Surgical frame having translating lower beam and moveable linkage or surgical equipment attached thereto and method for use thereof

A method of reconfiguring a surgical frame and positioning surgical equipment supportively and moveably attached to the surgical frame before, during, or after surgery, the method comprising:

• providing the surgical frame and the surgical equipment supportively and moveably attached thereto, the surgical frame including at least a support platform and a moveable main beam, the support platform having a translating beam moveable relative to portions of the support platform between a first position at or adjacent a first lateral side of the surgical frame and a second position at or adjacent a second lateral side of the surgical frame, and the support platform including a linear movement mechanism including an attachment surface moveable via actuation of the linear movement mechanism between a first position at or adjacent a first end of the translating beam and a second position closer to a second end of the translating beam than the first position, the surgical equipment being supportively and moveably attached to the translating beam via attachment to the attachment surface of the linear movement mechanism, the surgical equipment being moveable with respect to the translating beam using the linear movement mechanism, the main beam being configured to receive a patient thereon, the main beam and the patient received thereon being rotatable relative to the support platform;
• supporting the patient in a prone position by the main beam of the surgical frame;
• rotating the main beam from at least a first position supporting the patient in the prone position to a second position supporting the patient in one of an angled position and a lateral position;
• moving the translating beam relative to the portions of the support platform;
• and
• moving the surgical equipment relative to the translating beam via movement of the attachment surface of the linear movement mechanism to position the surgical equipment adjacent to the patient.

A reconfigurable surgical frame and surgical equipment supportively and moveably attached to the reconfigurable surgical frame comprising:

• the reconfigurable surgical frame comprising a support platform, a first support portion, a second support portion, and a main beam spaced from the ground by the support platform, the first support portion, and the second support portion, the support platform including a translating beam moveable relative to portions of the support platform between a first position at or adjacent a first lateral side of the surgical frame and a second position at or adjacent a second lateral side of the surgical frame, and the support platform including a linear movement mechanism including an attachment surface moveable via actuation of the linear movement mechanism between a first position at or adjacent a first end of the translating beam and a second position closer to a second end of the translating beam than the first position, the main beam being configured to receive a patient thereon, the main beam and the patient received thereon being rotatable relative to the support platform, the first support portion, and the second support portion from at least a first position supporting the patient in a prone position to a second position supporting the patient in one of an angled position and a lateral position;
• and
• the surgical equipment being supportively and moveably attached to the translating beam via attachment to the attachment surface, and being moveable with respect to the translating beam using the linear movement mechanism;
• wherein, during rotation of the main beam between the first position and the second position thereof, the translating beam is moveable relative to the portions of the support platform and the surgical equipment is moveable relative to the translating beam via the linear movement mechanism to prevent the surgical equipment from interfering with the rotation of the main beam.