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Patient support device for prone immobilization

US9615796B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE · BE
CENTRE HOSPITALIER ET UNIVERSITAIRE DE BREST · FR

Inventor

Philippe Coucke · Les Waleffes, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N2005/1097
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A patient immobilization device for positioning a patient in the prone position for breast irradiation, includes a cephalic module for supporting the head and upper extremities of the patient, a thoracic module for supporting the patient thorax, and shaped to allow at least one breast to extend below the thoracic module, and a caudal module for supporting the pelvis and lower extremities of the patient, wherein the cephalic module is optionally detachable and securable to the thoracic module; wherein the thoracic module is optionally detachable and securable to the caudal module and the device can be pivoted in an indexed way around a craniocaudal patient axis F.

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