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US 7,546,650 B2Granted
Adjustable surgical table
AssigneeYale University
InventorJames J. Yue
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Abstract
A surgical table includes a horizontal patient support with a base extending therefrom and supporting the patient support at a desired height. The surgical table also includes an adjustment platform positioned upon the patient support. The adjustment platform includes a plurality of expansion members adapted to selectively adjust the relative position of the patient.
Claims18
A surgical table, comprising:
- a horizontal patient support with a base extending therefrom and supporting the patient support at a desired height;
- an adjustment platform positioned upon the patient support, the adjustment platform including a plurality of expansion members adapted to selectively adjust the relative position of the patient;
- wherein the expansion members each include a shell under the control of a pressurized fluid or air and the expansion members each include a volume adjustment member which is a roller acting upon the expansion member to control the lateral volume thereof.
An adjustment platform, comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of expansion members positioned within the frame, the expansion members being adapted to selectively adjust the relative position of the patient lying upon the platform, wherein a expansion members each include a shell under the control of a pressurized fluid or air and the expansion members each include a volume adjustment member which is a roller acting upon the expansion member to control the lateral volume thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.