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An ambulatory cart to carry an IV pump, the IV bags or bottles and other items associated with portable IV units, the ambulatory cart having a light-weight plastic basket to which is attached two wheel for rolling the cart, the basket having a front leg to maintain the ambulatory cart in an upright

An ambulatory cart to carry an IV pump, the IV bags or bottles and other items associated with portable IV units, the ambulatory cart having a light-weight plastic basket to which is attached two wheel for rolling the cart, the basket having a front leg to maintain the ambulatory cart in an upright level position when the ambulatory cart is at rest and a bumper at the rear to absorb impact when pulling the cart up stairs or steps. The ambulatory cart also includes two vertical support bars with a handle at the top of the bars, the support bars having an adjustable bracket with at least one bottle securing strap. Also attaching to the adjustable bracket and the handle is an adjustable height support staff having a horizontal IV bottle hanging support. The adjustable bracket slides and attaches vertically on the support bars to adjust to a height to provide IV bags or bottles with secure support, while the support staff slides vertically and attaches to the handle and the adjustable bracket.

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1. An ambulatory IV transport device allowing a patient who requires an IV with an IV infusion pump, enhanced secure mobility, the device comprising: a light-weight basket having a front panel, a rear panel, bottom panel and two side panels; at least one resilient bumper attached to the rear pan

1. An ambulatory IV transport device allowing a patient who requires an IV with an IV infusion pump, enhanced secure mobility, the device comprising: a light-weight basket having a front panel, a rear panel, bottom panel and two side panels; at least one resilient bumper attached to the rear panel; at least one front basket rest extending below the bottom panel; two attached wheels extending from the rear panel; two internally threaded support rod receivers, each internally threaded support rod receiver accepting a threaded lower end of each of two vertical support rods, each of said vertical support rods also including upper ends; an upper handle affixed to the upper ends of the two vertical support rods connecting the two vertical support rods; an adjustable slide bracket having two vertical support rod channels, slidably engaging the two vertical support rods between the upper end and the lower end of each vertical support rod, the adjustable slide bracket further including; a bottle securing band and two threaded fastening knobs, the fastening knobs penetrating two internally threaded knob receivers into the support rod channels, each fastening knob engaging the vertical support rods inserting through the support rod channels, lockingly positioning the adjustable slide bracket on the vertical support rods; and a center bracket having a third fastening knob, the center bracket slidingly engaging a central vertical IV suspension post having a shaft having an upper end from which at least one perpendicular IV suspension hook extends, the shaft also having a lower end received within an IV suspension post bracket located on the rear panel of the basket. 2. The device, as disclosed in claim 1, wherein: the basket is a resilient plastic and of a size sufficient to contain at least an IV infusion pump, the bottle securing band is provided by two elastic band segments, one segment attaching near the vertical support rod channels on the adjustable slide bracket, the two segments attaching to each other by an attachments means; and the resilient bumper is a resilient loop extending from the rear panel of the basket, the resilient bumper providing protection to the basket when going up stairs or steps, absorbing any impact and providing the device with the ability to be taken up or down stairs or steps.