Patent ID: 7379769
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: A61B,G01S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus used in conjunction with imaging and intervention for supporting a patient and transporting the patient to an MR imaging system having a bore, the apparatus comprising: a transport stretcher including a wheeled base and a pedestal supported on the wheeled base, an upper surface of the pedestal being offset a distance above an upper surface of the wheeled base; and, a patient support structure, a portion of which is supported by the pedestal, the patient support structure being attached in a horizontally translatable relationship to the transport stretcher to allow the patient support structure to be movable into and out of the bore, and including a superior section and an inferior section, the inferior section being offset horizontally a distance from the superior section to define an opening therebetween, the inferior section being further connected to the superior section by arches lateral to, the opening of the patient support structure, wherein when the patient support is aligned on the transport stretcher, a portion of the patient support including the opening is projected from the pedestal to provide substantially unrestricted access to a body part of the patient retained in the patient support structure.