| Entries |
| Document | Title | Date |
|---|
| 20080201849 | Patient Handling System Whereby a patient Table Top Can Move Over a Table Base - A patient handling system comprising a table top ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080201850 | Positioning platform for prone breast imaging - Embodiments include a platform allowing the female breast to be imaged by PET/CT, SPECT, and/or other modalities, while the patient is lying in the prone position. In some embodiments, a cushioned base may support the patient's torso, and articulating head and arm rests may extend from the base. A pair of open-sided lateral openings in the base allows the patient's breasts to hang independently. The articulating head and arm rests may be lockable into a fixed position and may be unlocked and returned to the original locked position. The base may be constructed of a composite material and covered with a cushioning material, with an optional adjustable, pneumatic layer in between. The cushioning material may be form-molded foam or other material. The platform may be attached to an existing PET gantry table via attachment means that allows the platform to be removed and afterward identically repositioned with respect to the gantry table for subsequent imaging. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080209636 | PLATFORM FOR RADIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE - A two step platform elevates a standing patient upon a horizontally located chamber for examination of the foot and ankle by radiological methods. The chamber receives a slide that carries an x-ray film beneath a foot of a standing patient. Additionally, the patient stands upon a visually and radiologicaly transparent deck. The deck has one slot for upright positioning and a chamber for horizontal positioning of a radiological film cartridge. The platform of the present invention allows a radiologist to take a radiological image of a patient's foot and ankle from both the side and above. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080216239 | SUPINE PATIENT SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL IMAGING - A patient supporting apparatus used in medical imaging technologies has an inventive tabletop and stretcher system. The tabletop has a gap or narrowing of prescribed location and size, for example, more than thirty percent of the width of the tabletop is removed inferior to the patient's pelvis within a region of at least 0.3 meters in length. The stretcher supports the tabletop and includes a gap or narrowing so that the access of the operator's hand, arm, and line of sight is not obstructed from the gap or narrowing of the tabletop. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080235873 | TABLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A table drive system comprising a first drive assembly configured for moving a support table in a first direction, a second drive assembly configured for moving the support table in a second direction and a drive motor coupled to the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly is provided. The drive motor is configured to drive the first drive assembly and the second drive assembly. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080235874 | Patient positioning apparatus for a magnetic resonance device - A patient positioning apparatus for a magnetic resonance device is provided. The patient positioning apparatus includes a positioning unit with a fixing side for fixing to the magnetic resonance device, a supporting frame extending horizontally starting from the fixing side and being arranged in a vertically adjustable fashion on the positioning unit, a patient plate mounted in a moveable fashion on the supporting frame, and a vertical adjusting mechanism operable to vertically adjust the supporting frame, the vertical adjusting mechanism has a first drive motor disposed on a side within the supporting frame that is remote from the fixing side. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080282470 | ANTI-PINCH POINT DEVICES FOR IMAGING PLATFORMS - Anti-pinch point device for imaging platforms are disclosed. The stationary imaging platform includes a slidable cradle and fixed shroud adjacent both sides of the slidable cradle. An inventive overlay is configured for mounting on a slidable cradle. The inventive overlay moves with the slidable cradle. Elongated perimeter regions of the inventive overlay have elongated ridges formed on the underside thereof adjacent the outer edges of the elongated perimeter regions. The elongated ridges serve to prevent objects from becoming pinched between the inventive overlay and the fixed shroud. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080289106 | AUTOMATICALLY CORRECTING THE POSITION OF A PATIENT SUPPORT FOR A TARGETED IRRADIATION OF A PATIENT - A method for automatically correcting the position of a patient support for a targeted irradiation of a patient is provided. The patient support correction is carried out according to patient data. A patient support deformation occurring as a result of the positioning the patient on the couch is calculated from the patient data. The position of the patient couch is then adjusted according to the calculated patient support deformation for a targeted irradiation. The method enables a more accurate irradiation of patient. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080289107 | Bariatric Bed Apparatus and Methods - A bariatric hospital bed with full feature capability to enhance the care and treatment of bariatric patients. Among the features are fully adjustable and retractable siderails, bed raise-and-lower features, head-up and leg-down features for converting to a seated position, as well as Trendelenburg and reverse-Trendelenburg features. An integral scale assembly and radioluscent capabilities with a built'in X-ray tray are also provided together with redundant, easy-access controls in a pendant as well as in both siderails. An improved footboard is also provided for use as both a foot-rest and a step. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090049611 | PATIENT-SECURING STRAP - The invention relates to a patient-securing strap and to a patient-supporting device with a patient-securing strap. In one illustrative embodiment, the patient-securing strap is made mainly of plastic and has an electrical conductor made of substantially radioparent plastic, an electrical sensor which is connected to the conductor and which is made of a substantially radioparent material, and transmitter which is connected to the conductor and which is designed such that sensor signals output from the sensor to the conductor are sent to a data transmission line. In another illustrative embodiment, a patient-supporting device comprises one such patient-securing strap. The fact that the patient-securing strap is for the most part made of radioparent material means that it does not cause interfering image artefacts during an X-ray examination. It can therefore readily be used for an X-ray examination or CT scan of the patient and at the same time, by means of the electrical sensor, allows measurement values to be recorded. In other words, it is thus made possible to perform an X-ray examination while at the same time recording measurement values. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090056021 | PATIENT SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A patient support device of a radiation therapy treatment system includes an electromechanical motor and control system for raising and lowering the support device in the Z direction. The control system utilizes regenerative braking concepts, converting the motor into a generator as the support device is lowered such that no matter the load, the support device will be lowered at a constant speed. The control system also allows for lowering of the support device in the powered off situation (i.e., when there is no power to the support device). | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090056022 | PATIENT SUPPORT DEVICE - A method and system configured to substantially synchronize two opposite ends of a table assembly of a radiation therapy treatment system. The system includes a lateral motion control system coupled to the table assembly and configured to detect positions of the two opposite ends of the table assembly and to substantially synchronize the positions as the table assembly is laterally moved with respect to a gantry of the radiation therapy treatment system. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090056023 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL PATIENT TABLE - A patient table includes a cradle for slidably receiving a board carrying a patient, a cradle supporting member for slidably receiving the cradle, a locker for preventing the board from sliding off the cradle, and a stopper for preventing the cradle from sliding off the cradle supporting member. A method of transferring a patient to an imaging system from a second table uses the patient table to move the board from the second table to the patient table to the imaging system. An RF coil system usable with the table includes a coil, a coil cable, an intermediate box for receiving the coil cable, and a system cable extending from the intermediate box and connected to the imaging system. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090064413 | PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR FULL ACCESS PRONE POSITION BREAST RADIOTHERAPY - A patient support system to be used in conjunction with a standard linear accelerator, and other sources, is described that allows access of the treatment beam to the breast from up to 360 degrees. This support system places the patient in a prone position with the breast going through an aperture. The prone position increases the separation of the breast from the chest wall and other critical organs and reduces motion of the target tissue due to breathing. This invention offers up to 360 degree radiation beam access to the breast. This helps in skin sparing, better dose conformity, and allows one to use modern treatment techniques such as IMRT and IGRT. It also includes a provision for an imaging system. This invention can also be used with CT and MR imaging modalities. