Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Siemens Medical Systems, Inc.

Siemens Corporate Research & Support, Inc.

John S Carey, Jr

Ulrich Baer

Gerhard Kirmse

Theodore A Varouxis

Wolfgang Jung

Wolf-Dieter Hildisch

Frederick G McNab, Iii

A patient support apparatus comprises a first support plate which can be transferred from an undercarriage onto a table frame of the medical apparatus. The table frame is provided with a second support plate which receives the first support plate directly, but enables an examination subject to be directly received on the second support plate without requiring the assembly of the first support plate.

Patient support apparatus

A patient trolley has a power-assisted tiltable backrest. The power assistance is provided by two gas spring cylinders. Advantageously, the cylinders extends through the bed of the trolley. The cylinders are released when handles are operated by a user. The handles are located at adjacent corners at the head of the trolly.

Patient trolley with improved tiltable backrest

A patient trolley has a tiltable upper body support which is hydraulically lifted to a raised 'heart' position and which is immediately lowered by a quick release valve so that a patient may be quickly treated in a horizontal position. Two cylinders are mounted on trunnions with distal ends of pistons interconnected to upper body supports so that the cylinders extend downward and toward a head end of the trolley from the trunnions. As the upper body support is lifted the cylinders rotate on the trunnions toward the head end of the trolley. In the down position of the upper body support the cylinders and trunnions may be lifted and held in an inactive position for clearance of hospital equipment. Levers and linear bearings enable the upper body support to be raised to substantially perpendicular position and to be quickly lowered.

Tilting upper body support patient trolley

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Crofton, MD, United States of America

John S Carey, Jr