Patent ID: 6725481
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A61B,A61G

Abstract:
A device for positioning a patient for medical imaging comprising:an inclined surface, said surface comprising a radiotranslucent low end segment and a high end segment, said inclined surface comprising a concave-shaped recess to receive the patient's torso at the low end segment and legs at the high end, said concave-shaped recess supporting the torso such that an upper portion of the torso is positioned lower than a lower portion of the torso to allow medical imaging of the patient's head and/or spine, said low end and high end forming an obtuse angle with respect to each other; and at least one inclined surface support, said support attached to the inclined surface at either the low end or the high end, said support supporting the inclined surface such that the high end has a height greater than the low end.