US4915435A
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Mobile operating room with pre and post-operational areas
Assignee: TRACTUS MEDICAL Inc
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Filing: 1989-04-05
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Granted: 1990-04-10
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Expires: 2009-04-05
Abstract
Abstract A mobile operating room is a transportable unit in which invasive surgical procedures can be performed. The mobile vehicle is a self contained, expandable van that includes all of the operating requirements called for in fixed hospital facilities. A mobile trailer which, when set up on leveling jacks and expanded, includes an operating room, surgery table, operating lights and all of the essential facilities for complete invasive surgical procedures including pre and postop areas. The surgical operating room itself (OR) contains a sterilizing autoclave for surgical instruments, a surgeon controllable automatic operating table, OR table, OR spotlights, anesthesia machine, and all essential surgical equipment necessary for comprehensive patient care.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian M. Levine
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:47
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/14; A; A61; A61G; A61G3/00; A61G3/001; E; E04; E04H; E04H3/00; E04H3/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 41
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A mobile invasive surgery van capable of being transported on the roads and highways and equipped with essential equipment for invasive surgery to be performed within the van, said van comprising: a main body section that is capable of being towed, mounted on wheels for mobility by a separate power section; an expandable portion of said main body provided by telescoping side sections thereof which move outwardly from the main body portion in order to form an expanded invasive surgery room; and an operating table centrally located in said expandable section, said table being stowable so that the expandable section may be nested or expanded without removal of said surgery room operating table from said van.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A mobile invasive surgery van capable of being transported on the roads and highways and equipped with essential equipment for invasive surgery to be performed within the van, said van comprising: a main body section that is capable of being towed, mounted on wheels for mobility by a separate power section; an expandable portion of said main body provided by telescoping side sections thereof which move outwardly from the main body portion in order to form an expanded invasive surgery room; and an operating table centrally located in said expandable section, said table being stowable so that the expandable section may be nested or expanded without removal of said surgery room operating table from said van.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
A mobile invasive surgery van structure in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising: a section of said van's main body, separate and apart from the surgical room section thereof, serving as a pre and post-operational patient recovery area; said pre and post-operational recovery areas characterized by patient gurney stations together with an established nurses' station for patient preparation and post-operational care of patients scheduled for said surgery room of said mobile invasive surgery van.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
A mobile invasive surgery van in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising: a surgical spotlight centrally located and installed in said expandible surgery room, with said spotlight being fixably mounted above the operating table in a manner that lets the expansion and nesting of the sides of said van forming the surgical operating room thereof, take place without disrupting or removing the surgical spotlights or said operating table.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A mobile invasive surgery van in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising, in said expanded surgical room section: an anesthesia machine and associated anesthesia monitors in a designated section of said surgery room, with said anesthesia machine being installed in said room for mobility with the rest of said mobile operating van.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A mobile van in accordance with claim 4 and further comprising in said surgery room, the improvement of: a crash resuscitation cart that is designated an area of said surgery room for storage and use in said mobile operating van.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
A mobile van in accordance with claim 4 and further comprising in said surgery room, the improvement of: a surgical instrument table and means for rolling said table and securing same when not in use for surgery.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A mobile van in accordance with claim 4 and further comprising in said surgery room, the improvement of: an autoclave for sterilizing instruments to be used in said surgery room, said autoclave being connected to and operated by a power source that is autonomous with said van.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A mobile van in accordance with claim 4 and further comprising in said surgery room, the improvement of: surgical monitoring means for said patient powered by a power source that is fixably mounted in said van and moveable therewith.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
A surgical van in accordance with claim 4 and further comprising in said surgery room, the improvement of: closeable divider that can isolate the operating room from the pre and post-operational areas, which divider is available for use by nurses and anesthesiologists during invasive surgery in said mobile surgery room.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
A mobile van in accordance with claim 4 and further comprising in said pre and post-operational areas, the improvement of: a patient lift for admitting ambulant, wheelchair or gurneyed patients in/out of said van's interior from a curbside location for said van.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
A mobile van in accordance with claim 4 and further comprising in said van and in proximity with said surgery room, the improvement of: a scrub and dressing area for a surgeon that is to do invasive surgery in said van, said scrub area including means for supplying and accepting clean and surgically-soiled linens.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
114 words
A mobile invasive surgery van structure capable of being transported on the roads and highways and equipped with essential equipment for invasive surgery to be performed within the van, said van comprising: a main body portion being mounted on wheels for mobility by a detachable trailer section; an expandable section of said main body forming an expanded invasive surgery room; an operating table centrally located in said expandable section, said table being pivotable so that the expandable section may be nested or expanded without removal of said operating table: and another section of said van's main body, separate and apart from the surgery room thereof serving as a pre and post-operational patient recovery area.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
114 words
A mobile invasive surgery van structure capable of being transported on the roads and highways and equipped with essential equipment for invasive surgery to be performed within the van, said van comprising: a main body portion being mounted on wheels for mobility by a detachable trailer section; an expandable section of said main body forming an expanded invasive surgery room; an operating table centrally located in said expandable section, said table being pivotable so that the expandable section may be nested or expanded without removal of said operating table: and another section of said van's main body, separate and apart from the surgery room thereof serving as a pre and post-operational patient recovery area.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
An invasive surgery van in accordance with claim 12 and further comprising: said pre and post-operational recovery areas characterized by designated and independent patient gurney stations together with a nursing station for patient preparation and post-operational care of van patients.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
65 words
An invasive surgery van in accordance with claim 12 and further comprising: a surgical spotlight centrally located and installed in said surgery room, said spotlight being fixably mounted above the operating table in a manner that lets the expansion and nesting of the sides of said van forming said operating room thereof, take place without disrupting or removing the surgical spotlights or said operating table.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
