Patient positioning apparatus
AssigneeLeo Cancer Care, Inc.
InventorsIlana Feain, Stephen Towe, Mark Strangeman
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Abstract
Disclosed is a patient positioning assembly for orientating a patient with respect to a radiation source. The patient positioning assembly includes a translatable member movable in a vertical direction between a vertically downwards first position and a vertically upwards second position. The patient positioning assembly further includes a patient support assembly mounted to the translatable member and adapted to rotate relative to the translatable member about a vertical axis. The patient support assembly is configurable between a first orientation, which sustains the patient in a seated position, and a second orientation, which sustains the patient in a generally standing position.
Claims21
A patient positioning assembly for orientating a patient with respect to a radiation source, wherein the patient positioning assembly comprises:
- a translatable member movable in a vertical direction between a vertically downwards first position and a vertically upwards second position;
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- a patient support assembly mounted to the translatable member and adapted to rotate relative to the translatable member about a vertical axis;
- wherein the patient support assembly is configurable between:
- a first orientation, which sustains the patient in a seated position;
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- a second orientation, which sustains the patient in a generally standing position;
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- wherein the patient support assembly comprises a shin rest adjustable in position by horizontal or substantially horizontal translation, and wherein, in the second orientation, the shin rest is positioned against shins of the patient.
A patient support assembly configurable between a first orientation, which sustains a patient in a seated position, and a second orientation, which sustains the patient in a generally standing position, wherein the patient support assembly comprises a shin rest adjustable in position by horizontal or substantially horizontal translation, and wherein, in the second orientation, the shin rest is positioned against shins of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.