Patent ID: 6424854
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A patient positioning system comprising, in combination:a pair of vertical magnets having opposing surfaces disposed to have a space therebetween with a magnetic center; a table comprising a separate movable cradle for holding horizontal said patient to be examined; a pair of support beams disposed inside said space and adjacent said surfaces of said pair of vertical magnets and parallel to each other with an opening therebetween; a pair of sets of non-magnetic rollers each set held by a respective one of said pair of support beams; a pair of non-magnetic continuous belts each one movably disposed over a respective one of said sets of rollers; first means for selectively and horizontally moving said pair of continuous belts; and second means for selectively moving vertically said pair of support beams and comprising a pair of vertical cylinders each one connected to a respective one of said pair of support beams; said separate cradle being movable horizontally from said table to top surfaces of said pair of continuous belts, and said first means then selectively moves horizontally said pair of continuous belts with said cradle thereon, thereby to selectively move said cradle into said magnetic center whereat said patient is examined.