# US 5,704,575 A · Patient support device

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- Number: US 5,704,575 A
- Document ID: US5704575A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/552,787
- Filed: 1995-11-03
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1995-11-03
- Inventors: Duane Tofsrud
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704575A

## CPC

- A61B 6/0421: {with immobilising means}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

A patient support device having a base member and an upright member for a patient to grasp, with the upright member pivotally carried by the base member to permit the upright member to be moved from a collapsed and out-of-the-way position to an extended position where a patient can grasp the upright member for support while an x-ray is being taken of the patient.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A patient support device comprising:
a base member for attachment to a wall;
a first elongated support bar, said first elongated bar having a first end hingedly mounted to said base member;
a second elongated support bar, said second elongated support bar having a first end hingedly mounted to said base member;
an upright member, said upright member having a first end pivotally connected to said first elongated support bar and a second end pivotally connected to said second elongated member with said first elongated support bar and said second elongated support bar normally projecting laterally outward from said base member to enable a patient to grasp the elongated support bars or the upright members to stabilize the patient while an x-ray is being taken.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The patient support device of claim 1 including:
a second upright member pivotally connected to said first elongated member and said second elongated member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The patient support device of claim 2 wherein the upright members and elongated support bars are made of wood.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The patient support device of claim 2 wherein the upright members are sufficiently long to extend past the elongated support bar.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The patient support device of claim 4 wherein the base member includes toggle bolts for securing to a wall.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The patient support device of claim 4 including a latch for holding said support device in a folded condition proximate the base member.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The patient support device of claim 4 including a further upright member, said further upright member angled mounted with respect to said upright members.

### Claim 8

A patient support device comprising:
a base member;
an upright member for a patient to gasp with said upright member pivotally carried by said base member to permit said upright member to be moved from a collapsed and out-of-the-way position to an extended position where a patient can grasp said upright member for support while an x-ray is being taken of the patient; and
an angled patient support bar mounted thereto to project outward from said patent support device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The patient device of claim 8 wherein the patient support bar is made of wood.