Surgical table rail clamp apparatus
AssigneeAllen Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsJoshua C. Hight, David P. Scott, Thomas K. Skripps, Orlando Soto, Darwin Keith-Lucas, Justin I. McCarthy, Jack B. Sing, Jeffrey C. Marrion, Phillip B. Dolliver, Joshua J. Moriarty
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Abstract
A surgical patient support includes a foundation frame, a support top, and a brake system. The foundation frame includes a first column and a second column. The support top is coupled to the first column and the second column for rotation about a top axis extending along the length of the support top. A rail clamp apparatus for clamping onto a rail of the support top is also provided.
Claims19
A rail coupler for coupling an accessory to a rail, the accessory rail coupler comprising
- a bracket including a top wall, a first jaw, and a second jaw, the first and second jaws cooperating with the top wall to define a rail opening sized to receive the rail, and
- a flap coupled to the first jaw for pivotable movement relative to the first jaw about an axis,
- wherein one of the second jaw and the flap include a first headed post and the other of the second jaw and the flap are formed to include a first post opening, and the flap is configured to pivot between an open position, wherein the first headed post is withdrawn from the first post opening, and a closed position wherein the first headed post is received in the first post opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.