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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176584 | Patient-support apparatus with movable top A patient-support apparatus includes frame and a lift arm. The frame includes a base frame and an upper frame. The lift arm has a first end coupled to the upper frame and a second end spaced apart from the first end and coupled to the base frame. In this embodiment,... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8166586 | Removable pallets and patient tables for medical systems A removable pallet configured to be mounted to a patient table. The patient table has a table surface adapted to support patients thereon during a medical procedure or imaging session. The removable pallet includes a support body having a runway configured to slidab... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161585 | Patient support device and method of operation A patient support device of a radiation therapy treatment system includes an electromechanical motor and control system for moving the support device. The control system utilizes regenerative braking concepts, converting the motor into a generator as the support dev... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8146186 | Method and device for positioning patients with breast cancer in prone position for imaging and radiotherapy A method and device for accurately easily and accurately positioning patients with breast cancer in the prone position for imaging and radiotherapy is disclosed. The device is a couch or support structure with a double-layer structure that allows relative planar mot... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136184 | Mitigation of brake failure A method and system for mitigations brake failure in a medical device. The method and system includes a motion system for at least one movable load. Each movable load has a drive, a controller for the drive, and a brake. The controller is adapted to monitor position... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132276 | Patient support apparatus A simplify mobile patient support apparatus which is suitable for an examination of a patient by a magnetic resonance tomography system is proposed. A first and second actuation facility and a control facility are used. Depending on the operating state of the patien... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8122542 | Patient support device A method and system configured to substantially synchronize two opposite ends of a table assembly of a radiation therapy treatment system. The system includes a lateral motion control system coupled to the table assembly and configured to detect positions of the two... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8117694 | Table drive system A table drive system comprising a first drive assembly configured for moving a support table in a first direction, a second drive assembly configured for moving the support table in a second direction, a third drive assembly configured for moving the support table i... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8079100 | Apparatus for supporting a patient for radiation therapy An apparatus for supporting a patient during radiation therapy includes a treatment table that is pivotable about a horizontal axis, and a laser measurement system which is designed to indicate a non-horizontal orientation of the treatment table to be adopted during... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8020227 | Patient support systems for use with radiation therapy systems and other applications An apparatus for supporting a patient in radiation therapy and other applications. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support structure and a panel carried by the support structure. The support structure can have first and second support members, such as ri... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7908690 | Supine patient support for medical imaging A patient supporting apparatus used in medical imaging technologies has an inventive tabletop and stretcher system. The tabletop has a gap or narrowing of prescribed location and size, for example, more than thirty percent of the width of the tabletop is removed inf... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7874031 | Patient positioning apparatus for a magnetic resonance device A patient positioning apparatus for a magnetic resonance device is provided. The patient positioning apparatus includes a positioning unit with a fixing side for fixing to the magnetic resonance device, a supporting frame extending horizontally starting from the fix... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874030 | Device for transferring a cradle for use with a medical imaging equipment Embodiments of the present invention may provide a cradle transferring device, which moves and withdraws a cradle to and from an examination table of an MRI apparatus in a PET-MRI hybrid system. The cradle transferring device includes: a cradle, on which a subject l... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7827635 | Subject table for isolation environment A subject loading system is provided for moving a subject disposed in an isolation zone into and out of a diagnostic system disposed outside the isolation zone. A tube extends away from the isolation zone. The tube has an inner volume open to the isolation zone and ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7818838 | Patient positioning system for radiotherapy The invention concerns a patient positioning system for radiotherapy, comprising a device for positioning a patient within the framework of treatment planning, using image detection and/or carrying out radiation treatment, comprising a patient bed (3, 42, 50)... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7810186 | Device and method for motorized support of a patient positioning facility A device and method for motorized support of patient positioning are provided. The position of a patient bed and the setting of an electric motor drive are recorded which may differ due to elasticity and/or flexibility of the bed drive. A control signal for the elec... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810187 | Patient handling system whereby a patient table top can move over a table base A patient handling system comprising a table top (6) for carrying a lying patient (8). The table top (6) is supported by a table base (1) and the table top (6) can move in longitudinal direction over said table base (1) so t... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805783 | Procedure radiograph orientation device and methods of use Procedure radiograph orientation devices and methods of use are provided for stabilization and orientation of a patient's anatomy for a variety of surgical interventions. Additionally, devices of the present invention aid in orienting radiographic imaging devices th... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7784127 | Patient support device and method of operation A patient support device of a radiation therapy treatment system includes an electromechanical motor and control system for raising and lowering the support device in the Z direction. The control system utilizes regenerative braking concepts, converting the motor in... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7761941 | Patient positioning table for a tomography device A patient positioning table for a tomography device has a table board movably mounted on a table stand. At one end of the table board, a module is attached that has a receptacle compartment therein, serving as a storage space and/or a receptacle for medical equipmen... