Device for supporting a patient to be rested laterally on an x-ray table and an x-ray table

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for supporting a patient to be supported laterally on an x-ray table with a supporting element comprising a trough-like arched supporting surface and a fastening device for fastening the supporting element to the x-ray table such that the supporting surface continues a reclining surface of the x-ray table.

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       13 . A device for supporting a medical patient rested laterally on an x-ray table, comprising: 
 a supporting element having a trough-like arched supporting surface; and    a fastening device for fastening the supporting element onto the x-ray table so that the supporting surface continues a reclining surface of the x-ray table which forms a continuous transition.    
   
   
       14 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the supporting element is hollow.  
   
   
       15 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the supporting element and the fastening device are made from a material permeable for an x-ray.  
   
   
       16 . The device as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the material has an average atomic number of less than 14.  
   
   
       17 . The device as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the material has an average atomic number of less than 8.  
   
   
       18 . The device as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the material is made from a plastic fortified with a carbon fiber.  
   
   
       19 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the fastening device comprises a first fastening element and a second fastening element.  
   
   
       20 . The device as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the first fastening element is selected from the group consisting of: a plug element, a latching element, and a clamping element.  
   
   
       21 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the first and the second fastening elements are interlocked with one another.  
   
   
       22 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein a device for adjusting an arrangement of the supporting surface of the fastening device is provided.  
   
   
       23 . The device as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the device adjusts a horizontal arrangement of the supporting surface of the fastening device.  
   
   
       24 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein a length of the supporting surface extends parallel to a longitudinal edge of the x-ray table by less than 0.5 times of a length of the x-ray table.  
   
   
       25 . The device as claimed in  claim 24 , wherein the length of the supporting surface extends parallel to the longitudinal edge of the x-ray table by less than 0.3 times of the length of the x-ray table.  
   
   
       26 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the trough-like arched supporting surface is a segment of a circle of 90° and has a uniform curvature.  
   
   
       27 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the supporting element is attached to a longitudinal edge of the x-ray table.  
   
   
       28 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein a plurality of supporting elements departing from one another are attached to a longitudinal edge of the x-ray table.  
   
   
       29 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein two supporting elements are attached symmetrically to both longitudinal edges of the x-ray table.  
   
   
       30 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein a plurality of supporting elements departing from one another are attached symmetrically to both longitudinal edges of the x-ray table.  
   
   
       31 . The device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the x-ray table is used in a medical procedure.