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090070935 | PATIENT SUPPORT DEVICE - A patient support device for use in a medical facility. The patient support device includes a base and a table assembly coupled to the base. The table assembly includes a lower support and an upper support coupled thereto and movable with respect to the lower support. At least one of the upper support and the lower support includes a bearing layer thereon capable of improving the performance of the patient support device when the upper support moves with respect to the lower support. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090070936 | Patient Positioner System - A computer controlled robot system for positioning a patient for radiation therapy or other medical procedures and the like. The robot is mounted at the top of a vertical shaft extending from the treatment room floor and includes horizontal arms arranged to maximize the available work envelope and eliminate “dead spots” in the envelope that the robot cannot reach. A double redundant coupling system for coupling devices to the robot is provided. A vision based docking system is employed for automatically coupling devices to the robot. Various enhanced safety features are provided, including device specific collision avoidance. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090158526 | PATIENT SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE - A patient support device for positioning the anatomy of a patient during a medical procedure includes a base and a handle. The base is supported on the top of a patient support table. The handle protrudes from a proximal side of the base. Both the base and the handle are made from a biocompatible, radiolucent material that is capable of being used during a radiographic procedure. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090172882 | TABLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A table drive system comprising a first drive assembly configured for moving a support table in a first direction, a second drive assembly configured for moving the support table in a second direction, a third drive assembly configured for moving the support table in a third direction and a first drive motor coupled to the first drive assembly, the second drive assembly and the third drive assembly is provided. The first drive motor is configured to drive the first drive assembly, the second drive assembly and the third drive assembly. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090211027 | Patient Support Systems for Use with Radiation Therapy Systems and Other Applications - An apparatus for supporting a patient in radiation therapy and other applications. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support structure and a panel carried by the support structure. The support structure can have first and second support members, such as rigid girders or other structures comprising substantially dielectric materials. The panel is also a rigid structure comprising substantially dielectric materials. The panel can further include a pass-through zone or other type of zone that is compatible with an ionizing radiation beam. For example, the panel can have a grid or solid low-density structure that mitigates beam contamination. The support structure and the panel together are configured to position a magnetic marker implanted in the patient in a navigational zone in which a magnetic field transmitted from the marker is not affected by conductive components or loops of conductive material in the pedestals or cantilevered support structures of conventional patient systems. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090217456 | Self-Propelled Patient Transport System - A patient transport system includes a patient table, a self-propelled support vehicle having means for loading the patient table and means for unloading the patient table, a patient diagnosis and/or therapy station, and a control means for controlling an operation of the at least one self-propelled support vehicle. A patient disposed on the patient table is presentable at the patient diagnosis and/or therapy station by controllably moving the support vehicle. The means for unloading the patient table are provided to unload the patient table from the support vehicle into a determined position within the patient diagnosis and/or therapy station. The means for loading the patient table are provided to load the patient table from the determined position within the patient diagnosis and/or therapy station into a determined position on the support vehicle. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090265853 | PATIENT POSITIONING FRAME DEVICE AND APPLICATION TECHNIQUE - Devices and methods of the present invention are directed to positioning a patient in a prone position that exposes the posterior thoracic lumbar spine during a surgical procedure, such as a laminectomy procedure. The device has at least three support members, with a first support member configured and adapted to support at least a portion of a patient's torso and the patient's hips; a second support member, generally contiguous with the first, configured and adapted to contact a patient's thighs and to position the patient's thighs in a desired angular position relative to the patient's hips and torso; and a third support member, generally contiguous with the second support member, adapted to support a patient's knees and lower legs and to position the patient's lower legs in a desired angular position relative to the patient's torso and thighs. A patient is positioned in the frame device prior to being anesthetized while the patient is lying supine and, during or following administration of anesthesia, the patient (mounted in the device) is rolled onto an operating table and positioned in a prone position. Operation on the posterior thorical-lumbar spine in this position is especially advantageous, and the spinal canal remains virtually bloodless, providing excellent visualization during the surgical procedure. When the surgery is finished, the process is reversed. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090282614 | Patient positioning support structure - A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for both upwardly and downwardly breaking or jointed orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions. Cable, cantilevered and pull-rod systems are included. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090300843 | POSTURAL CHANGE DEVICE OF MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A postural change device used to allow imaging a plurality of postures while changing the posture of a portion to be examined of an object by means of a medical image diagnostic apparatus. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100031443 | PATIENT TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH INTEGRATED SUBSYSTEMS FOR USE IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - A patient transport apparatus having a table configured to support a patient, a base attached to the table, a docking system attached to the base, the docking system configured to couple to a mating docking system of an MR imaging system, and a plurality of bays formed in the base, with each bay configured to receive a patient care module therein. The patient transport apparatus further includes a control system configured to be electrically coupled to each patient care module received within the plurality of bays and configured to centrally control each patient care module. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100037394 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MAINTAIN MOTION CONTROL DURING MANUAL PATIENT POSITIONING - A method and apparatus are provided to maintain motion control during manual positioning of a patient table. The method and apparatus of the present application control the amount of resistance to manual motion of the patient table without using switches to control the amount of assistance provided during manual positioning. The amount of resistance to manual motion may vary as a function of the velocity and position of the patient table. Further, the resistance to initial manual movement of the patient table may be reduced. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100064437 | MAT FOR MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND BED FOR MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - A medical image diagnosis apparatus mat for laying a subject when imaging a medical image is configured so that a face on which the subject is laid can be switched between a state of a flat plate having a predetermined thickness and a state of a plate having the predetermined thickness and having a recessed part. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100138997 | PATIENT TRANSPORT UNIT AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING A PATIENT - A transport unit with a support system for transporting a patient from a first room in at least one second room is provided. The transport unit includes a positioning device which interacts with the support system such that the transportation of the patient from the first into the second room is able to be undertaken in a tilted and/or rolled position. Accordingly, internal organs of the patient remain in their previously assumed position during transportation of a patient. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100205740 | X-RAY TRANSPARENT BED AND GURNEY EXTENDER FOR USE WITH MOBILE COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) IMAGING SYSTEMS - A support for supporting anatomy of a patient during scanning, comprising:
| 08-19-2010 |
