Mobile cart for an organ container
Inventors
Pettinato, David • Steinman, Christopher P. • Wu, Alan K.
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-10543863-B2
Publication Date
2020-01-28
Expiration Date
Abstract
Disclosed is a mobile cart for an organ container. The mobile cart includes a top assembly configured to be releasably secured to the organ container, which is at least one of an organ transporter and an organ perfusion apparatus configured to perfuse an organ. It also includes a support structure attached to the top assembly so as to support the top assembly, the support structure being moveable from an extended position to a collapsed position. The top assembly in turn includes distinct primary and secondary locking mechanisms, each of which is configured to secure the support structure in the extended position. And when the support structure is secured in the extended position, both the primary and secondary locking mechanisms must be actuated for the support structure to be moveable to the collapsed position.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to a mobile cart for an organ container, wherein the organ container is at least one of an organ transporter and an organ perfusion apparatus configured to perfuse an organ. A top assembly is configured to be releasably secured to the organ container, and a support structure is attached to the top assembly so as to support the top assembly. The support structure is moveable from an extended position to a collapsed position.
The top assembly includes distinct primary and secondary locking mechanisms, each configured to secure the support structure in the extended position. A second manipulable portion that actuates the secondary locking mechanism is located at the top assembly so as to be not accessible to a user of the mobile cart when the organ container is secured to the top assembly. When the support structure is secured in the extended position, both the primary and secondary locking mechanisms must be actuated for the support structure to be moveable to the collapsed position.
In the extended position, the support structure is prevented from moving to the collapsed position until the second manipulable portion is manipulated. The locks are actuated by a timed release mechanism that, after disengaging the locks, reengages the locks after a period of time sufficient to remove the organ container from the top assembly. A damper is included to reduce the speed at which the support structure descends to a collapsed position from an extended position.
Claims Coverage
The partial content includes two independent claims covering a mobile cart with a releasably secured top assembly and two distinct locking mechanisms with user-access control, and, in one independent claim, a timed release and reengagement lock actuation mechanism plus a damper for descent speed reduction.
Mobile cart with releasably secured top assembly and dual locking with inaccessible secondary portion
A mobile cart for an organ container comprising a top assembly releasably secured to the organ container and a support structure movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The top assembly includes distinct primary and secondary locking mechanisms each configured to secure the support structure in the extended position. A second manipulable portion that actuates the secondary locking mechanism is not accessible to a user when the organ container is secured to the top assembly, and both locking mechanisms must be actuated for the support structure to be moveable to the collapsed position.
Timed release lock actuation with lock reengagement and damper-controlled descent
A mobile cart for an organ container comprising a top assembly releasably secured by locks to the organ container, wherein the locks are actuated by a timed release mechanism that after disengaging reengages the locks after a period of time sufficient to remove the organ container from the top assembly. The mobile cart further includes a support structure attached to the top assembly and a damper configured to reduce the speed at which the support structure descends to a collapsed position from an extended position.
Across the independent claims, the core claim coverage is a mobile cart with a releasably secured top assembly and a support structure that can only collapse after actuation of both a primary and a distinct secondary locking mechanism, where the secondary actuation portion is not accessible when the organ container is secured. One independent claim additionally requires timed release lock actuation with lock reengagement after a time sufficient for organ-container removal, and a damper configured to reduce descent speed.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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