US 6,499,159 B1
Apparatus for coupling a drive to an adjustable patient positioning plate in a medical system
Guenter Schmitt,
Forststr. 16,
91056 Erlangen (Germany);
Rolf Reimann,
Raiffeisenstr. 24,
91301 Forchheim (Germany);
and Karlheinz Barde,
Haidenaab 35,
95469 Speichersdorf (Germany)
Assigned to Steris, Inc.,
Temecular, Calif. (US)
Filed on 24-May-2000, as Appl. No. Steris, Inc.,
Temecular, Calif. (US)
Int. Cl.7A61G 13/02
US 6,499,159 B1
Apparatus for coupling a drive to an adjustable patient positioning plate in a medical system
Guenter Schmitt,
Forststr. 16,
91056 Erlangen (Germany);
Rolf Reimann,
Raiffeisenstr. 24,
91301 Forchheim (Germany);
and Karlheinz Barde,
Haidenaab 35,
95469 Speichersdorf (Germany)
Filed on May 24, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/576,762.
Claims priority of application No. 199 29 654 (DE), filed on Jun. 28, 1999.
Int. Cl.7A61G 13/02
U.S. Cl. 58212;601
9 Claims
1. A patient positioning apparatus for use in a medical system, comprising:
a motorized drive;
an adjustable positioning plate having a longitudinal axis and being movable along said longitudinal axis; and
a magnetic coupling arrangement disposed directly between said drive and said plate and being operable to selectively make
and break a non-positive magnetic coupling to selectively couple said drive to said plate for adjusting said plate along said
longitudinal axis by said drive, and to selectively decouple said plate from said drive to allow manual adjustment of said
plate along said longitudinal axis.
