Patent ID: 9700265
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61G

Claim:
1. A patient support apparatus, comprising: a support couch; a transfer plate which is moved relative to the support couch; and a holding unit, wherein the transfer plate is embodied to support a patient for a neurosurgical intervention, wherein the holding unit includes a support shell, which is configured to support a head of the patient, a surgical head restraint unit, and a fastening unit for fastening the holding unit to the patient support apparatus, wherein the fastening unit comprises a joint arranged on the support shell, wherein the joint is configured to adjust a height of the support shell with respect to a support surface of the transfer plate, wherein the holding unit comprises a U-shaped molded part which is arranged between the support shell and the surgical head restraint unit, wherein the U-shaped molded part is removed from the holding unit after positioning the surgical head restraint unit, wherein the U-shaped molded part comprises two lateral surfaces that extend in a direction essentially in parallel to a direction of force of gravity acting on the patient support apparatus, wherein the U-shaped molded part is arranged on a support surface of the support shell, and wherein the two lateral surfaces of the U-shaped molded part and the support surface of the support shell mark a maximum permissible area of occupation for the surgical head restraint unit in a vertical plane.