Patient's couch

• US 3,905,591 A
• Filed: 10/10/1973
• Issued: 09/16/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fritz Wittkopp, Hermann Schorr, Johann Finkenzeller, Willi Schaefer
• Original Assignee: Fritz Wittkopp, Hermann Schorr, Johann Finkenzeller, Willi Schaefer
• Inventors: Finkenzeller, Johann, Schorr, Hermann, Schaefer, Willi, Wittkopp, Fritz
• Primary Examiner(s): Lake, Roy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bicks, Mark S.
• Application Number:
  US05/405,058
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• Field of Search: 5/61,62,73,74,317R,327 250/439-456 269/322,323,328,215
• US Class Current: 5/601
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/04 Positioning of patients; Tiltable beds or the like operating tables A61G13/00; operating chairs A61G15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/0442 made of non-metallic materials

Abstract

A patient'"'"''"'"'s couch of an X-ray examining apparatus is swingable about its longitudinal axis and is mounted with its front side upon the instrument carrying device. The couch has holding means for the patient. The present invention is characterized by the use of a supporting member having a core consisting of a hard foam substance the cross-section of which is reduced from its longitudinal axis of symmetry toward the two longitudinal edges and ends with an acute angle at these longitudinal edges. The foam core is enclosed by covering layers of firm material of small elasticity and thickness which are joined at least at the longitudinal edges.

Claims

1. In a patient'"'"''"'"'s couch swingable about its longitudinal axis and having a table top, a foot step adjustable in the longitudinal direction of said table top and side supports for fixing The patient, a carriage for said side supports, sliding clamps, said carriage being located under said table top and being guided by said sliding clamps for movement along longitudinal edges of said table top, said carriage having guides for said supports, said guides being mounted in the carriage in a plane inclined to the table top and having means for fixing said side supports at selectable positions relative to said guides, said side supports having the shape of narrow gripping jaws extending above said table top to substantially the height of a lying patient.

2. A patient'"'"''"'"'s couch in accordance with claim 1, wherein the last-mentioned means comprise at least one rack connected to said carriage, a swingable stop lever, a spring pressing said stop lever into engagement with said rack, and a pressure key carried by a side support and adapted to move said stop lever out of engagement with said rack.

3. A patient'"'"''"'"'s couch in accordance with claim 2, wherein said pressure key is located upon that side of the side support which is directed away from the patient, the carriage further comprising springs pressing said side supports outwardly transversely to said table top.

4. A patient'"'"''"'"'s couch in accordance with claim 2, wherein said rack has a tooth which is the last one when pulling the side supports outwardly, said tooth being higher than the other teeth of the rack and wherein said pressure key has a stop pin preventing the raising of said stop lever above said higher tooth.

5. A patient'"'"''"'"'s couch in accordance with claim 1, comprising guiding rods adjustably connecting said carriage with said foot step, said foot step being movable with said carriage along said table top.