mounting bracket may be attached to said system unit and mounted against a wall with said respective back surfaces coplanar and abutting the wall; and wherein said mounting bracket is attached to said system unit by a plurality of screws, and said system unit contains a cover with a removed portion capable of accepting said mounting bracket such that a cover section of said mounting bracket fits below the surface of said cover, and said screws are inserted into said mounting bracket in said mounting bracket lower section.