Patent ID: 9021632
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A patient support and positioning device for Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) comprising a removable bridge, a ratcheting mechanism and a diaphragm compression device, wherein the diaphragm compression device further comprises a rod and a compression paddle, wherein the compression paddle is connected to one end of the rod and a push surface is connected to an opposite end of the rod, and wherein the diaphragm compression device is attached to the bridge and can be moved laterally along the bridge and can be locked in any desired position along the bridge, and wherein the rod and compression paddle can be adjusted vertically with respect to the bridge and independent of adjustment of the bridge; the ratcheting mechanism being positioned to limit relative movement of the rod and the compression paddle with respect to the bridge, wherein the ratcheting mechanism is configured to prevent upward vertical movement of the rod and the compression paddle in response to a force from a body of a patient against which the paddle exerts pressure.