ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,904, issued on May 27.
"Systems and methods for mounting medical equipment" was invented by David Lee Jepsen (Kennewick, Wash.), Richard A. Villarreal (West Richland, Wash.) and Ryan Bowman (Richland, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices and methods are described for mounting medical equipment on IV poles, bed rails and other supporting structures in medical facilities including operating rooms and critical care sections. A system including a mounting hanger and corresponding equipment housing is disclosed that allows quick mounting and dismounting of equipment from a supporting structure. The novel structural design...