PATIENT POSITIONING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for positioning a patient on a treatment table for some type of therapy that is to be repeated, wherein the position of at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s body to be treated is to be held in a predetermined fixed position, said system comprising a patient support panel and at least one positioning component arranged to be releasably mounted on the patient support panel at a desired position thereon to hold the at least one portion of the patient'"'"'s body at the desired position, said patient support panel comprising a generally planar member having a pair of longitudinally extending side rails, each of said side rails having a series of longitudinally spaced indexing apertures, said apertures being aligned in pairs for releasably mounting a first component between any of said pairs at a desired longitudinal position along said patient support panel via a component mounting bar having at least one pin projecting upward therefrom for receipt within the first component, said at least one positioning component including at least one clamp for releasable securement to respective one of said side rails at any longitudinal position along said side rail.
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Abstract
A system for positioning a patient on a treatment couchtop for SBRT is provided. The system includes a patient support panel and at least one positioning/fixation component for releasable mounting on the patient support panel at a desired position to immobilize a portion of the patient'"'"'s body. The patient support panel includes a pair of longitudinally extending side rails having a series of longitudinally spaced indexing apertures for receipt of a locking bar for mounting a positioning/fixation component thereon at a discrete index position. The at least one positioning component includes a pair of clamping mechanisms for releasably securing that component to the side rails at any longitudinal position along the side rails.
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31 Claims
- 1. A system for positioning a patient on a treatment table for some type of therapy that is to be repeated, wherein the position of at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s body to be treated is to be held in a predetermined fixed position, said system comprising a patient support panel and at least one positioning component arranged to be releasably mounted on the patient support panel at a desired position thereon to hold the at least one portion of the patient'"'"'s body at the desired position, said patient support panel comprising a generally planar member having a pair of longitudinally extending side rails, each of said side rails having a series of longitudinally spaced indexing apertures, said apertures being aligned in pairs for releasably mounting a first component between any of said pairs at a desired longitudinal position along said patient support panel via a component mounting bar having at least one pin projecting upward therefrom for receipt within the first component, said at least one positioning component including at least one clamp for releasable securement to respective one of said side rails at any longitudinal position along said side rail.
- 25. A system for positioning a patient on a table for an MRI imaging procedure, said system comprising a patient support panel, a positioning component, and a MRI coil device, said positioning component being arranged to be releasably mounted on said patient support panel at a desired position with respect to the patient'"'"'s body, said positioning component being in the form of a bridge member comprising a pair of upstanding legs and a central section bridging said legs, said MRI coil device being arranged to be releasably mounted on said bridge member, each of said legs including a lower end having a connector arranged for releasable securement to a portion of said patient support panel at various longitudinal positions along said patient support panel, each of said legs being adjustable in height with respect to said central section, whereupon said MRI coil device can be positioned and held close to a desired portion of the body of the patient.
- 29. A device for use on a patient treatment table to enable some type of therapy that is to be repeated to be provided to a patient, wherein the position of at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s body to be treated is to be held in a predetermined fixed position, said device comprising a frame arranged to be mounted on the treatment table, the frame comprising a pair of longitudinally extending side rails, each of said side rails having a series of longitudinally spaced indexing apertures, said apertures being aligned in pairs for releasably mounting a first component between any of said pairs at a desired longitudinal position along the device via a component mounting bar having at least one pin projecting upward therefrom for receipt within the first component, said side rails also being arranged to releasably mount at least one positioning component thereon at any longitudinal position along said side rails by means of at least one clamping member associated with said at least one positioning component.
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