Patient table in combination with biomedical apparati like magnetic resonance imaging machine
US6377830B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A patient table is used in combination with a biomedical apparatus such as a magnetic resonance imaging machine. The table includes a supporting surface sized to accommodate at least a part of the patient's body. At least one recess is formed in one or more areas of the supporting surface, these recesses being open at the peripheral edge of the supporting surface. The table is formed of first and second parts that can be angled relative to one another. The table can be swung horizontally to relative positions relative to the machine and locked in selected ones of the positions.
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