US4575064A
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Patient treatment table
Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc
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Filing: 1983-09-08
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Granted: 1986-03-11
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Expires: 2003-09-08
Abstract
Abstract A patient treatment table has a base and a table plate upon which a patient may be positioned. A spine having two bars supports at least one part of the table. The bars are so mounted that they may be shifted towards and away from each other beneath the table plate while keeping the table plate unmoved.
Inventors
- 👤 George Menor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 09:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B6/00; A61B6/04; A61G; A61G13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A patient treatment table comprising: (a) a base; (b) a fixed table plate for positioning of a patient thereon; (c) a spine for supporting at least one part of the table plate, said spine comprising two bars; (d) means for shiftably mounting the bars of the spine on the base while keeping the table plate unmoved, said means comprising a rotatable right thread screw, a rotatable left thread screw and a guide bar, one bar of the spine being mounted between the right thread screw and the guide bar, and the other bar being mounted between the left thread screw and the guide bar, such that when rotating the right and left thread screws the bars travel away fom each other; and (e) drive means for shifting the bars relative to each other beneath the table plate between a first and second position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A patient treatment table comprising: (a) a base; (b) a fixed table plate for positioning of a patient thereon; (c) a spine for supporting at least one part of the table plate, said spine comprising two bars; (d) means for shiftably mounting the bars of the spine on the base while keeping the table plate unmoved, said means comprising a rotatable right thread screw, a rotatable left thread screw and a guide bar, one bar of the spine being mounted between the right thread screw and the guide bar, and the other bar being mounted between the left thread screw and the guide bar, such that when rotating the right and left thread screws the bars travel away fom each other; and (e) drive means for shifting the bars relative to each other beneath the table plate between a first and second position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A patient treatment table according to claim 1, wherein the bars in the first position are close together and in the second position are distant from each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A patient treatment table according to claim 1, wherein (a) the table plate has a longitudinal axis; and (b) the bars in the first position are located close to the longitudinal axis of the table plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A patient treatment table according to claim 3, wherein the bars are located parallel to each other and to the longitudinal axis of the table plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A patient treatment table according to claim 1, wherein the bars in the first position adjoin to each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A patient treatment table according to claim 1, wherein (a) the table plate has a longitudinal axis; and (b) the bars in the second position are located far from the longitudinal axis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A patient treatment table according to claim 1, wherein (a) the table plate has a longitudinal axis; and (b) the mounting means mounts the bars on the base for shifting in directions perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the table plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
A patient treatment table according to claim 7, wherein (a) the bars in the first position are located parallel to each other and to the longitudinal axis of the table plate; and (b) the mounting means mounts the bars on the base for shifting the bars away from each other perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the table plate into positions parallel to the longitudinal axis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A patient treatment table according to claim 1, wherein said drive means comprise motor driven means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
A patient treatment table according to claim 1 wherein the drive means comprise: (a) a rotatable sprocket wheel in the middle between the right and left thread screws; and (b) a gear motor; wherein the gear motor rotates the sprocket wheel such as to rotate the right and left thread screws.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-03-10 | 1989-09-09 | 1990-03-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-03-10 | 1993-09-09 | 1994-03-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-03-10 | 1997-09-09 | 1998-03-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |