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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
William J. Bridge, Delafield, WI (US);
Robert Grams, Waukesha, WI (US);
Thomas K. S. Schaefer, Germantown, WI (US);
Eric Stepanovich, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Scott Wollenweber, Waukesha, WI (US);
William J. Bridge, Delafield, WI (US);
Robert Grams, Waukesha, WI (US);
Thomas K. S. Schaefer, Germantown, WI (US);
Eric Stepanovich, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Scott Wollenweber, Waukesha, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A removable pallet configured to be mounted to a patient table. The patient table has a table surface adapted to support patients thereon during a medical procedure or imaging session. The removable pallet includes a support body having a runway configured to slidably engage a transfer board carrying a patient. The support body extends along a longitudinal axis and is configured to be mounted over the table surface of the patient table. The removable pallet also includes a coupling device that is configured to removably couple the support body and the patient table. The coupling device secures the support body over the table surface to permit the transfer board to be moved onto the patient table.