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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2011
Applicant:
Michael Vogele, Schwabmunchen, DE;
Inventor:
Michael Vogele, Schwabmunchen, DE;
Assignee:
ISYS MEDIZINTECHNIK GMBH, Kitzbuhel, AT;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/11 (2016.01); A61B 90/17 (2016.01); A61B 90/14 (2016.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/17 (2016.02); A61B 90/14 (2016.02); A61B 6/0428 (2013.01); A61B 6/0492 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00566 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00951 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3407 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3991 (2016.02);
Abstract
A device for immobilizing a patient for a medical test or operation includes a molding element that is convertible from a flexible, elastic form to a rigid form by the application of a vacuum. The molding element is attached to the patient by an elastic layer while in the flexible, elastic form where it conforms to the contours of the patient's body. Then the molding element is converted to its rigid form thereby immobilizing the patient. Auxiliary devices can be attached to the immobilizing device and these devices, such as a pivot arm suspension can be used to fix the immobilized patient to an operating table.