Moldable vacuum cushion
AssigneeBiotek, Inc.
InventorsTodd M. Hauger, Loren G. Kamstra, Vincent S. Hursh
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Abstract
A moldable vacuum cushion for positioning a patient during radiation therapy treatment includes an indexing bar with indexing pins to allow the attached cushion to be quickly, easily, accurately, and repeatably indexed on a baseplate or treatment table. The indexing bar may be releasably mounted on a frame member fixed to the cushion or may be directly mounted on the cushion.
Claims19
A vacuum cushion for positioning a patient on a support surface for radiation therapy treatment, comprising:
- a moldable cushion with a valve adapted to be connected to a vacuum source;
- a bar secured to the cushion and having opposite ends for attachment to the support surface;
- the bar having opposite ends with indexing pins for indexing the cushion to the support surface.
A vacuum cushion for positioning a patient for a medical procedure, comprising:
- a cushion having an outer flexible casing filled with a yieldable substance such that the cushion is moldable to conform to an anatomical area of the patient;
- a frame member fixed on the outer casing;
- a bar connected to the frame member and being adapted to be secured to a base plate or table, thereby holding the cushion in position for the medical procedure.
A method of indexing a patient cushion to a support surface for repeated medical treatments of the patient, comprising:
- attaching an indexing bar directly to the cushion;
- and securing the bar to the support surface in a selected indexed position;
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- selectively positioning indexing pins on the bar into indexing holes in the support surface.
A vacuum cushion for positioning a patient on a support surface for radiation therapy treatment, comprising:
- a moldable cushion with a valve adapted to be connected to a vacuum source;
- a bar secured to the cushion and having opposite ends for attachment to the support surface;
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- a frame member fixed on the cushion;
- the bar being releasably securable to the frame member;
- the frame member and the bar having mating members for snap fitting the frame member and the bar together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.