A lifting apparatus 12 for a facility combining magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and radiotherapy apparatus inside a purpose-built structure having a fixed wall, the lifting apparatus comprising a wall-mounted articulating jib crane which is selectively moveable between a stowed state and a free state, in which substantially all of the load-bearing parts of the crane are made of non-ferromagnetic material, and in which guides (36, fig 7) are mounted to the wall to receive and to releasably hold the crane in a fixed position relative to the wall when the crane is in the stowed state. The lifting apparatus may comprise of a wall mounted slide to which the crane is mounted, and all movable parts are made of non-ferromagnetic material. The lifting apparatus may include single articulation 30 wherein the jib comprises two longitudinal arms 26, 28, and a locking mechanism acting on the articulation and adapted to hold the arms fixed relative to one another. The locking mechanism may also hold the arms fixed at one of a plurality of angles relative to one another. The lifting apparatus may also comprise a chain hoist 32 having an integrated differential pulley system.
Radiotherapy facility lifting apparatus
2019-05-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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