Patent ID: 9282938
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61B,A61G

Claim Text:
1. A radiolucent patient table top comprising: a first face sheet comprising carbon fibers in a first plastic matrix, wherein said first plastic matrix is radiolucent; a second face sheet comprising carbon fibers in a second plastic matrix, wherein said second plastic matrix is radiolucent, and wherein each of said first face sheet and said second face sheet further comprises two sets of unidirectional carbon fiber sheets placed substantially orthogonally with respect to each other; and a honeycomb core disposed between said first face sheet and said second face sheet, wherein said honeycomb core comprises carbon fibers embedded in a third plastic matrix, wherein said third plastic matrix is radiolucent, and wherein said carbon fibers in said honeycomb core are substantially unidirectional and perpendicular to a plane of said first face sheet and said second face sheet.