Apparatus for supporting a patient in a prone position during diagnostic imaging
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorDeborah Ruth Zelnik
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Abstract
A patient positioning apparatus to support a patient in a prone position on a patient table during a diagnostic imaging scan comprises a head support and an arm support. The head support is configured to extend above the patient table and supports a patient's head above a table top of the patient table while the patient lies on the patient table in a prone position. The arm support is joined to the head support and is configured to extend below the patient table to support a patient's forearms below the patient table.
Claims22
A patient positioning apparatus to support a patient in a prone position on a patient table during a diagnostic imaging scan, the patient table having a patient support surface where the patient lies in the prone position, the patient table extending lengthwise between a pair of ends and widthwise between opposite sides, the patient positioning apparatus comprising:
- a head support configured to be removably mounted to the patient table and substantially suspended over the support surface of the patient table, at least a portion of the head support being above the patient table and between the pair of ends and the pair of sides, the head support supporting a patient's head above the support surface when the patient lies on the patient table in a prone position;
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- an arm support joined to the head support, the arm support configured to extend along the opposite sides of the patient table, the arm support being located below the head support and the patient table to support a patient's forearms below the head support.
A patient positioning apparatus to support a patient in a prone position on a patient table during a diagnostic imaging scan, the table having a patient support surface that is defined by side edges of the table, the patient positioning apparatus comprising:
- a head support supporting a patient's head above the support surface of the patient table;
- an arm support supporting a patient's arms below the head support;
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- first and second legs interconnecting the head support and the arm support, the first and second legs extending laterally outward from sides of the head support in opposite directions, the first and second legs then extending to the arm support located below the head support;
- wherein the first and second legs extend downward from a position above the patient table to a position below the patient table.
A patient positioning apparatus to support a patient in a prone position on a patient table during a diagnostic imaging scan, the table having a patient support surface that is defined by side edges of the table, the patient positioning apparatus comprising:
- a head support supporting a patient's head above the support surface of the patient table;
- an arm support supporting a patient's arms below the head support;
- first and second legs interconnecting the head support and the arm support, the first and second legs extending laterally outward from sides of the head support in opposite directions, the first and second legs then extending to the arm support located below the head support;
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- first and second slides mounted to the first and second legs, respectively, the first and second slides each having a top portion that is configured to be removably mounted onto the support surface, the top portion being sized and shaped to stabilize the head support and the arm support with respect to the patient table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.