A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PATIENT LOADING AND UNLOADING

A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PATIENT LOADING AND UNLOADING

A method and apparatus of a positioning system are described to position an upper-half of a body relative to a head-end of a couch. The positioning system may be a patient positioning system and may include a treatment couch, a leg rest coupled to the treatment couch, and a drive mechanism coupled t...

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Hauptverfasser: ALLISON, JOHN, W, KUDUVALLI, GOPINATH, R, CARRANO, AARON, W, SARACEN, MICHAEL, J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus of a positioning system are described to position an upper-half of a body relative to a head-end of a couch. The positioning system may be a patient positioning system and may include a treatment couch, a leg rest coupled to the treatment couch, and a drive mechanism coupled to the leg rest. The patient positioning system may also include a treatment couch, having a base portion of a treatment couch and plurality of detachable portions of the treatment couch. The plurality of detachable portions to adjust a height of the treatment couch to accommodate differing heights of patients.