56 words
An invasive surgery van in accordance with claim 12 and further comprising, in said expanded surgical room section, the improvement of: an anesthesia machine and associated anesthesia monitors in a designated section of said surgery room, with said anesthesia machine being permanently installed in said room for mobility with the rest of said mobile operating van.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
An invasive surgery van in accordance with claim 13 and further comprising in said surgery room, the improvement of: a crash resuscitation cart that is designated for moveable use in said mobile operating van.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
An invasive surgery van in accordance with claim 1 and further comprising: oxygen supplies in said van and means to pipe the oxygen to the patient's pre and post operational areas.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
An invasive surgery van in accordance with claim 17 and further comprising: a suctional supply for each of said patient's gurney locations to aid in the pre and post-operational care of van patients.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of invasive surgery involving a mobile invasive surgery van structure capable of being transported on the roads and highways and equipped with essential equipment for invasive surgery to be performed within the van, said method comprising: mobilizing a main body section of the van so that it is capable of being moved; expanding laterally outwardly a section of said main body section to provide a surgical room section therein; and positioning a surgeon-controllable operating table in said surgical room section.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
82 words
A method of invasive surgery involving a mobile invasive surgery van structure capable of being transported on the roads and highways and equipped with essential equipment for invasive surgery to be performed within the van, said method comprising: mobilizing a main body section of the van so that it is capable of being moved; expanding laterally outwardly a section of said main body section to provide a surgical room section therein; and positioning a surgeon-controllable operating table in said surgical room section.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
53 words
A mobile operating room "OR" for invasive surgical procedures equipped with; all of the operating requirements called for in a fixed hospital facility, comprising a mobile surgical van having a main body and a surgical room section provided in a laterally outwardly expandable section of the main body of the mobile surgical van.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
53 words
A mobile operating room "OR" for invasive surgical procedures equipped with; all of the operating requirements called for in a fixed hospital facility, comprising a mobile surgical van having a main body and a surgical room section provided in a laterally outwardly expandable section of the main body of the mobile surgical van.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
29 words
A mobile operating room in accordance with claim 20 and further comprising; pre and postop areas that are part of said van and separate from said surgical room section.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
31 words
A mobile operating room in accordance with claim 21 and further comprising, in the surgical room section: a sterile "OR" table, OR spotlights, anesthesia machine, and other comprehensive patient monitoring/care means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
37 words
A mobile operating room in accordance with claim 20 and further comprising; a nursing surveillance station; an autoclave, dressing facility, as well as a complete set of surgical instruments, all self-contained in place in the mobile vehicle.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
70 words
A mobile invasive surgery structure capable of being transported on the roads and highways and equipped with essential equipment for invasive surgery to be performed within said structure, comprising: a main van mounted on wheels for mobility by a detachable trailer section; and an expandable van section thereof moveable outwardly and away from the main van body in order to form an expanded centralized invasive surgery room in the van.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
70 words
A mobile invasive surgery structure capable of being transported on the roads and highways and equipped with essential equipment for invasive surgery to be performed within said structure, comprising: a main van mounted on wheels for mobility by a detachable trailer section; and an expandable van section thereof moveable outwardly and away from the main van body in order to form an expanded centralized invasive surgery room in the van.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
A mobile operating room in accordance with claim 24 and further comprising; an operating table centrally located in said room.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
37 words
A mobile operating room in accordance with claim 24 and further comprising: a section of said van's main body, separate and apart from the surgical room thereof to serve as a pre and post-operational patient recovery area.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
28 words
A mobile invasive surgery van structure in accordance with claim 25 and further comprising: said pre and post-operational recovery areas characterized by designated and independent patient gurney stations.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
37 words
A mobile invasive surgery van structure in accordance with claim 24 and further comprising in said pre and post-op areas: an established nurses station for patient preparation and post-operational care of patients of said mobile surgical van.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
25 words
A mobile surgical van in accordance with claim 23 and further comprising: a surgical spotlight centrally located and installed in said expandible surgical room section.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
48 words
A mobile surgical van in accordance with claim 26 and further comprising: said spotlight being fixably mounted above the operating table in a manner that lets the expansion and nesting of sides of said van take place without disrupting or removing the surgical spotlights or said operating table.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
23 words
A mobile surgical van in accordance with claim 24 and further comprising, in said expanded surgical room: an anesthesia machine and anesthesia monitors.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
39 words
A mobile surgical van in accordance with claim 28 and further comprising, in a designated section of said surgical room; said anesthesia machine being permanently installed in said room for mobility with the rest of said mobile operating van.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
51 words
A mobile invasive surgery van structure having a main body and capable of being transported on the roads and highways, said van comprising: equipment essential for invasive surgery to be performed within the van located in a surgical room section provided in a laterally outwardly expandable section of said main body.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
51 words
A mobile invasive surgery van structure having a main body and capable of being transported on the roads and highways, said van comprising: equipment essential for invasive surgery to be performed within the van located in a surgical room section provided in a laterally outwardly expandable section of said main body.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
44 words
A mobile surgical van in accordance with claim 32 and further comprising, together with said expanded surgical room section: a main body section that is capable of being towed, said main body portion being mounted on wheels for mobility by a detachable trailer section.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
43 words
A mobile surgical van in accordance with claim 32 and further comprising, together with said expanded surgical room section: an expandable section of said main body that provides telescoping side sections thereof to be moved outwardly and away from the main body portion.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-04-09 | 1993-10-09 | 1994-04-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-04-09 | 1997-10-09 | 1998-04-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-04-09 | 2001-10-09 | 2002-04-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |