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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2004
Applicant:
Wallace A. Longton, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Inventor:
Wallace A. Longton, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
DIACOR, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a tabletop is provided for positioning a patient for diagnostic imaging of a body part. The tabletop preferably rests on a diagnostic imaging table for supporting a patient during diagnostic imaging. The tabletop is defined by (a) a top support surface for supporting a patient being imaged and (b) a bottom support surface for contacting the diagnostic imaging table. A recess, defined in the top support surface, is configured to accommodate a patient support. The recess has a depth sufficient for allowing for vertically positioning a patient on the patient support.