Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Restrainers and immobilizers
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-01
2005-03-01
Bennett, Henry (Department: 3743)
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Restrainers and immobilizers
C128S869000, C128S846000, C005S628000, C005S651000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06860272
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a device for use in diagnostic procedures using an MRI unit, CT Scan unit or x-ray unit, comprising a patient resting surface to which a patient's chest, shoulders, knees and lower legs are firmly, but comfortably secured, immobilizing the patient, a foot plate upon which the patient's feet rest or are secured, a pressure creating apparatus which applies a predictable, controllable and variable pressure to the patient's skeleton, joints and spine, and further immobilizes the patient who is secured to the patient resting surface and foot plate with immobilizers, an anchor securing the pressure creating apparatus to the second end of the patient resting surface.
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Carter Clayton Reed
Hicken Gregory Jon
Bennett Henry
Nguyen Camtu
Portal, Inc.
Workman Nydegger
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