| 20100235994 | MODULAR OPERATING TABLE COVER - The invention relates to an operating table top ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100242175 | HIGH-LIFT RM- COMPATIABLE ADJUSTABLE RADIOLOGICAL TABLE - The present invention relates to a table for diagnostic analyses for veterinary or medical use. In particular, the present invention relates to a non-magnetic diagnostic table ( | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100269260 | ANIMAL IMAGING HOLDING DEVICE AND METHOD - A device and a method for imaging an animal including an animal holding device for keeping the animal immobile and at a desired temperature during the scanning operation for imaging the animal in real-time in a non-destructive manner. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100287703 | DEFLECTION COMPENSATING MECHANISM FOR PATIENT IMAGING TABLE - When inserting a patient into a bore of a patient imaging device (e.g., CT, SPECT, PET, MRI, fMRI, etc.), a cantilevered pallet supported by an adjustable table deflects under the patient's weight. A pair of springs couples the table to first and second support arms, which are coupled to each other at a pivot point. A lever is coupled to the front end of the table and pivots on a fulcrum. A pair of wires are coupled to a rearward end of the lever and passed over respective pulleys before being coupled to a rearward portion of the table. A component of the patient's weight applied to the front edge of the table causes the lever to pivot on its fulcrum, raising the forward ends of the wires, which pass over the pulleys and pull the rearward end of the table downward to maintain the patient at a desired altitude and/or angle. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100319128 | PATIENT SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A patient support device of a radiation therapy treatment system includes an electromechanical motor and control system for moving the support device. The control system utilizes regenerative braking concepts, converting the motor into a generator as the support device is moved such that no matter the load, the support device will be moved at a constant speed. The control system also allows for moving of the support device in the powered off situation (i.e., when there is no power to the support device). | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110010857 | CARDIOLOGY GURNEY - A patient examination and transportation and echocardiography gurney is provided having side guard rails that protect the patient during transportation, the guard rails being repositionable to avoid obstruction of the access to the patient's chest during echocardiography procedures, the guard rails being selectably positionable to support the patient during echocardiography procedures. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110047701 | UPRIGHT RADIATION TISSUE IMMOBILIZER - A system for immobilizing tissue during upright radiotherapy including a first support element and a second support element tilted with respect to each other and operative to apply pressure on opposite sides of a patient positioned therebetween so as to generally immobilize a target located in the patient, the first and second support elements being mounted on mounting members that are connected to a turntable operative to rotate the patient about a vertical rotational axis. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110047702 | Method and device for positioning patients with breast cancer in prone position for imaging and radiotherapy - A method and device for accurately easily and accurately positioning patients with breast cancer in the prone position for imaging and radiotherapy is disclosed. The device is a couch or support structure with a double-layer structure that allows relative planar motion between the two layers. To easily slide the top layer, an array of ball transfer units is embedded on the upper side of the bottom layer while the under side of the top layer has a corresponding array of bearing plates to prevent the ball transfer units from grinding into the top layer. A locking mechanism is specially designed to interlock the two layers safely when a knob handle is tightened. A frame of bars is attached to the bottom layer to constrain translation of the top layer. Each layer has two openings for the through insertion of breasts. When a patient lies in the prone position, the breast to be treated is pendent through the couch, and the untreated breast may be blocked from radiation exposure by a removable opening cover. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110067179 | Patient support apparatus - A simplify mobile patient support apparatus which is suitable for an examination of a patient by a magnetic resonance tomography system is proposed. A first and second actuation facility and a control facility are used. Depending on the operating state of the patient support apparatus whether is docked with or undocked from the magnetic resonance tomography system, actuation of the first and second actuation facilities results either in the coupling or uncoupling of the patient support apparatus to/from the magnetic resonance tomography system or the raising or lowering of a patient support plate of the patient support apparatus. Essential components for docking or undocking or for the vertical adjustment of the patient support plate are integrated in a hydraulic unit. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110088166 | PATIENT POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR RADIOTHERAPY - A patient positioning system for radiotherapy, comprising a device for positioning a patient within the framework of treatment planning, using image detection and/or carrying out radiation treatment, comprising a patient bed on which a patient is positioned, wherein means are provided by which the same bed may be arranged both on a planning couch for image detection within the framework of treatment planning as well as on a radiotherapy table, and by providing a reference means on the patient bed by which the position of the immobilized patient or of a marked radiation target is determined with respect to the patient bed. Within this framework, a corresponding method is also provided, as well as an adjusting means for the transport and the bed. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110107515 | PATIENT SUPPORT DEVICE WITH LOW ATTENUATION PROPERTIES - A patient support device for a radiation therapy treatment system and a method of manufacturing the same. The device includes a support having an upper surface and a lower surface and a fixture hole configuration that receives a patient fixation device. The fixture hole configuration includes at least one recess and reinforcing material positioned inside at least a portion of the at least one recess. The device may also include a lower support having an upper surface that includes at least one channel. Flat flex cable used to operate the patient support device is positioned within the at least one channel. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110113555 | Apparatus to facilitate the transfer of patients between support platforms - A patient care apparatus comprises a platform carrying a mattress configured to allow the care of and facilitate the transfer of a patient from one support platform to another support platform with minimal stimulation or disruption to the patient. The patient care apparatus further comprises of a base designed to allow the platform to be used on any stationary or mobile patient support platform including a mechanism for lifting the patient. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110119829 | SURGICAL TABLE ACCESSORY PLATFORM | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110119830 | GAP PROTECTION DEVICE FOR EXAMINING TABLE - A gap protection device for an examining table includes a guide rail, a protecting chain and a rigid rope. The guide rail is fixed onto the non-moving part of the examining table. One end of the protecting chain is fixed onto the body of the examining table and is movable along the guide rail so as to cover the gap between the body and the non-moving part of the examining table. The two ends of the rigid rope are respectively connected to the two ends of the protecting chain. When the examining table is moved, the closed loop formed by the protecting chain and the rigid rope circulates synchronously under the drive of the examining table, such that the protecting chain covers the gap between the body and the non-moving part of the examining table. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110145991 | REMOVABLE PALLETS AND PATIENT TABLES FOR MEDICAL SYSTEMS - A removable pallet configured to be mounted to a patient table. The patient table has a table surface adapted to support patients thereon during a medical procedure or imaging session. The removable pallet includes a support body having a runway configured to slidably engage a transfer board carrying a patient. The support body extends along a longitudinal axis and is configured to be mounted over the table surface of the patient table. The removable pallet also includes a coupling device that is configured to removably couple the support body and the patient table. The coupling device secures the support body over the table surface to permit the transfer board to be moved onto the patient table. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110145992 | Medical imaging facility and a measurement method for detecting a position of a transport device of the medical imaging facility - A medical imaging facility has a transport device which is able to be moved at least partly in at least one direction. A position detection device has at least one transmit element which detects the position of the transport device and sends out a position measurement beam. The position detection device has at least one detector element and at least one reflector element. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110173752 | PATIENT TROLLEY - A trolley for transporting a patient includes a couch for the patient, an extendable and retractable component, and a coupling device on the extendable and retractable component for coupling the trolley to a medical apparatus. The couch and the extendable and retractable component are arranged such that extending or retracting the extendable and retractable component when the trolley is coupled to the medical apparatus (NMR) causes a relative movement of the couch with respect to the medical apparatus. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110173753 | SPECIALIZED TABLETOPS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING - A system of interchangeable specialized tabletops for medical imaging, such as tomographic imaging, is constructed with features that permit improvements in patient imaging and treatment specific to a particular anatomy of interest. Such features include cutaways, holes and removable structures, ramps and integrated devices that allow access to tissues for intervention or imaging under multiple imaging modalities. Such features are also integrated, which aids in the positioning and immobilization of patient tissues and devices relative to those tissues. Structures and methods optimally use multiple tabletops with minimal space requirements, and of show medical imaging uses involving the storage of multiple tabletops. