Patent ID: 9655571
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An X-ray shield for a horizontal X-ray procedure table, the X-ray shield comprising: a first horizontal support bar; a first depending X-ray opaque curtain attached to and depending downward from the first horizontal support bar; a second horizontal support bar comprising at least one substantially vertically aligned slot, the second support bar being movably attached to the first horizontal support bar; and an X-ray opaque top shield projecting substantially upwards from the second horizontal support bar and comprising at least one downwardly projecting pin, the at least one downwardly projecting pin being arranged so as to be disposable within the at least one substantially vertically aligned slot from above in order to engage the top shield with the second horizontal support bar, the top shield further comprising a latch engagable to prevent the separation of the top shield from the second horizontal support bar when the top shield is engaged with the second horizontal support bar, and wherein the latch can be unengaged to permit the removal of the top shield from the second horizontal support bar by withdrawing the at least one downwardly projecting pin from the at least one substantially vertically aligned slot.