Intervention bed for a medical imaging device
US6459923B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G13/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A modular intervention bed for use with a medical tomographic imaging system having an associated patient transport device and an imaging device. The modular intervention bed comprises a trestle configured to engage a patient transport device, with the trestle having an intervention area. A patient couch movably mounted on the trestle, with the patient couch defining an opening corresponding to the intervention area. The couch comprises a plurality of patient mats with each mat connected to at least one other mat, a pair of rollers mounted on each mat in a spaced apart relationship with each roller proximate an outside edge of each mat. The modular intervention bed can be reconfigured by adding or removing a mat thereby moving the intervention area and opening to correspond with the portion of a patient under investigation during an intervention procedure guided by a medical tomographic imaging system.
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