Patient positioning system

US8146599B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CIVCO Medical Instruments Co., Inc. · US

Inventors

• Roger F. Wilson · Sarasota, US
• Marc Mlyn · Port Jefferson Station, US
• Leo G. de Mooy · Gouda, NL
• Geoffrey Dalbow · Eagle, US
• Willet F. Whitmore, III · Sarasota, US
• Bruce Ribble · Swisher, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 28, 2009
• Grant date: Apr 3, 2012
• Expiry date: Feb 24, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N2005/1097
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for positioning a patient on a treatment couchtop for SBRT is provided. The system includes a patient support panel and at least one positioning/fixation component for releasable mounting on the patient support panel at a desired position to immobilize a portion of the patient's body. The patient support panel includes a pair of longitudinally extending side rails having a series of longitudinally spaced indexing apertures for receipt of a locking bar for mounting a positioning/fixation component thereon at a discrete index position. The at least one positioning component includes a pair of clamping mechanisms for releasably securing that component to the side rails at any longitudinal position along the side rails.