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Patient support apparatus and also a positioning method for positioning a patient's head within a surgical head restraint unit

US9038219B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Patrick Gross · Langensendelbach, DE
Martin Ringholz · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 29, 2013
Grant date	May 26, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 29, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61G13/1295
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A patient support apparatus having a support table, a transfer plate, which is disposed movably in relation to the support table in a direction and on which a patient is supported for a surgical intervention and/or a medical imaging examination, and a surgical head restraint unit, which is disposed on the transfer plate is provided. The patient support apparatus includes a position monitoring apparatus for monitoring and/or checking a position of the surgical head restraint unit.

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