Patent ID: 8726434
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A support apparatus for supporting a patient, comprising: a cutout; a bearing substructure that supports the support apparatus; a sliding apparatus connected to the bearing substructure that moves the support apparatus at least partially beyond the bearing substructure such that the cutout extends beyond the bearing substructure; a trough-shaped or U-shaped protection apparatus that can be connected detachably to and below the support apparatus and at least partially encloses a medical examination apparatus, wherein the medical examination apparatus is secured to the support apparatus and can reach the patient through the cutout for performing a medical examination; wherein the medical examination apparatus comprises an apparatus that can be inserted into an abdomen of a patient supported on the support apparatus and a holding and guiding apparatus for the insertable apparatus; and wherein the insertable apparatus is selected from the group consisting of: an endorectally insertable biopsy unit, an endovaginally insertable biopsy unit, an endorectally insertable local coil for a magnetic resonance examination, and an endovaginally insertable local coil for the magnetic resonance examination.