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Paediatric Imaging Chair

Imaging Chair - this is a specially designed chair for the optimum positioning of children undergoing kidney scans. It provides a comfortable and secure method of holding children during scanning procedures. This product won first prize in the Amersham Health Awards 2003.

Main features

• Suitable for babies and children up to four years of age.
• Slightly tilted sitting position similar to that of a child's car seat.
• The open back design allows the child to be positioned against the camera for optimum count rates.
• Oblique images are achieved by repositioning the chair rather than the child.
• A three-point safety harness secures the child's torso whilst allowing the limbs freedom of movement.
• The need for physical restraint, often subjecting staff to bad posture, is greatly reduced.
• The child is safe and secure whilst retaining a sense of freedom.
• With improved child compliance the time taken to complete a scan is reduced with fewer restarts due to fuzzy images.
• Picture quality is unimpaired with no loss of resolution or counts.

Use

In Nuclear Medicine and X-Ray Departments

State of development

Licensed for manufacture to Bright Technologies Ltd., based in Sheffield.

Awards

Amersham Health Awards 2003 - First prize.

Sectors in which our organisation operates

• Scientific Innovation
• Medical Technology

Contact

For further details contact, in confidence:

Bill Allan
Regional Medical Physics Department
Sunderland Royal Hospital
Kayll Road
Sunderland
SR4 7TP

Telephone 0191-569-9035.

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