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Patient support structure having a tabletop with a breast positioning aperture for a laser imaging apparatus

US7254851B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 2002
Grant dateAug 14, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/4312
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A patient support structure for a laser imaging apparatus, comprises a tabletop to support a female patient in front-down, prone position. The tabletop includes an opening adapted to permit a breast of the patient to be vertically pendant below the tabletop. The opening is non-symmetric with respect to an axis of rotation of a scanning mechanism disposed below the tabletop.

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