Table for positioning a patient for a medical procedure on a breast
AssigneeART, Advanced Research Technologies Inc.
InventorsMario Gagnon, Christian Pilon
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Abstract
There is provided a table for positioning a patient for a medical procedure on a breast, the table comprising: a solid frame surrounding a perimeter of the table; and a membrane-like contour surface for a surrounding breast area, wherein the surface comprises an aperture for the breast to be pendantly suspended therethrough, and the surface is adjusted to a shape of the patient's body. Preferably, the membrane-like contour surface covers the entire surface area of the table. Alternatively, it can be limited to a section that will cover an area from approximately the bottom of the rib cage to the collar bone when the patient is lying face down on the table.
Claims11
A table for positioning a patient for a medical procedure on a breast, the table comprising:
- a membrane-like contour surface for a surrounding breast area, wherein said surface comprises an aperture for the breast to be pendantly suspended therethrough, and said surface is adjusted to a shape of the patient's body, and wherein an area underneath the membrane-like contour surface is unobstructed so as to provide access to said breast pendantly suspended therethrough;
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- a support for supporting a remainder of the patient's body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.