A patient care equipment support includes power and data connectors configured to be coupled to power and data connectors of patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment a
A patient care equipment support includes power and data connectors configured to be coupled to power and data connectors of patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment and the equipment support. The equipment support is transferable between a first device, such as a hospital bed, and a second device, such as an overhead support arm.
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1. A patient care equipment support for use with patient care equipment having power and data connectors, the equipment support comprising power and data connectors configured to be coupled to the respective power and data connectors of the patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is c
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A patient care equipment support for use with patient care equipment having power and data connectors, the equipment support comprising power and data connectors configured to be coupled to the respective power and data connectors of the patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment and the equipment support, wherein the equipment support includes at least one equipment-receiving cavity and the power and data connectors of the patient care equipment are coupled to the respective power and data connectors of the equipment support when the patient care equipment is received in the at least one equipment-receiving cavity, wherein the power and data connectors of the equipment support and the patient care equipment are drawer connectors to facilitate blind mating when the patient care equipment is inserted into the associated equipment-receiving cavity of the equipment support. 2. The equipment support of claim 1, wherein the patient care equipment comprises any one or more of the following: an infusion pump, a ventilator, a cardiac monitor, a pulse oximeter, a non-invasive blood pressure measuring device, a digital thermometer, a liquid oxygen module, a defibrillator, a respiratory rate measuring device, medical gas delivery equipment, intra-venous bags, and the like. 3. The equipment support of claim 1, further comprising any one or more of the following: a microcontroller, a user interface device, a display, an on-board battery, and the like. 4. The equipment support of claim 1, comprising an on-board battery to supply power to the patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support. 5. The equipment support of claim 1, wherein the equipment support is configured to be detachably coupled to a first device, the equipment support comprising extendible support legs with floor-engaging wheels which allow the equipment support to be decoupled from the first device and supported on an underlying floor for independent operation thereof. 6. The equipment support of claim 5, wherein the support legs are configured to retract when the equipment support is lifted off the floor and coupled to the first device. 7. The equipment support of claim 1, wherein the equipment support is transferable between a first device and a second device. 8. The equipment support of claim 7, wherein the first device has first power and data connectors, the equipment support has third power and data connectors, the equipment support is configured to be detachably coupled to the first device so that the third power and data connectors couple to the respective first power and data connectors to supply power to the equipment support and to establish a communication link between the first device and the equipment support. 9. The equipment support of claim 8, wherein the communication link between the first device and the equipment support is wireless. 10. The equipment support of claim 8, wherein the second device has second power and data connectors, the equipment support has fourth power and data connectors, the equipment support is configured to be detachably coupled to the second device so that the fourth power and data connectors couple to the respective second power and data connectors to supply power to the equipment support and to establish a communication link between the second device and the equipment support. 11. The equipment support of claim 10, wherein the communication link between the second device and the equipment support is wireless. 12. The equipment support of claim 7, wherein the first device is one of the following: a wall of a hospital room, a patient support, a hospital bed, a stretcher, a surgery table, and an ambulatory care chair. 13. The equipment support of claim 7, wherein the second device is one of the following: a support arm, a column, a headwall, a cart, and a stand. 14. The equipment support of claim 1, wherein the at least one equipment-receiving cavity comprises a plurality of equipment-receiving cavities, and each equipment-receiving cavity is configured to receive an associated patient care equipment. 15. The equipment support of claim 1, wherein the power and data connectors of the equipment support are receptacle connectors and the power and data connectors of the patient care equipment are plug connectors. 16. The equipment support of claim 1, wherein each power connector includes a wired coupler to supply electrical power to the patient care equipment, and each data connector includes a wireless coupler to establish a communication link between the patient care equipment and the equipment support. 17. The equipment support of claim 16, wherein the wired coupler comprises electrical contacts. 18. The equipment support of claim 17, wherein the wireless coupler comprises one or more of the following: a photoemitter, a photodetector, a photodiode, a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, an RF receiver, an RF transceiver, an infrared (IR) transmitter, an IR receiver, and an IR transceiver. 19. The equipment support of claim 16, wherein data from the patient care equipment is wirelessly communicated to a computer network of a healthcare system when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support so that other computer devices connected to the computer network have access to the data from the patient care equipment. 20. The equipment support of claim 16, wherein wireless communication between the patient care equipment and the equipment support is in accordance with one of the following protocols: IrDA, spread spectrum (including the Bluetooth protocol), RS232, TCP/IP, USB, and 802.11x. 21. The equipment support of claim 16, wherein wireless communication between the patient care equipment and the equipment support uses frequency modulation. 22. The equipment support of claim 16, wherein wireless communication between the patient care equipment and the equipment support uses frequency modulated infrared (FMIR). 23. A patient care equipment support for use with patient care equipment having power and data connectors, the equipment support comprising power and data connectors configured to be coupled to the respective power and data connectors of the patient care equipment when the patient care equipment is coupled to the equipment support to provide a power coupling and a data coupling between the patient care equipment and the equipment support, wherein the equipment support is transferable between a first device and a second device, wherein the first device has first power and data connectors, the equipment support has third power and data connectors, the equipment support is configured to be detachably coupled to the first device so that the third power and data connectors couple to the respective first power and data connectors to supply power to the equipment support and to establish a communication link between the first device and the equipment support, wherein the second device has second power and data connectors, the equipment support has fourth power and data connectors, the equipment support is configured to be detachably coupled to the second device so that the fourth power and data connectors couple to the respective second power and data connectors to supply power to the equipment support and to establish a communication link between the second device and the equipment support, wherein the third and the fourth power and data connectors are arranged so that the first and second power and data connectors can be coupled substantially simultaneously to the respective third and fourth power and data connectors before disconnection of either one of the first and second power and data connectors from the respective third and fourth power and data connectors to permit the equipment support to be transferred between the first and second devices without a loss of power to the equipment support or without a loss of communication link with the equipment support.
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