Medical suspension system with two spindles

The present invention relates to the surgical lighting arts. It finds particular application in conjunction with mounting an auxiliary second spindle to a single ceiling plate supporting an existing first spindle in an operating room (OR) and will be described with particular reference thereto. It is to be appreciated, however, that the invention also finds application in conjunction with mounting other overhead secondary fixtures or devices to support systems that additionally support primary fixtures or devices and is not limited to the aforementioned OR application. A medical suspension system () includes a ceiling plate () configured for mounting to a support structure (). The ceiling plate supports a device (), such as a lighthead or video monitor, which is mounted to the ceiling plate via an articulated arm () and a spindle (), which is centrally mounted to the ceiling plate. A second device () is mounted to the ceiling plate, not through the spindle (), in the conventional manner, but via an adapter plate (), which is mounted directly to the ceiling plate. This increases the number of devices which are readily carried by the support structure without extending the spindle length which conventionally occurs when additional hubs are added to the main spindle.