Tilting diagnostic table

Details Tilting diagnostic table Tilting diagnostic table

1988-03-18

1989-06-27

Watson, Robert C.

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378209, G03B 4116

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048422592

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for tilting a patient supported on a diagnostic table and simultaneously maintaining a selected isocenter of the patient at a selected fixed point in space comprising a table for supporting the patient within an examination zone of a diagnostic apparatus; a vertical carriage mechanism connected to an end of the table for raising and lowering the end of the table through a predetermined range of vertical travel; a tilt pivot connecting the end of the table and the vertical carriage mechanism, for supporting the table and tilting through an arc of at least about 10 degrees; a horizontal leg mechanism movably mounted to the vertical carriage mechanism for moving the vertical carriage mechanism and the table through a predetermined range of horizontal travel; the vertical carriage mechanism being movably mounted on the horizontal leg mechanism; the horizontal leg means being movably mounted on an overhead arm mechanism; wherein the vertical carriage mechanism is movable along a vertical travel and the horizontal leg mechanism is movable along a horizontal travel sufficient to maintain the isocenter of the patient at the fixed point in space when the table is tilted around the tilt pivot.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4019059 (1977-04-01), Brundin et al.
patent: 4481657 (1984-11-01), Larsson
patent: 4653083 (1987-03-01), Rossi

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