Surgical table top and accessory clamp used thereon
AssigneeSTERIS Inc.
InventorBarry A. Easterling
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Abstract
A medical accessory clamping system includes a table and an accessory clamp. The table has an upper surface and a lower surface, a first ridge positioned on the upper surface and a second ridge positioned on the lower surface of the table. The accessory clamp has a first clamping member and a second clamping member coupled to but separate from the first clamping member wherein the clamping members define a cavity for receiving a portion of the table. The first and second clamping members have recesses for receiving said first and second ridges of the table, respectively. A uniquely styled clamp and a table are also disclosed.
Claims48
A medical table top having a periphery defined by edges, comprising:
- an upper surface, a lower surface, at least a first ridge positioned on said upper surface near the periphery of the table top;
- and at least a second ridge positioned on said lower surface near the periphery of the table top, said ridges being spaced inwardly from said edges, and being adapted to releasably retain an associated clamp.
A surgical table comprising:
- a table top having an upper surface, a lower surface, a side edge, a first ridge positioned on said upper surface and spaced inwardly from said side edge, and a second ridge positioned on said lower surface of the table top and spaced inwardly from said side edge, the first and second ridges being adapted to connect with an associated clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.