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Granted Patent B2
US 11,672,712 · App. 16/846,743 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Mobile animal oncology clinic

Inventor: Matthew J. Hamilton (Lebanon, NJ)
Assignee: Private Veterinary Oncology Consulting, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,672,712
App. No.
16/846,743
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems for providing oncological services to animals are provided. The system includes a transportation vehicle configured to be driven under its own power. The transportation vehicle includes an outer frame housing a plurality of rooms. The plurality of rooms includes an examination room configured to enable a medical professional to medically examine and perform medical diagnostic testing one or more animals, a chemotherapy treatment room configured to enable the medical professional to perform one or more oncological treatments on the one or more animals, and a changing room configured to enable the medical professional to don or doff personal protective equipment.

Claims (33)

1. A system for providing oncological services to animals, comprising:

a transportation vehicle configured to be driven under its own power, comprising:

an outer frame housing a plurality of rooms, the plurality of rooms comprising:

an examination room configured to enable a medical professional to medically examine and perform medical diagnostic testing one or more animals, wherein the examination room comprises:

an exam table:

one or more two-way fans configured to draw in and blow air out of the examination room, enabling a pressure within the examination room to be adjusted;

a chemotherapy treatment room configured to enable the medical professional to perform one or more oncological treatments on the one or more animals, wherein the chemotherapy treatment room comprises:

one or more treatment tables; and

a biosafety hood configured to:

 filter air within the chemotherapy treatment room,

generating filtered air; and

 vent the filtered air out of the transportation vehicle; and

a changing room configured to enable the medical professional to don or doff personal protective equipment; and

one or more fans configured to blow or move air out of the chemotherapy treatment room and the transportation vehicle, generating a negative pressure within the chemotherapy treatment room.

2. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the one or more treatment tables comprise a retractable treatment table.

3. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the one or more oncological treatments comprise administration of chemotherapeutic agents.

4. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the biosafety hood comprises a chemotherapy hood configured to decrease exposure to chemotherapeutic agents during administration of oncological treatments.

5. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transportation vehicle further comprises:

a driving compartment; and

an engine.

6. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the chemotherapy treatment room comprises one or more refrigeration containers.

7. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of rooms comprises a sink.

8. The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the transportation device comprises a water tank coupled to the sink.

9. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the examination room comprises:

a plurality of cabinets; and

an examination table.

10. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the examination room comprises one or more animal storage containers configured to safely house one or more animals.

11. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transportation vehicle comprises a generator configured to power one or more components of the transportation device.

12. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transportation vehicle comprises one or more imaging devices.

13. The system as recited in claim 12 , wherein the one or more imaging devices comprises an x-ray machine configured to image portions of the one or more animals.

14. The system as recited in claim 12 , wherein the one or more imaging devices are positioned in the examination room.

15. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the outer frame comprises an entryway from outside of the transportation vehicle to one or more of the plurality of rooms.

16. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transportation vehicle comprises one or more air conditioners configured to regulate temperature within one or more of the plurality of rooms.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2023
From: HAMILTON, MATTHEW J.
To: PRIVATE VETERINARY ONCOLOGY CONSULTING, LLC
Reel/Frame 062839/0210 →
Continuity (1)
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