Leg section support for a surgical table

A surgical table apparatus configured to support a patient, the patient support comprising

• a base,
• a body support section adapted to support the body of a patient, and
• a lower leg support section positioned adjacent to the body support section and having an adjustable length, the lower leg support section including a first lower leg support member adapted to support the lower legs of a patient and configured to move relative to the body support section between a retracted position with the lower leg support section having a first length and an extended position with the lower leg support section having a second length that is greater than the first length, when in extended position, the first lower leg support member defines a gap adjacent thereto resulting from the movement from the retracted position.

A surgical table apparatus configured to support a patient, the patient support comprising

• a base,
• a body support section adapted to support the body of a patient, and
• a lower leg support section positioned adjacent to the body support and having an adjustable length, the lower leg support section including a first lower leg support surface, a second lower leg support surface configured to move away from the first lower leg support surface to adjust the length of the lower leg support section and define a gap therebetween, a coupler configured to block relative movement of the first lower leg support surface relative to the second lower leg support surface, and a limit configured to limit movement of the second lower leg support surface relative to the first lower leg support surface beyond a predetermined position.

A surgical table apparatus configured to support a patient, the patient support comprising

• a base,
• a body support section adapted to support the body of a patient, and
• an appendage support section positioned adjacent to the body support and having an adjustable length, the appendage support section including a first appendage support surface, a second appendage support surface configured to move relative to the first appendage support surface to adjust the length of the appendage support section, and a coupler configured to move between a locked position blocking movement of the second appendage support surface relative to the first appendage support surface and an unlocked position, the coupler being configured to limit the amount of force necessary to move between the locked and unlocked positions.

A surgical table apparatus configured to support a patient, the patient support comprising

• a base,
• a body support section including a body support surface adapted to support the body of a patient and a first coupler including a first lobe and a recess at least partially defined by the first lobe, and
• an appendage support section positioned adjacent to the body support, the appendage support section including an appendage support surface and a second coupler including a second lobe, the recess of the first coupler being sized to receive the second lobe to permit rotation of the second lobe and the remainder of the appendage support section about an axis of rotation from an unlocked position to a locked position.

A method for coupling a first support section of a patient support to a second support section of a patient support, the method comprising the steps of

• providing a first interactive member coupled to a portion of the first support section and a second interactive member coupled to a portion of the second support section of the patient support,
• positioning the first support section relative to the second support section of the patient support so that a first portion of the first interactive member is funneled into a first portion of the second support section of the patient support, and
• locking the first interactive member of the first support section to the second interactive member of the second support section.

The method of claim 31, wherein the step of locking the first interactive member to the second interactive member includes a step of rotating the first support section relative to the second support section so that a second portion of the second interactive member of the second support section of the patient support is held by the first interactive member of the first support section.

A method of removing an appendage support section of a patient support, the method including the steps of

• providing a patient support including a body support section and an appendage support section coupled to the body support section,
• moving the appendage support section in a first direction relative to the body support section, and
• moving the appendage support section in a second direction opposite the first direction after moving the appendage support in the first direction to uncouple the appendage support section from the body support section.