Patient positioning table having a transfer plate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9539136-B2
Application number	US-201514683600-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 10, 2015
Priority date	Apr 11, 2014
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A patient positioning table has a transfer plate that is reversibly transferable from the patient positioning table to a table associated with an imaging modality, and a headrest-forming extension component having a fastening section and a supporting section is provided, which can be detachably fastened to fastening devices provided on the transfer plate in exchange for a framework-like head immobilizing fixture, which can be detachably fastened to the same fastening devices.

First claim

We claim as our invention:

1. A patient positioning table comprising:
a table body having a table surface;
a transfer plate that is removably attachable to said surface of said table body and that is also selectively attachable to a patient support of an imaging modality, after removal from said table body;
a headrest-forming extension component comprising an extension fastening plate connected to a head supporting section, said extension fastening plate having a plate shape and a plurality of holes therein in a hole pattern;
a head immobilizing fixture comprising a fixture fastening plate connected to an immobilizing section, said fixture fastening plate having a plate shape and a hole pattern that are identical to said plate shape and said hole pattern of said extension fastening plate; and
said transfer plate having a recess therein having a recess shape and a hole pattern therein that is identical to said hole position in each of said extension fastening plate, and said fixture fastening plate, making each of said headrest-forming extension component and to said head immobilizing fixture selectively attachable to and removable from said transfer plate by insertion or removal fastening elements in and from said holes in said hole pattern, allowing selective removal and exchange of said headrest-forming extension component and said head immobilizing fixture on said transfer plate.

2. A patient positioning table as claimed in claim 1 wherein said supporting section of said headrest-forming extension component has a concave cross-sectional shape.

3. A patient positioning table as claimed in claim 1 comprising padding on said supporting section of said headrest-forming extension component.

4. A patient positioning table as claimed in claim 3 wherein said padding is detachably fastened to said supporting section.

5. A patient positioning table as claimed in claim 1 comprising padding on said surface of said table body.

Assignees

• Siemens Ag

Inventors

• Hengerer Arne
• Petsch Markus
• Requardt Martin
• Ringholz Martin
• Rothgang Eva

Classifications

• A61G7/1057

  Supported platforms, frames or sheets for patient in lying position · CPC title

• A61G2200/32

  lying · CPC title

• A61G13/121

  Head or neck · CPC title

• A61F5/3707 Primary

  for the head (cervical supports A61F5/055; splints A61F5/05883) · CPC title

• A61G7/103

  Transfer boards · CPC title