Floor assembly for patient positioning system

Abstract

A patient positioning system comprising an opening formed in the floor, a carriage movable relative to the opening, and a stack of plates coupled to the carriage. The stack of plates includes a first plate, a second plate, a spacer positioned between the first and second plates, and a key coupled between the first and second plates. The first plate is slidable relative to the second plate.

Claims

1. An opening formed in the floor, A carriage that can move relative to the opening, A stack of plates that are attached to the carriage A patient positioning system comprising, where the plate stack is The first plate and The second plate, A spacer positioned between the first plate and the second plate, A key is coupled between the first plate and the second plate, Equipped with, The first plate is slidable relative to the second plate. Patient positioning system.

2. The patient positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the key is positioned in a slot formed in a second plate and the key is fastened to a first plate.

3. The patient positioning system according to claim 2, wherein the spacer is positioned in a groove formed in the second plate.

4. The patient positioning system according to claim 3, wherein the slot is located on the first side of the second plate and the groove is located on the second side of the second plate.

5. The patient positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the carriage includes a drive plate, and the drive plate is coupled to a first plate.

6. The patient positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the opening is completely covered.

7. The patient positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the plate stack further includes a third plate, and the second plate is positioned between the first plate and the third plate.

8. The patient positioning system according to claim 7, wherein the key is a first key, and the plate stack further includes a second key coupled between a second plate and a third plate.

9. The patient positioning system according to claim 8, wherein the first key is offset from the second key.

10. The patient positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the spacer overlaps with the key at least partially.

11. The patient positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the spacer is positioned in a groove formed in the second plate.

12. The patient positioning system according to claim 1, further comprising a corner plate coupled to a stack of plates and configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position.

13. The patient positioning system according to claim 12, further comprising a cover that at least partially defines an opening, wherein a corner plate is positioned between a stack of plates and the cover.

14. The patient positioning system according to claim 1, wherein the stack of plates is a first stack of plates, and the patient positioning system further includes a second stack of plates.

15. The patient positioning system according to claim 14, wherein the carriage is positioned between a first stack of plates and a second stack of plates.

16. The patient positioning system according to claim 14, wherein the first stack of plates and the second stack of plates adjust in response to the movement of the carriage within the opening.

17. The patient positioning system according to claim 16, further comprising a first corner plate coupled to a first stack of plates and a second corner plate coupled to a second stack of plates.

18. The patient positioning system according to claim 1, further comprising a cover that at least partially defines an opening, wherein the cover has a circular outer shape.

19. The patient positioning system according to claim 1, further comprising a patient support bonded to a carriage.

20. The patient positioning system according to claim 1, further comprising an actuator configured to move a carriage, wherein the actuator is positioned below the floor.

21. It is a floor assembly, A first floor piece with a slot, A second floor piece, the second floor piece having an opening positioned offset from the center of the second floor piece, A third floor piece positioned within the opening and floor assembly, A patient support connected to a third floor piece A patient positioning system equipped with the following features.

22. The patient positioning system according to claim 21, wherein a third floor piece defines an axis and the third floor piece is rotatable about the axis relative to the first floor piece.

23. The patient positioning system according to claim 21, wherein a third floor piece is positioned within the slot.

24. The patient positioning system according to claim 23, wherein the third floor piece is movable within a slot relative to the first floor piece.

25. The patient positioning system according to claim 21, wherein the second floor piece is rotatable relative to the first floor piece and the third floor piece.

26. The patient positioning system according to claim 21, wherein the third floor piece includes a lip and the second floor piece is at least partially positioned on the lip.

27. The patient positioning system according to claim 21, further comprising a support assembly coupled to a floor assembly, the support assembly comprising an outer frame, an inner frame coupled to a second floor piece, and a plurality of brackets positioned between the inner frame and the outer frame.

28. The patient positioning system according to claim 27, wherein the inner frame is an inner ring and the outer frame is an outer ring.

29. The patient positioning system according to claim 27, wherein each of the multiple brackets is tilted.

30. The patient positioning system according to claim 27, wherein each of the plurality of brackets is rotatably coupled to an inner frame at a first end and rotatably coupled to an outer frame at a second end opposite to the first end.

31. The patient positioning system according to claim 21, further comprising an actuator coupled to a second floor piece and configured to move the second floor piece.

32. The patient positioning system according to claim 21, wherein the first floor piece is at least partially positioned on the second floor piece.

33. The patient positioning system according to claim 21, further comprising: a first linear translation stage coupled to a third floor piece and configured to move the third floor piece along a first translation axis; and a second linear translation stage coupled to the third floor piece and configured to move the third floor piece along a second translation axis.

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