Patient positioning device and method
CA 2032686 C · Owner: Lunar Radiation Corp. · Inventors: Deluhery, James G.
Overview
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A portable positioning device for supporting and holding a patient in a lateral decubitus position on the table of a densitometer or the like includes a rigid back support having a vertical wall, a buttocks support having a vertical wall extending laterally at an angle relative to the vertical wall of the back support and a restraining means for holding the patient against these vertical walls such as a flexible, strap. The positioning device is placed on the densitometer table with the vertical wall of the back support parallel to the longitudinal axis of the table and the patient is positioned on the table in a lateral decubitus position and legs flexed with his or her back against the …
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- Filed December 19, 1990 and granted July 30, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 19, 2010.
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