Patent · US Expired

Patient support for diagnostic apparatus

US4956885A · kind A · utility

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7References

6Claims

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Assignee

U.S. Philips Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas Alich · Elmshorn, DE
Peter Flisikowski · Hamburg, DE
Horst Peemoller · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 21, 1989
Grant date	Sep 18, 1990
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 21, 2009

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/0442
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a patient support for diagnostic apparatus, notably for an MRI apparatus, comprising a stretcher on which a patient can be arranged so as to be introduced into the diagnostic zone of the apparatus, the support comprising a core of a fiber-reinforced epoxy resin with a coating provided thereon, the core being made of a fiberglass-reinforced synthetic material on an epoxy resin basis with an isotropic fiberglass structure wherethrough cavities extend in the longitudinal direction, which cavities are filled with a fiber glass fleece impregnated with epoxy resin, the upper side being provided with a fiber-reinforced coating on an epoxy resin basis with unidirectional fibers of a synthetic material of a high tensile strength.

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