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Fluid collection receptacle support deviceRelated Patent Categories: Supports: Racks, Special Article, Medical ImplementFluid collection receptacle support device description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060207954, Fluid collection receptacle support device. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/662,223, filed Mar. 16, 2005. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates generally to a device which functions as a support device to hold fluid collecting receptacles that are required to be maintained in relatively fixed positions with respect to the individuals from which the fluid is being collected. More particularly, it is concerned with a device for supporting fluid collection bags, such as urinary collection bags, that is placed between the mattress of a low-rise hospital bed and the underlayment of the mattress and which provides an upright support member on which the collection bag can be hung. [0004] 2. Background Art [0005] Commonly, fluid collection receptacles such as urinary drainage bags are provided with an open-ended hook so that they may be hung near a patient during the course of fluid collection. It has been a problem to conveniently place such collection receptacles near the patient and still allow care providers to move freely around the patient and the hospital bed. Often, collection receptacles have been hung from stands that are placed near the bed of the patient. However, such stands are prone to tipping and must be circumvented by hospital personnel and care providers when carrying out their duties about the bed of a patient. [0006] Additionally, devices have been developed that can be used as an adapter to securely attach a fluid receptacle to the bed frame supporting a patient. However, these attachment adapters are subject to certain limitations as not all hospital bed frame members are alike and, therefore, the adapters may not attach optimally for every hospital bed. An additional problem with these types of devices, is that because they are attached to the bed frame, they must be disassembled in order to remove them from the bed or transfer them from one bed to another as is common in the clinical setting. Therefore, when a patient is moved from one bed to another, as is common in both hospital and extended care facilities, the device must be disassembled and reassembled on the new bed frame. This is inefficient because it takes additional time and introduces the possibility that the assembly on the new bed may be done improperly. [0007] Therefore, there is a necessity for a fluid receptacle support device that would allow for: support of a fluid collection receptacle, is discrete so that it does not take up additional floor space around the bed of the patient, allows for universal use with most any low-rise hospital bed, and allows for easy transfer of the support device from one bed to another. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] An objective of the fluid collection support device of the present invention is to provide a device for supporting a Foley bag or other fluid collection device that does not require an independent support that takes up additional floor space around a patient in a long-term care or clinical setting. [0009] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a fluid collection support device that can be disposed in close proximity to the patient so that the dangers of accidental snaring of the collection device and the tubes disposed within the patient are reduced to a minimum. [0010] Yet another objective of the present invention is to provide a fluid collection support device that is economical and easy to manufacture. [0011] Still another objective of the present invention is to provide a fluid collection support device that is easy to remove from the bed and is also easy to transfer from bed to bed in a clinical setting. [0012] These objectives and advantages are obtained by the fluid collection support device of the present invention which includes a vertical support member, including a notch or clevis for hanging a bag or fluid collection receptacle therefrom, and attached to a horizontal support member that is placed between the mattress of a low-rise hospital bed and the underlayment of the mattress to provide a means for hanging a fluid collection receptacle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS [0013] The preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrative of the best mode in which applicant has contemplated applying the principles, is set forth in the following description and is shown in the drawings, and is particularly and distinctly pointed out and set forth in the appended claims. [0014] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the fluid collection receptacle support device of the present invention, showing the vertical and horizontal bracing members and the notch for hanging a fluid collection receptacle. [0015] FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the fluid collection receptacle support device of the present invention, showing the notch in the upper portion of the vertical member for supporting a hook that is in turn attached to a fluid collection receptacle. [0016] FIG. 3 is an elevational view of the fluid collection receptacle support device of the present invention showing the horizontal member attached to the vertical member. [0017] FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 1, showing the invention in use with the horizontal member received between the mattress of a low-rise hospital bed and the underlayment of the mattress and attached to the vertical member that is supporting a fluid collection receptacle. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT [0018] Turning now to the drawings, wherein the illustrations are provided to show a preferred embodiment of the invention and not to limit the same, a fluid collection receptacle support device of the present invention is indicated generally at 10 in FIG. 1. The device 10 includes a vertical bracing member 20 attached to a horizontal bracing member 30, the horizontal bracing member being generally disposed between the mattress of a low-rise hospital bed and the underlayment of the mattress, and notch 40 located on the upper portion of the vertical bracing member for supporting or hanging a fluid collection receptacle. [0019] More specifically, device 10 includes a vertical bracing member 20 that is formed from a hard plastic or other suitable rigid material such as aluminum or metal. The vertical bracing member 20 is a solid tube shaped in the form of a three-sided rectangle having a pair of ends 21 and 22. The vertical bracing member is vertically disposed so that ends 21 and 22 are pointing generally downwardly and these ends are attached to the horizontal bracing member 30. Horizontal bracing member 30 is also formed from a hard plastic or other suitable rigid material such as aluminum or metal. The horizontal bracing member 30 is also a solid tube shaped in the form of a three-sided rectangle having a pair of ends 31 and 32. The horizontal bracing member 30 is horizontally disposed so that ends 31 and 32 are pointing in a horizontal direction and so that end 31 is perpendicular and attached or formed contiguously with end 21 of the vertical bracing member 20. Likewise, end 32 is perpendicular and attached or formed contiguously with end 22 of the vertical bracing member 20. The attachment or contiguous forming of the ends 31, 21, and 32, 22 of the horizontal and vertical bracing members forms an overall L-shaped configuration as shown in FIG. 3. Continue reading about Fluid collection receptacle support device... 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