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US 7,063,461 B2Granted
Patient support device with shoulder depression device
AssigneeQfix Systems, LLC
InventorsDaniel D. Coppens, John A. Crowell, David L. Simmons, Gary Gearon, John Damon Kirk, David M. Rabeno, Thomas R. Winward
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Abstract
A patient support device with shoulder depression devices for accurately and repeatably positioning a patient on a treatment table. The patient support device includes a headrest frame and an adjustable shoulder depression device and optionally includes a torso positioning device and a buttock restraint device.
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A patient support device for accurately and repeatably positioning a patient on a treatment table, comprising:
- a base frame adaptable to be secured to a treatment table;
- at least one indexed and adjustable shoulder depression device retentively and detachably secured to the base frame;
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- a headrest frame that is adaptable to receive a head restraint assembly, wherein the shoulder depression device comprises a horizontal notched slide arm and wherein the notched slide arm moves substantially parallel to the patient and comprises at least one shoulder depression post or bar for contacting and depressing a patient's shoulders, and wherein the base frame slidably and retentively receives the horizontal notched slide arm and wherein the base frame has at least one notch opposing at least one notch on the notched slide arm for slidably and retentively receiving the notched slide arm.
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