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110185503 | Local Adjustment Device for Radiotherapy - A cradle for supporting an anatomical portion of a patient during radiotherapy includes a plurality of air chambers and at least one pressure regulator that adjusts the pressure in each air chamber. The cradle may be connected to an electronic control unit that sends instructions to the at least one pressure regulator to pressure each air chamber to a desired pressure. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191958 | Lithotomy position afterloading carbon fiber treatment couch under image guidance - A lithotomy position afterloading carbon fiber treatment couch used in image guiding comprises an afterloading treatment couch board, a source applicator fixing bracket, a left and a right leg fixator The left and right leg fixator comprise a mounting board, an axis sleeve and a leg support respectively. On the couch board is provided an adjustable headrest board. At the other end of the couch board is provided with a source applicator fixing bracket. On the adjustable headrest board is provided a resinous headrest and a headrest adjustment panel. The mounting board of the left and right leg fixator is movably connected to two corners of the same side of the couch board respectively. On the mounting board of the left and right leg fixator are provided leg supports respectively and symmetrically. The leg supports are provided with banding tapes. At two sides of the couch board are provided guideways. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110203051 | Support devices - A support device for use in supporting an animal during the carrying out of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan includes a main bed (A) on which the body of an animal can be supported and an auxiliary unit (J), which is movable relative to the main bed (A) and on which structures are provided for supporting a limb of the animal on the main bed (A) while an MRI scan is carried out on the limb. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110214235 | PATIENT GURNEY HAVING CONFIGURABLE REGISTRATION CAPABILITIES - A patient support system includes a wheeled gurney having an upper support frame with at least one open side. A front support plate and a rear support plate are attached to the upper support frame, with the rear support plate spaced apart from the front support plate to correspond to the at least one open side. There is a first registration element positioned on the front support plate and a second registration element positioned on the rear support plate. The first and the second registration elements are repeatably moveable between a first registration configuration and a second registration configuration. A method of positioning a patient support on a gurney begins by identifying a registration feature on a surface of a patient support and then identifying a mating registration feature on wheeled patient gurney that corresponds to the registration feature. Next, there is a step of altering the configuration of the mating registration feature to permit the registration feature and the mating registration feature to engage when the patient support is placed on the wheeled patient gurney. The placing step is performed by a robot, for example. Alternatively, the placing step is performed in a radiation treatment room or performed while the patient support is supporting a patient undergoing a radiation therapy. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110231995 | PATIENT POSITIONING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING BENT KNEE X-RAY VIEWS - A method and device for positioning a patient in order to obtain x-ray views of one or both of the patient's knees comprising a generally horizontal surface for supporting the patient; a radiolucent leg support in the general shape of a triangle whereby one line segment of the triangle supports the patient's lower leg, another line segment of the triangle supports the patient's upper leg, and the vertex created by the two line segments determines the angle of flexion of the patient's knee when the patient's leg is supported by the radiolucent leg support; a means for holding a cassette in a vertical position such that a Merchant's View of the patient's knee can be obtained; a means for holding a cassette in a horizontal position such that a Bent Knee AP View of the patient's knee can be obtained; and a means for holding a cassette in a vertical position such that a Bent Knee Lateral View of the patient's knee can be obtained. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110308016 | PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMS AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - An apparatus for supporting a patient in radiation therapy and other applications. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support structure and a panel carried by the support structure. The support structure can have first and second support members, such as rigid girders or other structures comprising substantially dielectric materials. The panel is also a rigid structure comprising substantially dielectric materials. The panel can further include a pass-through zone or other type of zone that is compatible with an ionizing radiation beam. For example, the panel can have a grid or solid low-density structure that mitigates beam contamination. The support structure and the panel together are configured to position a magnetic marker implanted in the patient in a navigational zone in which a magnetic field transmitted from the marker is not affected by conductive components or loops of conductive material in the pedestals or cantilevered support structures of conventional patient support systems. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120000016 | APPARATUS FOR DRIVING AND SUPPORTING CRADLE AND MR SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - An apparatus for driving and supporting cradle includes a table base and a cradle movable on the table base. The cradle includes an intermediate cradle moveable relative to the table base and an upper cradle moveable relative to the intermediate cradle. The table base is coupled to the intermediate cradle using a first rack and gear structure, and the intermediate cradle is coupled to the upper cradle using a second rack and gear structure. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120011653 | PATIENT POSITIONING DEVICE PRIMARILY DEVELOPED FOR STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIO SURGERY (SBRT) - The present invention provides a patient positioning device, which enables the latest advances in Stereotactic Radiation Therapy. The geometry, which incorporates at least one window or lateral cut-out, is designed to allow clear treatment access to the patient during non-coplanar treatment regimes through the use of windows or lateral cut-outs. A laterally positionable diaphragm compression device allows the full use of the geometry. The development of a stand-alone device and a couch top insert device allows for a maximum number of protocol methods while minimizing the skin surface radiation dose to the patient. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120023671 | BED FOR MEDICAL IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a bed for a medical image scanning apparatus including a lateral movement device which is light and has less deformation while suppressing a bed height in the lowest position of a top board. A bed for a medical image scanning apparatus includes a base | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120084919 | PATIENT POSITIONING APPARATUS - A patient positioning apparatus for supporting and properly positioning a patient during medical imaging procedures. A positioning apparatus can be segmented into articulated sectional members, which may be pivotally connected to one another allowing proper positioning within the gantry port of a CT, PET, and/or SPECT tomography scanning machine. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120102647 | HOSPITAL BED - A bed having a frame and a deck is disclosed. The deck has at least a horizontal position and a chair position. The deck has an adjustable-length foot section. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120174317 | ROBOTIC ARM FOR PATIENT POSITIONING ASSEMBLY - A robotic patient positioning assembly including a patient treatment couch, and a robotic arm coupled to the patient treatment couch. The robotic arm is configured to move the patient treatment couch along five rotational degrees of freedom and one substantially vertical, linear degree of freedom. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120198624 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PATIENT LOADING AND POSITIONING - A method and device for accurately positioning patients for imaging and radiotherapy is disclosed. The device includes a support platform (such as a bed, a table, a couch, a chair, etc.) connected to a fixed base by at least two and preferably four offset supporting arms. The support arms are journaled into the support platform at passive-rotatable pivot joints and are journaled into the base at active-rotatable pivot points. The base contains actuators (manual or powered by motors, pneumatics or hydraulics) for articulating the support arms. The relative lengths of the support arms may be varied to create a pre-defined trajectory of the support platform, between a starting spatial position and orientation to an ending spatial position and orientation, and through a continuous range there between. This makes it possible to position a patient within a range from a low, standing up position to a high, forwarding, prone or supine position, or vice versa. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120198625 | Patient positioning support structure - A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for both upwardly and downwardly breaking or jointed orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions. Cable, cantilevered and pull-rod systems are included. Primary and secondary elevators and a failsafe locking system are provided. