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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Jeremy David Pettinato, Mentor, OH (US);
Rosemarie Sheridan, Mayfield Village, OH (US);
Samuel Andreas Johansson, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Jeremy David Pettinato, Mentor, OH (US);
Rosemarie Sheridan, Mayfield Village, OH (US);
Samuel Andreas Johansson, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A subject support accessory () includes a securing mechanism () configured to secure to a tabletop of the subject support anywhere along a long axis of the tabletop by lowering the securing mechanism onto the tabletop. A method of securing a subject support accessory () to a subject support () of an imaging system () includes receiving, via slots () in pivoting arms () of the accessory, the tabletop, wherein the accessory is vertically lowered onto the subject support and the slots physically engage the tabletop, and releasably locking the arms, in response to receiving a force, so that the arms no longer pivot, thereby securing the subject support accessory to the subject support.