Surgery stretcher

A surgical stretcher having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the stretcher being configured to support a patient longitudinally on the stretcher, the stretcher comprising:

• a) a head rest configured to support a patient's head,
• b) a head frame configured to support a patient's shoulders,
• c) a back frame configured to support a patient's back, and
• d) a seat frame configured to support a patient's seat,
• the head rest being coupled to the head frame for movement about a first transverse axis, and the head frame being coupled to the back frame for movement about a second transverse axis longitudinally spaced from the first transverse axis.

A surgical stretcher having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, the stretcher supporting a patient longitudinally on the stretcher with the patient's head supported in a head rest, the stretcher comprising:

• a) a head frame configured to support a patient's shoulders,
• b) a back frame configured to support a patient's back, and
• c) a back support shiftable longitudinally on the back frame,
• the head rest being adjustably movable on the head frame, the head frame being adjustably movable on the back support.

A surgical stretcher having a longitudinal axisand a transverse axis, the stretcher supporting a patient longitudinally on the stretcher with the patient's head supported in a head rest, the stretcher comprising:

• a) a head frame configured to support a patient's shoulders,
• b) a back frame configured to support a patient's back, and
• c) a back support shiftable longitudinally on the back frame,
• the head rest being coupled to the head frame for movement about a first transverse axis, and the head frame being coupled to the back support for movement about a second transverse axis spaced longitudinally from the first transverse axis.

A surgical stretcher having a longitudinal axisand a transverse axis, the stretcher being configured to support a patient longitudinally on the stretcher with the patient's head at a head end of the stretcher, the stretcher comprising:

• a) a head rest configured to support a patient's head,
• b) a head frame configured to support a patient's shoulders, and
• c) a back frame configured to support a patient's back,
• the head frame being mounted to the back frame for movement about a first transverse axis, the head frame having a first portion that angles upwardly from the first transverse axis and a second portion that extends longitudinally from the first portion toward the head end of the stretcher, the head rest being mounted to the second portion of the head frame for movement about a second transverse axis spaced longitudinally from the first transverse axis.

A surgical stretcher having a longitudinal axisand transverse axis and configured to support a patient longitudinally on the stretcher with the patient's head at a head end of the stretcher, the surgical stretcher comprising:

• a) a seat frame configured to support a patient's seat,
• b) a back frame configured to support a patient's back, the back frame being adjustably movable relative to the seat frame,
• c) a back support longitudinally shiftable on the back frame toward and away from seat frame, and
• d) a drive assembly for shifting the back support longitudinally on the back frame when the back frame is moved in relation to the seat frame.

A mattress for a stretcher having a seat frame configured to support a patient's seat, a back frame configured to support a patient's back, and a head frame configured to support a patient's shoulders, the mattress comprising:

• a) a mattress seat portion supported on the seat frame,
• b) a mattress back portion supported on the back frame, and
• c) a mattress shoulder portion supported on the head frame,
• wherein the back support defines a first, generally horizontal, upwardly facing support surface, wherein the head frame defines a second, generally horizontal, upwardly facing support surface that is raised relative to the first, generally horizontal, upwardly facing support surface defined by the back frame, and wherein the thickness of the mattress shoulder portion is reduced relative to the thickness of the mattress back and seat portions so that upwardly facing top surfaces of the mattress shoulder, back and seat portions are coplanar.