Patient support having an adjustable popliteal length apparatus, system and method

A patient support comprising

• a frame,
• a deck supported by the frame, the deck including a plurality of deck sections comprising a head section, a seat section, a thigh section, and a foot section, each of the deck sections having a first side and a second side transversely spaced from the first side to define a width of the deck section, each of the deck sections having a first end and a second end being longitudinally spaced from the first end to define a length of the deck section, the head section being pivotable relative to the frame about a first transverse axis, the thigh section being pivotable relative to the frame about a second transverse axis, the foot section being pivotable relative to the thigh section about a third transverse axis,
• a length adjuster coupled to the thigh section and movable to vary the distance between the second transverse axis and the third transverse axis,
• a width adjuster coupled to at least one of the deck sections, and
• a controller operably coupled to the length adjuster to adjust the length of the thigh section and operably coupled to the width adjuster to adjust the width of the at least one deck section.

A patient support comprising

• a base,
• at least one vertically movable support portion coupled to the base,
• a frame supported by the at least one vertically movable support portion to be raisable and lowerable relative to the base,
• a seat section coupled to the frame, the seat section having a first end and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end,
• a head section pivotably coupled to the frame proximate the first end of the seat section,
• a thigh section pivotably coupled to the frame and having a first end proximate the second end of the seat section and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end,
• a foot section having a first end and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end,
• a length adjuster having a first end coupled to the thigh section and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end to define a distance between the first and second ends of the length adjuster,
• a joint at which the first end of the foot section is pivotably coupled to the second end of the length adjuster to pivot the foot section about a transverse axis relative to the length adjuster, the length adjuster movable to change the position of the joint relative to the first end of the thigh section, and
• a controller operably coupled to the length adjuster to increase or decrease the distance between the first and second ends of the length adjuster, thereby increasing or decreasing the longitudinal length of the thigh section.

A patient support comprising

• a frame,
• a plurality of deck sections supported by the frame, each deck section having a first side and a second side transversely spaced from the first side and a first end and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end, the deck sections including a head section, a thigh section including a thigh section length adjuster, and a foot section, the thigh section being pivotable relative to the frame about a first transverse axis to raise and lower the thigh section above the frame, the foot section being coupled to the thigh section such that at least the first end of the foot section is raised above the frame when the thigh section is raised above the frame and at least the second end of the foot section angles downwardly relative to the frame when the thigh section is raised above the frame,
• a roller coupled to the frame at a fixed position, an outer surface of the roller engaging the foot section as it angles downwardly relative to the frame, and
• a controller operably coupled to the thigh section to raise and lower the thigh section relative to the frame.