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7725967 | Patient bed for transporting and/or positioning a patient A patient bed is provided for transporting and/or positioning a patient. The patient bed has a bed area provided for receiving a patient. The patient bed is flexible at least in the bed area in such a way that the patient bed can be rolled up around a part of the pa... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7694365 | Pillow for fixing of shoulders of patients in magnetic resonance acquisitions A pillow, for supporting and fixing the shoulders of an examination subject in the respective housings of different shoulder coils in a magnetic resonance apparatus, snugly fills the inner area of the shoulder coil with at least three, and preferably four lobes with... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7661161 | Chair stabilizer for refractive surgery Devices, systems, and methods for supporting and/or stabilizing a patient can help to position a patient relative to a therapeutic laser beam, for example, inhibiting motion or deflection during a refractive procedure on the eyes, and the like. A stabilizing structu... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7650656 | Support mat for a trauma patient The invention relates to a support mat (1) for a trauma patient (16) with a seamlessly welded cover (22), the sides of which are provided with skirt-like overhangs (2 to 5). In this manner the support mat (1) and modality pr... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650657 | Anti-pinch point devices for imaging platforms Anti-pinch point device for imaging platforms are disclosed. The stationary imaging platform includes a slidable cradle and fixed shroud adjacent both sides of the slidable cradle. An inventive overlay is configured for mounting on a slidable cradle. The inventive o... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7640607 | Patient support systems A patient support system includes a patient support, and a positioning system for positioning the patient support, wherein the positioning system is capable of placing the patient support such that a point on the patient support is at a location, and rotating the pa... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7634827 | Support device and magnetic resonance device having a support device A module of a support apparatus (5) of a medical examination and treatment device, in particular of a magnetic resonance device (3), comprises the following features: a base unit (52) and a support unit (54 | 12/22/2009 |
| 7607183 | Braking system for a positioner in a medical imaging apparatus In one embodiment, a braking system for a positioner unit in a medical imaging apparatus includes a first brake coupled to a drive unit that is configured to drive the positioner unit along an axis susceptible to influence of gravity. A second brake is coupled to th... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7603730 | Apparatus for supporting a patient in a prone position during diagnostic imaging A patient positioning apparatus to support a patient in a prone position on a patient table during a diagnostic imaging scan comprises a head support and an arm support. The head support is configured to extend above the patient table and supports a patient's head a... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7552490 | Method and apparatus for patient loading and unloading A method and apparatus of a positioning system are described to position an upper-half of a body relative to a head-end of a couch. The positioning system may be a patient positioning system and may include a treatment couch, a leg rest coupled to the treatment couc... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7533428 | Medical bag support assembly A medical support assembly for a moving pallet of a diagnostic imaging device is provided. The medical support assembly includes a support member having an elongate shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a transverse shaft mounted substantially orthogonal with respe... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7516501 | Medical device Medical device with a patient tunnel lined by a lining and a patient couch that can be moved into and out of the tunnel and accommodated in a recess in the lining enclosing the sides of the patient couch, with the patient couch having a clearance from the lining whe... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7484253 | Patient support element for radiation therapy that reduces skin radiation burn A multi-layer patient support element comprising at least one structural member, wherein the structural member has a top surface and a bottom surface and wherein the top surface comprises a low radiation absorbing separation member. The support element of the presen... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7478445 | Reclining table with an adjustable back rest A reclining table comprising a stationary reclining plate and a back rest pivotally connected to it. A supporting member pivotally connected to said reclining plate near its free end serves for supporting said back rest in various angular positions. Said supporting ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7458118 | Patient bed having a docking collimator assembly A patient bed is provided having an elevation mechanism resting on a platform and a collimator assembly, where the weight of the collimator assembly is selectively supported by one of the combination of the elevation mechanism and the platform when there is no patie... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7437785 | Drive system for imaging device A drive system for an imaging device is provided. The drive system comprises a table assembly for engaging and supporting a patient and a driving system for moving the table assembly. The driving system can be directly coupled to the table assembly. The table assemb... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430773 | Device to facilitate controlled rotation of the cervical spine A device for controlled orientation of a person's cervical spine that is compatible with medical imaging machines. The device is capable of rotation about the axis of a patient's spinal column independent of, or in addition to, flexion/extension of a patient's spina... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430772 | Device including moveable support for examining persons A device for the examination of persons including a medical examination device (11) having an examination volume (12), a support (1) for a person to be examined, and a drive assembly (3) for displacing the support in a displacement direct... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421747 | Method of installing and removing a component of medical device A device to install and remove a structural component in and from a medical large device has a guide system that simplifies the difficult handling of the structural component due to the size or the weight of the structural component. The guide system has a first gui... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418750 | Patient support and method for studies of lumbar vertebra rotation A patient support and software evaluate spinal instability by controlled isocentric rotation of the spine and measurement of rotation among vertebra to detect damaged vertebra having disproportionately large rotations. The patient support comprises a first support, ... | 09/02/2008 |
