Patient support apparatus, a medical imaging apparatus with the patient support apparatus and a method for marking a maximum occupancy area

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9289181-B2
Application number	US-201313892487-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2013
Priority date	May 14, 2012
Publication date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Mar 22, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed is a patient support apparatus having a patient support couch, a moveable support plate for supporting a patient, a surgical head fastening unit for fastening a head of the patient in an examination position and/or in an operation position. The patient support apparatus includes a marker unit for marking a maximum occupancy area for the surgical head fastening unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a patient support couch;
a moveable support plate for supporting a patient;
a surgical head fastening unit for fastening a head of the patient in an examination position and/or in an operation position; and
a marker unit for marking a maximum occupancy area for the surgical head fastening unit,
wherein the marker unit comprises an adjustment unit for adjusting the maximum occupancy area,
wherein the marker unit is formed by an illumination unit,
wherein the illumination unit is arranged in an overlay area of a border area of the maximum occupancy area of the moveable support plate, and
wherein the adjustment unit is adapted for adjusting the illumination unit.

2. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the maximum occupancy area is aligned orthogonally to a reclining surface of the moveable support plate.

3. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the marker unit marks the border area of the maximum occupancy area in a critical collision area of the surgical head fastening unit.

4. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the illumination unit includes a laser unit.

5. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the laser unit includes a fan laser unit.

6. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the marker unit comprises an energy storage unit for storing electrical energy.

7. A medical imaging apparatus comprising:
a receiving area for receiving a patient;
a detector unit for a medical imaging examination of the patient; and
a patient support apparatus comprising:
a patient support couch;
a moveable support plate for supporting a patient;
a surgical head fastening unit for fastening a head of the patient in an examination position and/or in an operation position; and
a marker unit for marking a maximum occupancy area for the surgical head fastening unit,
wherein the marker unit comprises an adjustment unit for adjusting the maximum occupancy area,

wherein the marker unit comprises an illumination unit,
wherein the illumination unit is arranged in an overlay area of a border area of the maximum occupancy area of the moveable support plate, and
wherein the adjustment unit is adapted for adjusting the illumination unit.

8. The medical imaging apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the receiving area comprises an opening and the maximum occupancy area for the surgical head fastening unit is determined as a function of an opening area of the opening.

9. A method for marking a maximum occupancy area for a surgical head fastening unit on a patient support apparatus, the method comprising:
determining the maximum occupancy area based on a receiving area for receiving a patient;
transmitting the maximum occupancy area onto an area of the patient support apparatus in which the surgical head fastening unit is arranged;
marking the maximum occupancy area for the surgical head fastening unit by a marker unit, the marker unit comprising an adjustment unit; and
adjusting the maximum occupancy area by the adjustment unit;
wherein the marker unit comprises an illumination unit,
wherein the illumination unit is arranged in an overlay area of a border area of the maximum occupancy area of the moveable support plate, and
wherein the adjustment unit is adapted for adjusting the illumination unit.

Assignees

• Eder Hanns
• Gross Patrick
• Ringholz Martin
• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Eder Hanns
• Gross Patrick
• Ringholz Martin

Classifications

• A61B6/0421

  with immobilising means · CPC title

• A61B5/704

  Tables · CPC title

• A61B6/501

  for diagnosis of the head, e.g. neuroimaging or craniography · CPC title

• A61G2203/72

  for collision prevention · CPC title

• A61B6/4441

  the rigid structure being a C-arm or U-arm · CPC title