Patent · US Expired

Patient-supporting apparatus for a piece of medical equipment

US6768916B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

18Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Michael Heinold · Speichersdorf, DE
Wilhelm Strasser · Bensberg, DE
Matthias Seufert · Hirschaid, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 27, 2001
Grant date	Jul 27, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 13, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S5/943
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A patient-supporting apparatus (1) for a piece of medical equipment (15), in particular for an MRI tomograph, has a panel (5) for supporting a patient (3) or for bearing a separate supporting panel. Also provided is a guide element (7) on which the panel (5) is arranged in a displaceable manner such that it can be introduced into an accommodating region (13) of the piece of medical equipment (15). The patient-supporting apparatus (1) is distinguished in that a handle (21) provided for displacing the panel (5) is of pivotable configuration. Preferably integrated in the handle (21) is an actuating element (31) which can bring about an operation for braking the panel (5) in relation to the guide element (7).

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