Patent ID: 7243387

Claim:
A positioning aid ( 1 ) for the tomographic functional examination of vertebrates, especially humans, with a base plate ( 3 ) which extends along a z-direction parallel to the tomograph axis, the said plate being preferably interlocked with a mobile trolley, whereby a shoulder-plate is fitted to the base plate ( 3 ), in the same position as the thorax of the patient ( 2 ) who is being examined, enabling the position of the thorax of the patient ( 2 ) being examined to be continuously raised in the direction of the head when seen in comparison with the position of the base plate, a swivelling reclining plate ( 23 ) being linked to an articulated axle ( 22 a ) which runs horizontally in a direction transverse to the z-direction being linked via an articulated axle, it being possible to lower the said plate ( 23 ) in the direction of the base plate ( 3 ) characterised in that: the shoulder plate is firstly designed in the form of a raising plate ( 4 ), the end of which is linked to the base plate ( 3 ) facing away from the head, this being swiveled via an articulated axle ( 5 ) which is parallel to the articulated axle ( 22 a ) of the reclining plate ( 23 ), and in that a first raising pouch ( 6 ) of an elastic material is situated between the base plate ( 3 ) and the first raising plate ( 4 ), which when filled with a fluid raises the first plate ( 4 ) from the base plate ( 3 ) from one side, in that when the raising plate ( 4 ) is raised or lowered, the reclining plate ( 23 ) moves with it via the articulated axle ( 22 a ), whereby it is movable in a z-direction at the end which faces away from the articulated axle ( 22 a ), it preferably being positioned on a support surface ( 24 ) in such a way that it is displaceable.