Patient table for computerized tomographic scanner
US4914682A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/102
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A patient table for computerized tomographic (CT) scanners located at the rear of the CT gantry to assure more room for CT operators at the front of the gantry. The patient table works in co-operation with a trolley means having a slightly inclined table top holding a stretcher carrying the patient. The stretcher and the patient table include locking means for locking the stretcher to the patient table to enable removing the trolley means from the front of the gantry after the stretcher is locked to the patient table to provide more room at the front of the gantry.
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