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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 1985
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1983
Bernd Forssmann, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Hans-Heinrich Gerth, Meersburg, DE;
Hendrik Zech, Uberlingen, DE;
Christian Chaussy, Germering, DE;
Dornier System GmbH, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A couch to securely support and keep in place a completely or partially anesthesized patient in a compression-free and strain-free manner, for instance for contact-less comminution of renal calculi, where the patient by means of strongly mutually inclining and individually adjustable rest surfaces (11, 25, 26) in the shoulder area and at the legs is moved into a back position with a slightly raised upper body and angled legs, with a clear back and rectal area, and with placement of the lower arms next to the head so as to assume a stable hollow-back position.