Pedestal for use with patient transport system for multiple imaging systems
AssigneeGE Medical Systems Global Technololgy Company, LLC
InventorsSean S. Josephson, Jason I. Subirana
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Abstract
A pedestal for use with a patient transport system for multiple imaging systems can include a support member configured to support a patient or object of interest, an elongated planar member coupled to the support member and configured to removably couple and slidably engage an elongated cradle member, and a docking assembly coupled to the elongated planar member configured to engage the receipt of and the removal of the elongated cradle member supportable by the elongated planar member.
Claims13
A pedestal for supporting a patient or object of interest in an imaging system, the pedestal comprising:
- a support member being configured to support a patient or object of interest, the support member comprising a pivoting cantilever structure;
- an elongated planar member coupled to the support member and being configured to removably couple and slidably engage an elongated cradle member, the elongated planar member being fully cantilevered by the pivoting cantilever structure;
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- a docking assembly coupled to the elongated planar member configured to engage the receipt of and the removal of the elongated cradle member supportable by the elongated planar member.
A patient support structure for use in an imaging system, the patient support structure comprising:
- an elongated support surface including an end compatible with a coupling arrangement on a movable transport table configured to transport a patient cradle structure, the elongated support surface including a pivoting end coupled to a support member and configured to cantilever the elongated support surface about the support member;
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- a coupling device configured to removably couple the patient cradle structure to the elongated support surface, wherein the coupling device includes an actuator configured to disconnect the patient cradle structure from the elongated support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.