Patent ID: 6052428
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A medical radiographic apparatus including a post, a swivel arm, said swivel arm coupled to said post by a swivel means and a holding frame, an X-ray generator and an X-ray detector provided on opposite ends of said swivel arm and disposed to confront mutually with respect to the head of a patient whereby said X-ray generator and X-ray detector swivel about the head of the patient when the X-ray generator and X-ray detector are moved in synchronism in mutually parallel reverse directions, the apparatus comprising:an ascending/descending main body from which the holding frame is extended, said main body being supported by the post so as to be free to move up and down,a patient support frame movably supported by said ascending/descending main body so as to be free to move up and down with respect to said ascending/descending main body, anda holding means comprising a pair of temporal holding members for supporting the patient upwardly extending from said patient support frame and a telescopic support member for supporting the patient provided between said temporal holding means and upwardly extending from said patient support frame.