Patient support table with adjustable stirrups
AssigneeAmerican Hospital Supply Corporation
InventorRobert O. Gauthier
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Abstract
A medical examination table which has a pair of foot stirrups that are supported and moved by a pair of limb support bars. These limb support bars are longitudinally slidable within independent swivel collars within the table. A swivel lock means is disclosed for locking the limb support bars in a particular angular position, and there is also lock means disclosed for holding each bar at a particular length adjustment.
Claims16
A patient support table wherein the improvement comprises:
- a pair of swivel supports that can independently swivel in a generally horizontal direction;
- a limb support bar connected to each swivel support at a longitudinally sliding joint;
- a limb receiver secured at a fixed location to each limb support bar;
- and wedge means on each swivel support for longitudinally adjusting the effective length of the limb support bar;
- and a swivel lock on the table slidingly receiving each bar with sufficient clearance to permit a wedging action between the bar and swivel support, whereby the bar is locked against both longitudinal and swivel motion when a patient's limb is placed on the limb receiver.
A patient support table wherein the improvement comprises:
- a swivel collar pivotally connected to the table to swivel in a generally horizontal direction;
- a limb support bar slidingly received in the swivel collar;
- a limb receiver connected to the limb support bar;
- wedge means on the swivel support for longitudinally adjusting the effective length of the limb support bar;
- and a swivel lock on the table slidingly receiving the bar with sufficient clearance to permit a wedging action between the bar and swivel support, whereby the bar is locked against both longitudinal and swivel motion when a patient's limb is placed on the limb receiver.
A limb positioning assembly for attachment to a patient support table, which limb positioning assembly comprises:
- a swivel collar with pivot means;
- a limb support bar slidingly received in the collar;
- a limb receiver connected to the limb support bar so as to be movable with the limb support bar through various angular and length adjustments;
- wedge means on the swivel support for longitudinally adjusting the effective length of the limb support bar;
- and said assembly includes a swivel lock to slidingly receive the bar with sufficient clearance to permit a wedging action between the bar and swivel supports, whereby the bar is locked against both longitudinal and swivel motion when a patient's limb is placed on the limb receiver.
A patient support table wherein the improvement comprises:
- a pair of swivel supports that independently swivel in a generally horizontal direction;
- a limb support bar connected to each swivel support at a longitudinally sliding joint;
- which table includes a swivel lock means for each swivel support, and such swivel lock means has a plurality of downwardly facing slots for slidingly engaging the limb support bar at different angular positions of the swivel support;
- and a limb receiver secured at a fixed location to each limb support bar.
A patient support table wherein the improvement comprises:
- a pair of swivel supports that can independently swivel in a generally horizontal direction;
- a limb support bar connected to each swivel support at a longitudinally sliding joint;
- a limb receiver secured at a fixed location to each limb support bar;
- and a longitudinal lock means responsive to a patient's limb weight on each limb support bar;
- and such lock means includes a first transverse wedge member to engage a top of its limb support bar, and a second transverse wedge member to engage a bottom of its limb support bar at a location forward of the first wedge member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.