Patent ID: 6895617
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: A61B,A61G,A61N

Abstract:
1. A radiotherapy treatment and imaging patient support system comprising: a base; a patient support table connected to said base, said table having an edge, right and left side peripheral portions, and upper and lower peripheral portions, said peripheral portions being spaced away from said edge; location indicia formed on said table along one of said right and left peripheral portions, said indicia being a continuous sequence wherein a location on a body placed on said table is located relative to said table in a reproducible manner; and a clamp for mounting about said edge of said table, said clamp having an upper jaw portion and an opening therethrough, a lower jaw portion with an opening therethrough, a pivot shaft being operatively connected to said upper and said lower jaw portions through said openings, a lever connected to said upper jaw portion, a cam connected to said lever for bearing against said lower jaw portion, and an element having a hairline, said element being mounted in said opening in said upper jaw wherein viewing of said location indicia is facilitated.