Patient table docking system and method for tomography scanners
First Claim
1. A table docking system comprising:
- a table including a base supported by at least two side by side wheels; and
at least one docking station which is positioned with respect to an annular gantry of a tomography scanner system so that the table will be aligned in a repeatable manner with a center of rotation of the gantry when the table is received in the docking station, the docking station including, a plate receivable on a surface supporting the gantry of the tomography scanner system, and a guide wall receivable on the surface supporting the gantry spaced from the plate and positioned and oriented with respect to the plate such that a pathway for one of the side by side wheels of the patient table is defined between the guide wall and the plate.
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Abstract
A table docking system including a table having a base supported by at least two wheels, and at least one docking station having a plate, and a guide wall positioned and oriented with respect to the plate such that a pathway for the wheels of the patient table is defined between the guide wall and the plate. Another docking system constructed in accordance with the present inventions includes a table having a base defining a groove, and at least one docking station having a plate and at least one vertical projection extending from the plate and sized for receipt within the groove of the base of the patient table. Systems of the present inventions can be used, for example, to quickly and easily move a patient table between multiple tomography scanners.
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20 Claims
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1. A table docking system comprising:
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a table including a base supported by at least two side by side wheels; and
at least one docking station which is positioned with respect to an annular gantry of a tomography scanner system so that the table will be aligned in a repeatable manner with a center of rotation of the gantry when the table is received in the docking station, the docking station including, a plate receivable on a surface supporting the gantry of the tomography scanner system, and a guide wall receivable on the surface supporting the gantry spaced from the plate and positioned and oriented with respect to the plate such that a pathway for one of the side by side wheels of the patient table is defined between the guide wall and the plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A table docking system comprising:
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a table including a base having a groove; and
at least one docking station which is positioned with respect to an annular gantry of a tomography scanner system so that the table will be aligned in a repeatable manner with a center of rotation of the gantry when the table is received in the docking station, the docking station including, a plate receivable on a surface supporting the gantry of the tomography scanner system, and at least one vertical projection extending from the plate and sized for receipt within the groove of the base of the patient table when the base is positioned over the plate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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