Patent ID: 7874030

Claim:
A device for transferring a cradle for use with a medical imaging equipment, comprising: a cradle having a first guide member lengthwisely disposed on a lower side thereof, wherein a subject lies on an upper side thereof; a shuttle table including: a transfer frame for supporting the lower side of the cradle; a transfer member for transferring the cradle, wherein the transfer member is mounted to the transfer frame so as to be movable along the transfer frame; and a transfer member driving means for reciprocating the transfer member between a first position where the transfer member is situated at one end of the transfer frame and a second position where the transfer member is situated at the other end of the transfer frame, wherein the shuttle table is positioned so that one end of an examination table of the medical imaging equipment and the other end of the transfer frame are opposed to each other; and a cradle receiving member located on the examination table of the medical imaging equipment for supporting the cradle transferred from the shuttle table, wherein the cradle receiving member has a second guide member lengthwisely disposed on an upper side thereof, and wherein the second guide member is configured to contact the first guide member, wherein the device further includes a cradle locking means, and wherein the cradle locking means includes: a first locking member movably mounted to the cradle; and a second locking member fixed to the cradle receiving member, wherein the first locking member is engaged and released to and from the second locking member.