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120278990 | ASSEMBLY TO PERFORM IMAGING ON RODENTS - An imaging device for imaging an anaesthetized animal such as a rodent (rats or mice or other), with the device having a split array coil providing at least two channels for use in a restraining assembly and animal bed for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) the animal in real-time in a non-destructive manner. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120317724 | Patient support table, medical apparatus with a patient support table, and method for operating a patient support table - A patient support table has a patient support plate adjustable along at least one axis to support a patient thereon, and at least one touch-sensitive input device, wherein sweeping over or marking a segment of the at least one touch-sensitive input device by a user is translated into an adjustment of the patient support plate along the at least one axis. A medical apparatus includes such a patient support table, and in a method to adjust the patient support plate of the patient support table, appropriate interaction of a user with the touch-sensitive input device effects the adjustment of the support plate along the at least one axis. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120324648 | BODY SECTION IMAGING APPARATUS - There are provided a gantry with an opening having a central axis inclined so that the opening is directed obliquely downward, a chair disposed obliquely below the gantry, and having an inclined surface for supporting a patient M so that the central axis of the opening and a body axis A of the patient M become parallel, and a chair moving mechanism for driving at least one of the gantry and the chair to insert the patient M into the opening parallel to the central axis of the opening of the gantry. Thus, images can be picked up of the patient M in a comfortable position safely and efficiently. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130025054 | Flexible Bariatric Overlay - Apparatuses for assisting patient movement to/from a gurney to/from a patient handling system are provided. In one embodiment, a bariatric overlay is provided that includes a flexible top pallet and a rigid bottom pallet. A bladder resides between the flexible top pallet and the rigid bottom pallet. When actuated, the bladder expands and props up the flexible top pallet. The flexible top pallet, rigid bottom pallet, and bladder are made of a material translucent to an imaging modality. In various embodiments, the shape of the rigid bottom pallet is similar to the shape of a scanning bed of the patient handling system. For example, when the shape of the scanning bed is concave the rigid bottom pallet is concave in shape also. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130025055 | ROBOTIC ARM FOR PATIENT POSITIONING ASSEMBLY - A robotic patient positioning assembly including a patient treatment couch, and a robotic arm coupled to the patient treatment couch. The robotic arm is configured to move the patient treatment couch along five rotational degrees of freedom and one substantially vertical, linear degree of freedom. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130074263 | MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE - A medical imaging device is provided. The medical imaging device has a detector unit, a receiving area for receiving a patient for the purposes of a medical imaging examination, and a patient table. The receiving area is cylindrically surrounded by the detector unit. The medical imaging device has at least one deposit unit which can be attached to the patient table. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130081204 | MEDICAL IMAGE TABLE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A medical imaging table assembly includes a table portion, a cradle slidably coupled to the table portion, the cradle having a length that defines a patient scanning area and a workflow management area, and a patient support pad disposed only on the patient scanning area. A medical imaging system including the medical imaging table and a method of manufacturing the medical imaging table are also described herein. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130097780 | IMAGING DEVICE FOR A JOINT OF A HUMAN - An imaging device for a joint of a human is made of an HF transparent material. The imaging device has a base element that may be fastened to a patient bed of a magnetic resonance system. The imaging device includes a bearing element, in which a joint region of an extremity of the human may be supported when the base element is fastened to the patient bed. The bearing element and the base element are connected movably to each other by a guiding structure such that when the base element is fastened to the patient bed, the bearing element may be positioned in a plurality of defined positions relative to the base element. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130097781 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STABILIZATION OF ANGIOGRAPHY TABLE - A stabilization device includes a base, a column, and a table support structure, wherein the column is disposed within the base and is movable within the base along a vertical axis. The table support structure is connected to the column and comprises a substantially planar top surface. The stabilization device may be positioned under an extension of a patient support table and adjusted along the vertical axis so that a substantially planar top surface of the table support structure is disposed flush against a substantially planar bottom surface of the extension. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130111665 | Elevating and Rotating Ultrasound Patient Stand - An elevating and rotating patient ultrasound stand facilitates accurate ultrasound evaluation. A base provides both elevation changes and rotation. An electric motor lifts and lowers the stand, and rotates on a “lazy susan” style base. One embodiment of a lifting mechanism is a scissors style mechanism and another embodiment is a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder mechanism. The stand resides above the elevating and rotating mechanism and includes arm rests on each side. In one embodiment a seat is attachable to the stand to provide a patient with a rest from standing for a long period of time. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130111666 | Patient positioning support structure - An articulating patient support table comprises first and second patient support sections hingedly connected together along respective hinge ends. A longitudinal translation subassembly connected to a base by a position adjustable pedestal supports the first patient support section in cantilevered relationship. The position adjustment assembly includes a lift mechanism operable to raise and lower the longitudinal translation subassembly relative to the base and a pivot assembly operable to pivot the longitudinal translation subassembly fore and aft and side to side relative to the base. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130125309 | PATIENT TABLE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A patient table for diagnostic equipment includes at least one self-reinforced plastic. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130205500 | Patient Positioning Support Structure - A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for both upwardly and downwardly breaking or jointed orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions. Cable, cantilevered and pull-rod systems are included. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130212806 | Novel Air Bearing Device And Method For Transferring Patients - The present invention provides a low friction device for transferring patients from one surface to another. This system allows a patient to be immobilized on one supporting surface. The immobilized patient can then be transferred laterally onto the target modality using an air bearing that is thin, homogeneously radiolucent and compatible with a variety of diagnostic imaging and treatment modalities. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130219619 | Patient Support System for Full Access Prone Position Breast Radiotherapy - A patient support system to be used in conjunction with a standard linear accelerator, and other sources, is described that allows access of the treatment beam to the breast from up to 360 degrees. This support system places the patient in a prone position with the breast going through an aperture. The prone position increases the separation of the breast from the chest wall and other critical organs and reduces motion of the target tissue due to breathing. This invention offers up to 36-degree radiation beam access to the breast. This helps in skin sparing, better dose conformity, and allows one to use modern treatment techniques such as IMRT and IGRT. It also includes a provision for an imaging system. This invention can also be used with CT and MR imaging modalities. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130219620 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS HAVING THE PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A patient support apparatus is provided. The patient support apparatus has a patient table, a movable support plate for supporting a patient, a guide unit, which is designed to guide the support plate along at least one movement direction of the support plate, and a fastening unit for fastening an auxiliary unit to the support plate. The fastening unit has at least one setting unit for setting the position of the auxiliary unit in relation to the support plate in a flexible manner. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130219621 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A patient support apparatus, in particular for a medical imaging apparatus, has a table for supporting a patient, and a support unit, wherein the table is arranged at the support unit such that the table may be displaced along a longitudinal extension of the support unit. Further, the patient support apparatus has a protective wall element which closes off a region for receiving fluids on the table and/or on the support unit in a fluid-tight manner. