POSITIONING DEVICE FOR A MEDICAL FIELD GENERATOR
First Claim
1. A positioning device for a medical field generator, comprising:
- a base member which comprises at least one contacting section and contacts the upper surface of an operating table;
an adaptor which is connected to the base member, and supports the field generator, and prevents the field generator from being positioned at less than a predetermined distance from the operating table; and
a fixing element which allows the positioning device to be fixed to an operating table,wherein the base member is configured to be ergonomically placed between an upper surface of an operating table and a part of a patient'"'"'s body lying on the operating table.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a positioning device (1) for a medical field generator (2), comprising:—a base member (3) which comprises at least one contacting section (3a) and is configured to contact the upper surface of an operating table;—an adaptor (4) which is connected to the base member (3) and configured to support the field generator (2); and—fixing means (5) which allow the positioning device (1) to be fixed to an operating table, wherein the adaptor (4) is configured to prevent the field generator (2) from being positioned at less than a predetermined distance from the operating table. The present invention also relates to a method for positioning a medical field generator (2), comprising the following steps:—providing a medical field generator (2) and a positioning device (1) as described above;—attaching the field generator (2) to the positioning device (1);—positioning a base member (3) of the positioning device (1), with the field generator (2) attached to it, on the upper surface of an operating table and beneath a part of a patient'"'"'s body, in particular the head of a patient lying on the operating table;—fixing the positioning device (1) to the operating table.
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15 Claims
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1. A positioning device for a medical field generator, comprising:
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a base member which comprises at least one contacting section and contacts the upper surface of an operating table; an adaptor which is connected to the base member, and supports the field generator, and prevents the field generator from being positioned at less than a predetermined distance from the operating table; and a fixing element which allows the positioning device to be fixed to an operating table, wherein the base member is configured to be ergonomically placed between an upper surface of an operating table and a part of a patient'"'"'s body lying on the operating table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for positioning a medical field generator, comprising the following steps:
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providing a medical field generator and a positioning device comprising; a base member which comprises at least one contacting section and contacts the upper surface of an operating table; an adaptor which is connected to the base member, and supports the field generator, and prevents the field generator from being positioned at less than a predetermined distance from the operating table; and a fixing element which allows the positioning device to be fixed to an operating table; attaching the field generator to the positioning device; positioning a base member of the positioning device, with the field generator attached to it, between an upper surface of an operating table and a part of a patient'"'"'s body, such as the head of a patient lying on the operating table; fixing the positioning device to the operating table. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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