Patient support structure having a tabletop with a breast positioning aperture for a laser imaging apparatus
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1. A patient support structure in combination with a laser imaging apparatus, including a laser scanning mechanism, comprising:
- a) a tabletop to support a female patient in front-down, prone position;
b) said tabletop including an opening adapted to permit a breast of the patient to be vertically pendant below said tabletop;
c) said opening being non-symmetric with respect to a vertical axis of rotation of said laser scanning mechanism disposed below said tabletop, said vertical axis projecting through said opening;
d) said opening including a first portion defined by one side of a line across said opening through said axis and a first peripheral portion of said opening extending from said one side of said line toward the patient'"'"'s feet;
e) said opening including a second portion defined by an opposite side of said line and a second peripheral portion of said opening extending from said opposite side of said line toward the patient'"'"'s head; and
f) said second portion is elongated toward the head as compared to said first portion.
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Abstract
A patient support structure for a laser imaging apparatus, comprises a tabletop to support a female patient in front-down, prone position. The tabletop includes an opening adapted to permit a breast of the patient to be vertically pendant below the tabletop. The opening is non-symmetric with respect to an axis of rotation of a scanning mechanism disposed below the tabletop.
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1. A patient support structure in combination with a laser imaging apparatus, including a laser scanning mechanism, comprising:
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a) a tabletop to support a female patient in front-down, prone position; b) said tabletop including an opening adapted to permit a breast of the patient to be vertically pendant below said tabletop; c) said opening being non-symmetric with respect to a vertical axis of rotation of said laser scanning mechanism disposed below said tabletop, said vertical axis projecting through said opening; d) said opening including a first portion defined by one side of a line across said opening through said axis and a first peripheral portion of said opening extending from said one side of said line toward the patient'"'"'s feet; e) said opening including a second portion defined by an opposite side of said line and a second peripheral portion of said opening extending from said opposite side of said line toward the patient'"'"'s head; and f) said second portion is elongated toward the head as compared to said first portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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