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130239331 | Inflation Support System for MR Guided HIFU - A support device has an inflatable element positioned above a top side of a table, above which a patient can be positioned. The table is part of, and movable into and out of a bore of, a medical imaging machine. The inflatable element can have one or more fluid fillable cells selectively inflatable and deflatable to alter a position of a patent relative to the top side of the table. The support device can be employed in a system having a control apparatus coupled to the support device and operable to inflate and deflate the inflatable element to alter the position of a patient supported by the table. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130254991 | PATIENT SUPPORT PLATFORM SYSTEM FOR BREAST THERAPY - A lateral decubitus precision patient support system and method for accurately and reproducibly positioning a patient's breast relative to a patient support surface to receive therapy, such as, but not limited to, radiation treatment, while the patient is in a lateral decubitus position (lying on the patient's side) upon a patient support surface is disclosed. The lateral decubitus precision support assembly may be securely attached to a treatment table during use. The lateral decubitus precision support assembly may include a contralateral breast module having at least one contralateral breast receiving area into which a contralateral breast of the patient may reside during breast therapy. The lateral decubitus precision support assembly may also include a treatment breast support that contacts a treatment breast of the patient to separate the treatment breast from the contralateral breast of patient to limit exposure of the contralateral breast to therapeutic procedures administered to the patient. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130276232 | ISO-ROLL TABLE - An improved medical procedure table has motorized elevation, Trendelenburg tilt, floating tabletop with both longitudinal and lateral travel, multi-caster control, and an iso-roll device for the tabletop. The iso-roll device is connected between a roll plate and a cross plate. The iso-roll device includes a pair of iso-roll guide plates, which are mounted laterally to a bottom of the roll plate. Each iso-roll guide plate has an arcuate guide channel therein having an upwards concave shape. A set of cam followers are positioned in both guide channel and travel therein and also fixedly mounted to a base on the cross plate. A center of radius of the arcuate guide channel is approximately 5 inches above the tabletop. Further, mounted between the iso-roll guide plates and to the roll plate is a support guide plate having an arcuate bottom surface. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130298328 | POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT IN MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A positioning apparatus for positioning a patient in a medical imaging system, the positioning apparatus comprising at least one base unit, wherein a base unit of the at least one base unit comprises at least one driving unit, a table assembly configured to hold the patient, and at least one supporting unit connecting the table assembly and the base unit. A supporting unit of the at least one supporting unit is positioned below the table assembly to a substantial middle portion of the table assembly, wherein the at least one driving unit is configured to drive the supporting unit in a horizontal direction with respect to the base unit to move a portion of the table assembly into a scanning unit of the medical imaging system for positioning the patient. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130298329 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS, A MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS WITH THE PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR MARKING A MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY AREA - Disclosed is a patient support apparatus having a patient support couch, a moveable support plate for supporting a patient, a surgical head fastening unit for fastening a head of the patient in an examination position and/or in an operation position. The patient support apparatus includes a marker unit for marking a maximum occupancy area for the surgical head fastening unit. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130305452 | GANTRY-DIAGNOSTIC BED SYSTEM AND FOLDING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a gantry-diagnostic bed system is provided. The gantry-diagnostic bed system comprises a gantry for supporting a medical device, a diagnostic bed designed as being integral with the gantry and for carrying an object to be inspected, and a diagnostic bed adjusting mechanism for adjusting the position of the diagnostic bed relative to the gantry such that the diagnostic bed can be folded with respect to the gantry. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130312181 | SYNCRONIZED PATIENT ELEVATION AND POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH PATIENT POSITIONING SUPPORT SYSTEMS - An apparatus for transferring a supine patient to a prone position on a patient support structure, and for rotating such a prone patient between prone and supine positions without removing the patient from the patient support structure. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130340165 | IMAGING SYSTEM SUBJECT SUPPORT - A method includes receiving a subject support motion disable signal indicative of at least one of power removal of an imaging system, a collision of a horizontally moving tabletop of the imaging system, a decoupling of a horizontal motion drive system configured to horizontally drive the tabletop, or a collision of a vertically moving subject support of the imaging system, wherein a vertical motion drive system drives the subject support vertical motion, and disabling, in response to receiving the subject support motion disable signal, at least one of tabletop horizontal motion or subject support vertical motion. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140013511 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS AND A MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A patient support apparatus for a medical imaging apparatus includes a base unit and a table, wherein the table is designed so as to be movable relative to the base unit. A position detection apparatus detects a position of the table relative to the base unit, wherein the position detection apparatus has an optical sensor unit which includes a fiber optic element and a punched tape mask. The punched tape mask is movable relative to the optical sensor unit. Optical signals are transmitted via the fiber optic element. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140020179 | X-Ray Compatible Patient Support Apparatus - A patient support apparatus, such as a stretcher, cot, bed, or the like, includes a patient support surface and a cartridge support surface positioned therebelow. The cartridge support surface supports a diagnostic imaging cartridge, such as an X-ray cartridge. The cartridge support surface includes a generally flat and smooth interior region surrounded by a peripheral region that is beveled to facilitate insertion of a cartridge between the patient and cartridge support surfaces. Handles for controlling the pivoting a portion of the patient support surface are positioned in a corner of the patient support surface where they, and their connected structures, are out of the way of the X-ray path. A joint between sections of the patient support surface is constructed to include, when the sections are flat, overlapping regions that reduce, if not eliminate, visual artifacts caused by differing amounts of X-ray absorption of the patient support apparatus. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140020180 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A patient support apparatus is provided. The patient support apparatus may be used as an operating table apparatus for a neurosurgical intervention. The patient support apparatus includes a support couch and a transfer plate which may be moved relative to the support couch, wherein the transfer plate is designed to support a patient for the neurosurgical intervention, wherein the patient support apparatus includes a holding unit with a support shell, which is designed to support a head of the patient and/or a surgical head restraint unit, and a fastening unit for fastening the holding unit to the patient support apparatus. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140033432 | PATIENT POSITIONING AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS - A patient positioning system employs an arm having a first portion and a second portion which is telescopic relative to the first portion. A first positioning device may be coupled to the first portion of the arm providing support for the arm. The first positioning device is rotatable on a first axis, allowing the arm to rotate with the first positioning device. The second positioning device is coupled to the second portion of the arm and movable with the second portion of the arm relative to the first portion of the arm. The second positioning device is operable to rotate a patient support at least on a second axis. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140033433 | COUCH DEVICE AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGE/MORPHOLOGICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - A couch device including sliders axially supported by lower ends of both of link members, and including nut members. Guide rails substantially horizontally guide each slider. A screw member is arranged along the guide rail and is configured to apply a driving force to each slider when it is relatively rotated for each nut member and, due to the driving force, substantially horizontally transfer each slider. A clutch unit selectively carries out the operations of rotating one nut member integrated with the screw member such that the driving force is prevented from being applied to one slider, or relatively rotating one nut member for the screw member such that the driving force is applied to one slider. A binding unit binds one slider to the guide rail when the driving force is not applied to the one slider. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140053333 | Patient Couch - A patient couch for a medical diagnosis and/or treatment device includes a metal-free fluoroscopy section and at least two couch sections that are connected to each other in an articulated manner and may be pivoted relative to each other using a motor-driven adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism is arranged outside of the metal-free fluoroscopy section. