Patent ID: 8093569
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: A61B,A61N,B25J,G05B

Abstract:
1. A modular patient support system configured to position a patient during a medical treatment, the system comprising: a longitudinally-extending support shell extending from a proximal edge through a longitudinal center section to a distal edge; a proximal extension track configured for engagement with any of a number of proximal pod attachments in order to extend the support shell from the proximal edge; a distal extension track configured for engagement with any of a number of distal pod attachments in order to extend the support shell from the distal edge; a connector configured for engagement with a movement device configured to move the support shell with relation to a radiation delivery device; and a proximal pod attachment that engages with the proximal extension track, the proximal pod attachment comprising a longitudinally-extending connector-end extension upwardly pitched at a non-right angle relative to a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal and distal extension tracks, the connector-end extension thereby configured to provide cantilevered support for a patient's leg region during the medical treatment such that the patient's knees are bent while the patient's feet are placed on the upwardly-pitched angled extension and further configured to reduce collisions between any patient positioning devices that engage with the pod and the patient's feet or the upwardly-pitched angled extension.