Surgical table
AssigneeReliance Medical Products, Inc.
InventorGary G. Schwaegerle
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Abstract
A surgical table which includes a patient support surface 16 for receiving a patient, a vertically-movable support column connected to and supporting the patient support surface, and a pair of four-bar linkages for laterally tilting patient support surface relative to the support column. The support column includes a base that is mounted for vertical movement between a first position in which the surgical table is movable on rollers and a second position wherein the base contacts the floor to lock the position of the surgical table during a procedure. One or more trays may be pivotally connected to the patient support surface and selectively deployed to hold objects such as surgical instruments.
Claims9
A surgical table comprising:
- a patient support surface;
- a base having a base frame;
- a support column extending between said base frame and said support surface;
- a carriage coupled for relative movement with said base frame, said carriage including a plurality of spaced-apart rolling members and a pair of yokes each pivotally coupled to said base frame, each of said yokes carrying at least one of said rolling members;
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- a lifting mechanism operative for transferring a lifting force to said yokes sufficient to move said yokes relative to said base frame, said lifting mechanism capable of moving said yokes relative to said base frame between a first position in which said carriage is movable on said rolling members and a second position in which said carriage is not movable on said rolling members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.