Device and process for putting an electrode carrier on a patient

US7286863B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dräger Medical AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Steffen Leonhardt · Wulfen, DE
• Eckhard Teschner · Stade, DE
• Dieter Sahmkow · Lübeck, DE
• Hans-Wilhelm Steen · Zarpen, DE
• Hans Matthiessen · Bad Schwartau, DE
• Yvo Gärber · Breitenfelde, DE
• Karsten Hoffmann · Eutin, DE
• Jianhua Li · Beijing, CN
• Rainer Degenhart · Stockelsdorf, DE
• Markus Hampe · Wulfen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 20, 2004
• Grant date: Oct 23, 2007
• Expiry date: Jul 29, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61G2200/32
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A device is provided for putting an electrode carrier on a recumbent patient. The device includes a first lifting cushion that supports the shoulder region and the head of the patient at the same time and into which a pressurized medium can be admitted. A second lifting cushion is provided that supports the lumbar region and into which pressurized medium can be admitted. A spacer is provided fixing the lifting cushions in relation to one another in the chest region.