Patent ID: 6322250
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A61B,A61G

Abstract:
An x-ray chair, for supporting a patient and providing comfort thereto during an x-ray examination, comprising:a patient carrier, the patient carrier having a patient carrier front, a seat portion having a pummel mount centrally located thereon and having a seat portion front, a seat back attached to the seat portion, a calve support attached to the seat portion, the calve support having a pair of retractable leg supports which slide laterally outward from the calve support as needed so retract into the calve support when not needed, the patient carrier having a plurality of selectively attachable support pillows, the support pillows repositionable on the patient carrier front to provide needed support to the patient when seated in the chair;a pummel, such that the pummel may be inserted into the pummel mount after the patient is seated in the chair to prevent the patient from slouching and sliding down the chair;a foot rest hingeably attached to the calve support, wherein the calve support is detachable from the seat portion at the seat portion front;a central pillow having a central pillow front, wherein the seat back has a seat back top and a central pillow cavity near the seat back top, the central pillow mounted in the central pillow cavity so that it is capable of selectively extending such that the central pillow front is coplanar with the patient carrier front, selectively extending such that the central pillow front is recessed behind the patient carrier front, and selectively extending such that the central pillow front extends in front of the patient carrier front;a pair of multipositional arm rests, the multipositional arm rests capable of swinging outward and inward in a horizontal plane and capable of pivoting upward and downward, the multipositional arm rests are hooked, having an elongated arm portion with a broad top surface and a wrist portion; anda lower mobility assembly, the patient carrier mounted atop of the lower mobility assembly such that the lower mobility assembly gives the patient carrier the ability to raise and lower, rotate about a vertical axis, tilt forward and rearward, and tilt sideways, the lower mobility assembly having wheels for contacting a ground surface and providing lateral motion for the entire chair, the lower mobility assembly also having a base, the wheels are mounted to said base, further comprising a lazy susan mounted upon the base, two vertical supports mounted upon the lazy susan in diametrically opposed positions thereon, said vertical supports supporting the patient carrier.