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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Eric Jeffrey Lubar, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Jiaqi Li, Brookfield, WI (US);
Jason Philps, Hartland, WI (US);
Paul Jason Krueger, Pewaukee, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an armboard adjustment assembly for a patient support table. In one embodiment, an armboard adjustment assembly is configured to retain a rotational position of an armboard of a patient support table via a plurality of one-way clutches, and in another embodiment the armboard adjustment assembly is configured to retain the rotational position of the armboard via a pair of friction pads. In this way, the armboard may be moved into a continuous plurality of positions between a fully lowered position and a fully raised position.