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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2009
Joachim Gunkel, Lorch, DE;
Hans-peter Hollenbach, Eggolsheim, DE;
Ludwig Kreischer, Dormitz, DE;
Markus Petsch, Erlangen, DE;
Joachim Gunkel, Lorch, DE;
Hans-Peter Hollenbach, Eggolsheim, DE;
Ludwig Kreischer, Dormitz, DE;
Markus Petsch, Erlangen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a support apparatus on which a patient can be supported in a comfortable and secure manner for the preparation for an examination and for the examination, in particular an endorectal biopsy. The support apparatus comprises a sliding apparatus connected to a bearing substructure and is supported in a displaceable manner on the sliding apparatus so that it can be moved partially beyond the substructure connected to the sliding apparatus. The support apparatus also comprises a cutout. The invention also relates to a patient support table comprising a connecting apparatus to connect the patient support table to the support apparatus and serving as a bearing substructure for the support apparatus. A medical device, in particular an MR device, is also disclosed comprising a patient tunnel and the patient support table that can be introduced into the patient tunnel.