Examination table for a urological X-ray examination apparatus

US4287422A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Wilko Kuphal · Dietenhofen, DE
• Heinz Wons · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 7, 1978
• Grant date: Sep 1, 1981
• Expiry date: Dec 7, 1998

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/4423
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In an exemplary embodiment, a patient support platform, resting on a frame, can be irradiated in a shadow-free fashion, and is provided with two longitudinally extending support rails for the mounting of accessories, and a collector basin for collecting outflowing contrast medium. To avoid grooves and cracks where fluids can accumulate and make cleaning very difficult, a single-piece, smooth support plate is provided for entirely covering the upper surface and the four lateral edges--adjoining the upper surface--of the patient support platform, and the support rails are moved to the longitudinal sides of the support plate. In addition, the support plate can be provided with a flat depression with marginal edges extending at a shallow angle for minimized attenuation of incident X-rays. The support rails can manifest a T-shaped cross section and can be mounted with the foot of the "T" on the drawn-down lateral edges of the examination table.