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140059767 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF ANTI-COLLISION SWITCH AND MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - In a device for controlling an operation of an anti-collision switch, the anti-collision switch is provided in a support close to a guide frame that is provided at at least one of both lateral sides of a table frame, to prevent collision of the table frame that is supported on the table support to be capable of moving in a lengthwise direction. The device includes a first lever coupled to the table support so that at least a portion of the first lever moves in a vertical direction according to deformation of the guide frame, and a second lever pressing the anti-collision switch in a normal state and, when a vertical movement of the first lever deviates from a preset height, being moved up by the first lever to remove pressing of the anti-collision switch and operate the anti-collision switch. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140068861 | PATIENT POSITIONING SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH VIRTUAL PIVOT-SHIFT PELVIC PADS, UPPER BODY STABILIZATION AND FAIL-SAFE TABLE ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient in a prone position during a surgical procedure is provided, including an open fixed frame suspended above a floor and a pair of spaced opposed radially sliding joints cooperating with the frame, each joint including a virtual pivot point and an arc of motion spaced from the virtual pivot point, the joints being movable along the arc providing a pivot ship mechanism for a pair of pelvic pads attached to the joints. A base for supporting and suspending a patient support structure above the floor, for supporting a patient during a surgical procedure, the base including a pair of spaced opposed vertical translation subassemblies reversibly attachable to a patient support structure, a cross-bar, and a rotation subassembly having two degrees of rotational freedom; wherein a location of each vertical translation subassembly is substantially constant during operation of the patient support structure. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140075673 | Patient Support Device For Use In An Imaging Machine - A patient support device for use in conjunction with a pallet of an imaging machine, including an inflatable mattress having a plurality of adjacent interconnected transverse air chambers and a mechanism for controlled venting of the air chambers, a sheet member disposed across a top of the mattress and extending laterally outward with respect to the transverse air chambers, the sheet member defining a patient support surface, and at least one longitudinal strip of friction enhancing material attached to a bottom surface of the inflatable mattress to inhibit sliding of the inflatable mattress on a support surface. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140096321 | Apparatus and methods for fitting attachments - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and a method for attaching peripheral devices (such as collimators and electron applicators) to a system such as a radiotherapy system or radiography system. By re-using the lifting mechanism of the patient support to lift the peripheral device vertically, the invention reduces the need for heavy manual lifting. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140109316 | PATIENT POSITIONING SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH VIRTUAL PIVOT-SHIFT PELVIC PADS, UPPER BODY STABILIZATION AND FAIL-SAFE TABLE ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient in a prone position during a surgical procedure includes a patient support structure incorporating an open fixed frame suspended above a floor and a pair of spaced opposed radially sliding joints cooperating with the frame, each joint including a virtual pivot point and an arc of motion spaced from the pivot point, the joints being movable along the arc providing a pivot-shift mechanism for a pair of pelvic pads attached to the joints. A base supports and suspends the patient support structure above the floor, for supporting a patient during a surgical procedure, the base including a pair of spaced opposed vertical translation subassemblies reversibly attachable to the support structure, a cross-bar, and a rotation subassembly having two degrees of rotational freedom; wherein a location of each vertical translation subassembly is substantially constant during operation of the patient support structure. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140123388 | AUTOMATED INITIAL SETUP POSITIONING FOR SPEEDING PATIENT THROUGHPUT - Methods, apparati, and computer-readable media for automatically moving a patient ( | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140130256 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF ANTI-COLLISION SWITCH AND MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - In a device for controlling an operation of an anti-collision switch, the anti-collision switch is provided in a support close to a guide frame that is provided at at least one of both lateral sides of a table frame, to prevent collision of the table frame that is supported on the table support to be capable of moving in a lengthwise direction. The device includes a first lever coupled to the table support so that at least a portion of the first lever moves in a vertical direction according to deformation of the guide frame, and a second lever pressing the anti-collision switch in a normal state and, when a vertical movement of the first lever deviates from a preset height, being moved up by the first lever to remove pressing of the anti-collision switch and operate the anti-collision switch. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140137326 | CLINICAL AMBIENT CONTROL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system ( | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140150182 | PROPERTY INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - A property information acquiring apparatus according to the present invention includes a supporting unit that supports an object person, a holding unit that holds an object area, and a receiving unit that receives information about properties of the object area by being positioned near the supporting unit, wherein the holding unit includes a restricting unit that restricts deformation generated in the supporting unit by the object person being supported by the supporting unit. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140208509 | CRADLE DRIVE MECHANISM, A TABLE, AND A PATIENT IMAGING AND CARRYING APPARATUS - A cradle drive mechanism, a table and a patient imaging and carrying apparatus are provided. The cradle drive mechanism includes: a first portion, which is arranged on a main base and has a belt drive structure, wherein the belt drive structure is used to connect a cradle and drive the cradle to make a reciprocating motion; a second portion, which is arranged on a secondary base and has a secondary supporting and rotating member, wherein the second portion and the first portion form a gap therebetween, and the secondary supporting and rotating member is used to support the cradle; and two guiding and rotating members, which are arranged on the second portion and/or the first portion for guiding the cradle to move linearly. The present application can simplify the structure by adoption of the belt drive structure. Further, the gap between the second portion and the first portion does not attenuate the X-ray additionally, so the dose of the X-ray emitted can be decreased. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140208510 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - In order to provide a medical image diagnostic apparatus in which a mechanism for drawing a top plate into a gantry can be connected to the top plate without the collision, a pin | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140259411 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND BED FOR MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is a narrow docking mechanism chat enables a bed and an apparatus main body to be coupled together with sufficient holding force during docking and that does not hinder access by an examiner to an object. A coupling mechanism on a bed | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140331407 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient on an examination table is provided. The patient support apparatus includes at least one chamber having at least one opening for supplying a filler, a connection unit for connecting the at least one chamber to a regulating unit, and the regulating unit for regulating a quantity of the filler within the at least one chamber. In an embodiment, the patient support apparatus has a pressure sensor for capturing a sensor value of a pressure, and a processing unit which is so designed as to compare the sensor value with a threshold value. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140331408 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS - A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient on an examination table includes at least one chamber, a connection unit and a regulating unit. The at least one chamber has at least one opening for supplying a filler. The connection unit connects the at least one chamber to the regulating unit. The regulating unit regulates a quantity of the filler within the at least one chamber. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150026889 | SURGICAL TABLES - The present invention relates to a surgical tables and table tops with reduced thickness and improved radiolucency of X-ray radiation. The invention also relates to surgical table arrangement adapted for the improved table tops. