X-ray-optimized device for supporting a patient

US10136863B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MAQUET GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Jochen Kaiser · Karlsruhe, DE
• Ulrich Wyslucha · Weingarten, DE
• Siegfried Hund · Oberkirch, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 15, 2016
• Grant date: Nov 27, 2018
• Expiry date: Aug 20, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61G2210/50
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An apparatus for supporting a patient is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first structural member having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion of the first structural member being attached to an operating table. The apparatus also includes a second structural member having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion of the second structural member being attached to the operating table. The apparatus further includes a first connecting member that connects the first end of the first structural member to the first end of the second structural member, the first structural member being disposed at a predetermined distance from the second structural member. The apparatus also includes a first support member supported on the first structural member, the first support member configured to support a body part of the patient.