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EP 3318239 A1 20180509 - TREATMENT COUCH

Title (en)

TREATMENT COUCH

Title (de)

BEHANDLUNGSLIEGE

Title (fr)

TABLE DE TRAITEMENT

Publication

EP 3318239 A1 20180509 (EN)

Application

EP 16196862 A 20161102

Priority

EP 16196862 A 20161102

Abstract (en)

Treatment couch comprising a body support and adjustable head and arm supports, wherein both arm supports are supported by a floating link of a four bar linkage allowing adjustment of the position of the arm supports.

IPC 8 full level

A61G 13/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61G 13/02 (2013.01); A61G 13/0045 (2016.10)

Citation (search report)

[X] WO 03053322 A2 20030703 - HILL ROM SERVICES INC [US]
[A] EP 1920747 A1 20080514 - FYSIOPARTNER AS [NO]
[A] US 4809685 A 19890307 - BARNES JAMES E [US]
[A] DE 29612101 U1 19960912 - FREI RUDOLF [DE]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3318239 A1 20180509; EP 3318239 B1 20190612; ES 2743517 T3 20200219

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16196862 A 20161102; ES 16196862 T 20161102