IP Library Granted Patent US 11,598,764
Granted Patent B2
US 11,598,764 · App. 17/006,523 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Bracket, thrombelastography device, and support system

Inventors: Jian Xiao (Jiangsu, CN); Bangzhong Yu (Jiangsu, CN); Feng Jiang (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
G01N33/49G01N11/16G01N33/4905G01N33/86G01N11/14G01N2011/147
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Patent No.
US 11,598,764
App. No.
17/006,523
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bracket, a thrombelastography device, and a support system are disclosed. The device comprises: a fixed support part ( 101 ), a movable support part ( 102 ), and a connection part ( 103 ). The connection part comprises a first fixing connection member ( 1031 ) and a second fixing connection member ( 1032 ). The first fixing connection member is fixedly connected to the fixed support part; the second fixing connection member is fixedly connected to the movable support part; the first fixing connection member is connected to the second fixing connection member in point contact fashion, such that the first fixing connection member and the second fixing connection member can rotate relative to each other; the movable support part is fixedly connected to a supported object; when driven by the supported object, the movable support part rotates relative to the fixed support part by means of the point contact between the first fixing connection member and the second fixing connection member. The thrombelastography device comprises a rotational shaft and a bracket. The rotational resistance to the supported object when it rotates can be reduced.

Claims (36)

1. A thrombelastography device, comprising: a fixed support part, a movable support part, and a connection part; wherein

the connection part comprises a first fixing connection member and a second fixing connection member;

the first fixing connection member is fixedly connected to the fixed support part;

the second fixing connection member is fixedly connected to the movable support part;

the first fixing connection member is connected to the second fixing connection member in a downward point contact fashion of the second fixing connection member on the first fixing connection member, such that the first fixing connection member and the second fixing connection member can rotate relative to each other;

the movable support part is fixedly connected to a supported object supported by the bracket;

when driven by the supported object, the movable support part rotates relative to the fixed support part by means of the downward point contact of the second fixing connection member on the first fixing connection member, the downward point contact being the only point contact between the fixed support part and the movable support part;

wherein the movable support part is of a regular quadrangular frame structure having a through hole in the middle, and comprises a first crossbeam, a second crossbeam, a first longitudinal beam and a second longitudinal beam, wherein the first crossbeam is fixedly connected to the second fixing connection member; the fixed support part passes through the through hole in the movable support part, and is connected to the first crossbeam of the movable support part by means of the connection part; and the second crossbeam of the movable support part is fixedly connected to the supported object; and

wherein the supported object is a rotational shaft which is configured to drive the movable support part to rotate under the driving force of a measured blood.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the second fixing connection member is of a tapered structure that tapers downwardly, the first fixing connection member is a bearing with a tapered groove that faces upwardly, and the tip of the tapered structure is located in the tapered groove, such that the tapered structure is connected to the bearing in point contact fashion.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first fixing connection member comprises a jewel bearing, and the second fixing connection member comprises a top cone; wherein

the jewel bearing is provided with a tapered groove, the top cone has a tapered structure, the tip of the top cone is located in the tapered groove on the jewel bearing, and the top cone is connected to the jewel bearing in downward point contact fashion.

4. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least a pair of magnets; wherein

for each pair of magnets, the first magnet is fixed to one side, close to the movable support part, on the fixed support part, and the second magnet is fixed to one side, close to the fixed support part, on the movable support part; and

the first magnet and the second magnet are stacked in parallel, and two surfaces that are close each other have like magnetic poles.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

the fixed support part is of a U-shaped structure and comprises two longitudinal beams and a crossbeam fixedly connected between the two longitudinal beams; and

the crossbeam is fixedly connected to the first fixing connection member.

6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the two longitudinal beams are fixed to a support surface to support the crossbeam, and support the movable support part by means of the connection part.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

the fixed support part is of a -shaped structure, and comprises two longitudinal beams and two crossbeams fixedly connected between the two longitudinal beams, wherein a through hole is formed between the two crossbeams; and

the movable support part passes through the through hole and is connected to the crossbeam in the middle of the -shaped structure by means of the connection part.

8. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the two longitudinal beams are fixed to a support surface to support the two crossbeams, and support the movable support part by means of the connection part.

9. The thrombelastography device according to claim 1 , wherein

when the fixed support part is of a U-shaped structure or a -shaped structure, the thrombelastography device further comprises a fixed platform, wherein

the fixed platform is fixedly connected to the two longitudinal beams of the fixed support part.

10. The thrombelastography device according to claim 9 , further comprising a lifting mechanism, wherein

the lifting mechanism is connected to the fixed platform and drives the fixed platform to ascend or descend.

11. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

the fixed support part includes a horizontal crossbeam that extends through the through hole in the movable support part, and

the first crossbeam of the movable support part passes through a through hole in the fixed support part.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the first fixing connection member is fixedly connected to the horizontal beam of the fixed support part.

13. The device according to claim 1 , wherein

the fixed support part includes a plurality of longitudinal beams and a horizontal beam with opposite ends that are connected to the plurality of longitudinal beams, and the horizontal beam extending through a through hole in the movable support part.

14. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the movable support part is configured to rotatably hang on the fixed support part through the downward point contact of the second fixing connection member on the first fixing connection member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2022
From: NEOTEK BIOSCIENCE CO., LTD
To: HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
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