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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2002
Peter Marin, Kanata, CA;
Luc Corbeil, Ste-Anne-des-Lacs, CA;
Peter Marin, Kanata, CA;
Luc Corbeil, Ste-Anne-des-Lacs, CA;
ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc., Saint-Laurent, CA;
Abstract
A table is provided for positioning a patient for a medical procedure on a breast, the table comprising: a supporting platform having a back end for supporting the patient's legs and a front end for supporting the patient's torso while the patient is in a prone position, and a cavity at the front end for allowing the breast and a surrounding axilla region to be pendantly suspended therethrough; and an armrest for positioning and supporting a forearm such that a shoulder adjacent to the axilla region is at a desired height, wherein the armrest is lower than the platform.