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150047125 | APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING MEDICAL IMAGE AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING TABLE THEREOF - A wireless device communicates with a medical image capturing apparatus to adjust a position of a table supporting an object to be imaged. An operator adjusts a position of the wireless device, the apparatus measures the wireless device's position, and adjusts the table based on the measured position. A method may include measuring distances between the wireless device and each of a plurality of respective detection units arranged along an axis. An axial distance may be measured between a reference point and the wireless device using measured distances and locations of the detection units relative to the reference point. The table is moved with respect to a gantry aperture of the apparatus based on the calculated axial distance. Controlled table movement may be movement into the gantry aperture and/or table height adjustment. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150059093 | Positioning Apparatus - A positioning apparatus configured to actively assist the support, positioning, or support and positioning of a patient on a patient support apparatus is provided. The positioning apparatus includes a sliding bearing unit to allow the positioning apparatus to be supported in a movable manner on the patient support apparatus, and a bearing unit with at least two bearing regions. At least a first of the at least two bearing regions is configured to support and/or provide support on the patient support apparatus, and at least a second of the at least two bearing regions is configured to assist the positioning of the patient. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150135437 | PATIENT TABLE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING SAGGING OF PALLET OF PATIENT TABLE - A method for compensating the sagging of a pallet of the patient table includes: detecting a degree of sagging of a position on the pallet where a scanning cross section is located; determining whether the degree of sagging is smaller than a predetermined degree, and ending the procedure if the degree of sagging is smaller than the predetermined degree; otherwise, determining an adjustment amount of the pallet according to the degree of sagging, and lifting the pallet according to the adjustment amount. An apparatus includes a detecting device; a lifting device; and a controller. If a detected value of the degree of sagging is smaller than a predetermined value, the controller ends the procedure; otherwise, the controller is configured to determine an adjustment amount of the pallet according to the degree of sagging, and control the lifting device to lift the pallet according to the adjustment amount. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150143633 | Patient Support Apparatus and Medical Imaging Apparatus having the Patient Support Apparatus - A patient support apparatus configured to position and/or support a patient on a patient couch is provided. The patient support apparatus includes a first support unit that has a support surface to support the patient directly. The patient support apparatus also includes a second support unit. The second support unit includes at least one filler and a receiving chamber for receiving the at least one filler. The at least one filler includes a flexibly adjustable filler. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150305693 | MAMMOGRAM TABLE - A mammogram table for supporting a patient during a breast examination. The mammogram table includes a platform configured to support a patient while lying in a prone position during a breast examination and a pedestal configured to bear the platform and the patient during the breast examination. The mammogram table also includes a breast template configured to position the breasts of the patient during a breast examination and a mounting bracket configured to allow imaging equipment to be attached to the mammogram table. The mammogram table further includes a breast support configured to receive the breasts of the patient. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150327819 | Radiolucent Patient Table - A radiolucent patient table top including a first face sheet, a second face sheet, and a honeycomb core is provided. The first face sheet includes carbon fibers in a first radiolucent plastic matrix. The second face sheet includes carbon fibers in a second radiolucent plastic matrix. The honeycomb core is disposed between the first face sheet and the second face sheet, where the first face sheet and the second face sheet sandwich the honeycomb core. The honeycomb core includes carbon fibers embedded in a third radiolucent plastic matrix. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160000387 | BODY SUPPORT WITH ANATOMICAL APERTURE - A body support comprising a support surface with at least one anatomical aperture configured to allow at least one appendage to protrude through the at least one anatomical aperture for a medical treatment is disclosed. Additionally, a method for positioning a user on the body support is also disclosed. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160000629 | Radiolucent Hinge for a Surgical Table - A surgical table including a patient support including a head end section including a pair of head end frames joined with a foot end section including a pair of foot end frames, each of the head end frames is inwardly joined with one of the foot end frames at a hinge. Each of the hinges including a drive chain positioned within the foot end frame and including a plurality of drive links coupled together, the drive chain coupled at opposite ends to a sprocket and a drive link, the sprocket being rotatably coupled with the head end section via a hinge pin. The drive link operably coupled with a motor to move the drive link within the foot end frame so as to move the drive chain and cause the sprocket to rotate such that the head end section articulates relative to the foot end section about the hinge pins. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160038365 | LEFT RADIAL ACCESS, RIGHT ROOM OPERATION, PERIPHERAL INTERVENTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for left radial access, right room operation peripheral interventions are provided that include left radial bases to stabilize a left arm of a cardiac patient across a midsagittal plane, transradiant right radial bases to position a right arm of the patient, and radiodense radiation reduction barriers located between the patient and a doctor. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160051429 | MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TABLE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - A medical equipment table having a placement surface on which a subject is placed. The medical equipment table is equipped with door structures provided at side faces extending along a longitudinal direction of the medical equipment table. Each of the door structures has a door section, a horizontal axis rotation lock mechanism enabling horizontal axis rotation with one end in a vertical direction of the door section being taken as a support axis, and locks at a plurality of horizontal axis rotating positions, and a vertical axis rotation lock mechanism enabling vertical axis rotation with one end in a horizontal direction of the door section being taken as a support axis, and locks at a plurality of vertical axis rotating positions. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160073979 | Automated Positioning of a Patient Table Relative to a Medical Installation - Embodiments are described herein for determining anatomical landmarks on a patient by virtue of anatomical landmarks being called up from a database with an anatomical model and being converted into individual body dimensions and an individual position of the patient. As a result, anatomical landmarks may be called up from a database, calculated individually for the patient and used as an item of reference location information. The positioning of the patient table is thus considerably accelerated, wherein the accuracy is also improved. Thus, the item of reference location information may be calculated individually for the same patient in a different position or a different patient with different body dimensions by virtue of this item of reference location information being recalculated by the conversion rule for the respective patient. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160120487 | COUCH PANEL AND PATIENT COUCH FOR MEDICAL IMAGING METHODS - A couch panel for a patient couch for a medical imaging method is disclosed. The couch panel is of single-shell design, beads are formed in the longitudinal direction of the couch panel, wherein the number and the shape of the beads are chosen such that the couch panel has a predefinable geometric moment of inertia. The two longitudinally extending edges of the couch panel are bent upward. This is advantageous because of the cost-effective production of a couch panel and, in the case of X-ray imaging, in the low radiation absorption. A patient couch having a couch panel of this kind is likewise disclosed. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160157792 | FIXED/MOBILE PATIENT HANDLING SYSTEM - A system and method for adjusting the height of a portion of a patient support table to accommodate various types of patients is disclosed. The patient support table includes a center section that is movable relative to first and second sections located on opposite sides of the center section. A lift mechanism is mounted to the support table to raise and lower the center section relative to the stationary first and second sections. When the center section is in its fully raised position, the patient support platform can be moved into and out of the medical scanning device by a platform drive mechanism. The lift mechanism is contained within the patient support table. The platform drive mechanism can be mounted either on the patient support table or on the medical scanning device, depending upon whether the patient support table is stationary or movable. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160166452 | SYNCHRONIZED PATIENT ELEVATION AND POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH PATIENT POSITIONING SUPPORT SYSTEMS | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160174914 | MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE HAVING A FRAME ELEMENT FOR DISPOSING A COMPONENT | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160175177 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT OF A PATIENT SUPPORT TABLE BASED UPON SENSED PATIENT HEIGHT | 06-23-2016 |
