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Holding device

US8156587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

8Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Klaus Gagneur · Baiersdorf, DE
Volker Schmidt · Lexington, US
Robert L. Wirth · Ithaca, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 2008
Grant date	Apr 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61G13/124
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a holding device for supporting the hands of a patient resting on an examination couch. In accordance with the invention, the holding device for supporting the hands of a patient resting on an examination couch comprises gripping zones which are distanced from one another, said gripping zones each being grippable with a hand of the patient, with the holding device being moveable independently of further devices surrounding the patient.

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