Automatic patient table having means for transporting patient along a table
US4131802A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 1977 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S5/943
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A versatile patient table system for transverse axial scanners employs front and rear tables with a spanning patient pallet for abdominal scans. A motorized conveyer belt on the front table increments the axial position of the patient. For brain scans the rear table and patient pallet are replaced by a head restraint assembly with a hinged headrest, check pad restraint members and a body pad which rests on the conveyer belt on the front table. In the automatic mode of operation, the belt moves either the body pad or the patient pallet out from the scanner in controlled increments triggered by the image processor. The hinged metal seam of the belt is used for indexing the extreme outward and inward positions.
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