Patient support apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9700265-B2
Application number	US-201313942739-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2013
Priority date	Jul 17, 2012
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

A patient support apparatus is provided. The patient support apparatus may be used as an operating table apparatus for a neurosurgical intervention. The patient support apparatus includes a support couch and a transfer plate which may be moved relative to the support couch, wherein the transfer plate is designed to support a patient for the neurosurgical intervention, wherein the patient support apparatus includes a holding unit with a support shell, which is designed to support a head of the patient and/or a surgical head restraint unit, and a fastening unit for fastening the holding unit to the patient support apparatus.

First claim

We claim:

1. A patient support apparatus, comprising:
a support couch;
a transfer plate which is moved relative to the support couch; and
a holding unit,
wherein the transfer plate is embodied to support a patient for a neurosurgical intervention,
wherein the holding unit includes a support shell, which is configured to support a head of the patient, a surgical head restraint unit, and a fastening unit for fastening the holding unit to the patient support apparatus,
wherein the fastening unit comprises a joint arranged on the support shell,
wherein the joint is configured to adjust a height of the support shell with respect to a support surface of the transfer plate,
wherein the holding unit comprises a U-shaped molded part which is arranged between the support shell and the surgical head restraint unit,
wherein the U-shaped molded part is removed from the holding unit after positioning the surgical head restraint unit,
wherein the U-shaped molded part comprises two lateral surfaces that extend in a direction essentially in parallel to a direction of force of gravity acting on the patient support apparatus,
wherein the U-shaped molded part is arranged on a support surface of the support shell, and
wherein the two lateral surfaces of the U-shaped molded part and the support surface of the support shell mark a maximum permissible area of occupation for the surgical head restraint unit in a vertical plane.

2. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the support shell is embodied in the manner of plate.

3. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the support shell is embodied to be U-shaped.

4. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fastening unit comprises a fastening element for a removable fastening of the holding unit on the support couch and the transfer plate.

5. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the fastening element is embodied so as to correspond with a fastening rail of the support couch.

6. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the fastening unit comprises a stop element for positioning the holding unit in respect of the support couch.

7. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fastening unit comprises a fastening element for a removable fastening of the holding unit on the support couch or the transfer plate.

8. The patient support apparatus as claimed in 1 , wherein the holding unit comprises an adjustment element.

9. The patient support apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the holding unit is embodied to be magnetic resonance-compatible.

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Eder Hanns
• Gross Patrick
• Ringholz Martin

Classifications

• A61G13/121 Primary

  Head or neck · CPC title

• A61G7/1034

  Rollers, rails or other means · CPC title

• A61G7/103

  Transfer boards · CPC title

• A61G13/10

  Parts, details or accessories (surgical drape sheets A61B46/00) · CPC title

• A61B6/0421 Primary

  with immobilising means · CPC title