Iv tubing carriage system

Abstract

A device for supporting IV tubing along a distance and suspending the tubing above the floor includes a support arm and a cradle. The cradle is positioned along a shaft of the support and is configured to receive a length of IV tubing therein.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An IV-tubing carriage system comprising a support arm having a flexible shaft, and a cradle defining a tubing pathway adapted to receive and retain a length of IV tubing therein, wherein the cradle is formed integrally with the support arm. 
     
     
         2 . The carriage system of  claim 1 , the cradle comprising a base portion having a first wall portion, and a hook element cantilevered from the base portion and defining a second wall portion, the first and second wall portions opposing one another and together at least partially defining the tubing pathway of the cradle. 
     
     
         3 . The carriage system of  claim 2 , the first and second wall portions each being radiused. 
     
     
         4 . The carriage system of  claim 2 , the first wall portion extending substantially a length of the cradle. 
     
     
         5 . The carriage system of  claim 2 , comprising a plurality of the hook elements cantilevered from the base portion, each defining a respective said second wall portion opposing the first wall portion, a plurality of access points for insertion of IV tubing into the tubing pathway being defined between distal ends of the respective hook elements and the base portion. 
     
     
         6 . The carriage system of  claim 5 , the plurality of access points being alternately opposed along a length of the cradle. 
     
     
         7 . The carriage system of  claim 1 , the flexible shaft further comprising a loop at a first end thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The carriage system of  claim 1 , the support arm being elastically stretchable. 
     
     
         9 . The carriage system of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the support arm features a zig-zag pattern.