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Medical patient support table

US5156166A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 1990
Grant dateOct 20, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G2210/50
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cantilever mounted table for an X-ray patient undergoing procedures requiring tilting the table head to foot or canting the table about its longitudinal axis allows a medical team free axis to one side and an end of the patient, and provides an improved collision sensing switch in the event the table stikes an obstruction below.

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