Operating room table adapter
AssigneeAllen Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsOrlando Soto, Dustin T. Libby, Thomas K. Skripps
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Abstract
An operating room table adapter is disclosed herein for use with a surgical table includes an adapter board, a rail receiver, and a rail assembly. The adapter board includes a slot formed in the adapter board and a strap extending through the slot. The adapter board has a first side including a first coupler. The first coupler is configured to engage a coupler of the surgical table and the strap is configured to wrap around at least a portion of the surgical table. The rail assembly extends beyond an edge of the adapter board and is operable to couple to a patient support.
Claims16
An operating room table adapter for use with a surgical table having a table coupler on a table section, the operating room table adapter comprising
- an adapter board including a first side having a first coupler and at least one slot formed through the adapter board,
- at least one rail coupled to the adapter board and extending beyond a first edge thereof, and
- at least one strap extending through the at least one slot,
- wherein the first coupler is configured to engage the table coupler of the table section and the at least one strap is configured to wrap around at least a portion of the surgical table section to secure the adapter board in place on the surgical table section, and
- wherein the adapter board includes a second side opposing the first side and the strap extends through the first side and the second side.
An operating room table adapter for use with a surgical table having a table coupler on a table section, the operating room table adapter comprising
- an adapter board including a first side having a first coupler and at least one slot formed through the adapter board,
- at least one rail coupled to the adapter board and extending beyond a first edge thereof, and
- at least one strap extending through the at least one slot,
- wherein the first coupler is configured to engage the table coupler of the table section and the at least one strap is configured to wrap around at least a portion of the surgical table section to secure the adapter board in place on the surgical table section, wherein the adapter board includes a second side opposing the first side and at least two slots, the first slot extending through the first side and the second side of the adapter board and spaced a first distance from the first edge of the adapter board, the second slot extending through the first side and the second side of the adapter board and spaced a second distance from the first edge of the adapter board, and the first distance not equal to the second distance, and
- wherein the adapter board includes a second edge substantially parallel to the first edge, the first slot being spaced a third distance from the second edge, the second slot being spaced a fourth distance from the second edge, and the third distance being less than the fourth distance.
An operating room table adapter for use with a surgical table having a table coupler on a table section, the operating room table adapter comprising
- an adapter board including a first side having a first coupler and at least one slot formed through the adapter board,
- at least one rail coupled to the adapter board and extending beyond a first edge thereof, and
- at least one strap extending through the at least one slot,
- wherein the first coupler is configured to engage the table coupler of the table section and the at least one strap is configured to wrap around at least a portion of the surgical table section to secure the adapter board in place on the surgical table section, further comprising a rail receiver coupled to the adapter board and having a rail opening sized to receive the at least one rail, and
- wherein the size of the rail opening is adjustable to a released configuration allowing slidable movement of the at least one rail relative to the rail opening and to a clamped configuration preventing slidable movement of the at least one rail relative to the rail opening.
An operating room table adapter for use with a surgical table having a table coupler on a table section, the operating room table adapter comprising
- an adapter board including a first side having a first coupler and at least one slot formed through the adapter board,
- at least one rail coupled to the adapter board and extending beyond a first edge thereof, and
- at least one strap extending through the at least one slot,
- wherein the first coupler is configured to engage the table coupler of the table section and the at least one strap is configured to wrap around at least a portion of the surgical table section to secure the adapter board in place on the surgical table section, further comprising a rail receiver coupled to the adapter board and having a rail opening sized to receive the at least one rail, and
- wherein the rail opening is spaced apart from the adapter board a distance sufficient for the table section to be situated between the adapter board and the at least one rail.
An operating room table adapter for use with a surgical table having a table coupler on a table section and a mattress having a table coupler on a surface of the mattress, the operating room table adapter comprising
- an adapter board including a first side having a first coupler and a second side having a second coupler,
- at least one rail coupled to the adapter board and extending beyond a first edge thereof,
- wherein the first coupler is configured to engage with the table coupler of the table section and the second coupler is configured to couple with the table coupler of the mattress to secure the adapter board in place on the surgical table section, and
- wherein the first coupler is made from one of hook material and loop material and the second coupler is made from one of hook material and loop material.
An operating room table adapter for use with a surgical table having a table coupler on a table section and a mattress having a table coupler on a surface of the mattress, the operating room table adapter comprising
- an adapter board including a first side having a first coupler and a second side having a second coupler,
- at least one rail coupled to the adapter board and extending beyond a first edge thereof,
- wherein the first coupler is configured to engage with the table coupler of the table section and the second coupler is configured to couple with the table coupler of the mattress to secure the adapter board in place on the surgical table section, and
- wherein the at least one rail is spaced apart from the adapter board a distance sufficient for the table section to be situated between the adapter board and the at least one rail and the at least one rail is movable relative to the adapter board.
A method of coupling an operating room table adapter to a surgical table having a table coupler on a table section, the method comprising
- detaching at least a portion of a mattress supported on the table section from the table section so that a mattress coupler of the mattress detaches from a table coupler of the table section,
- positioning an adapter board on the table section so that a first coupler of the adapter board couples with the mattress coupler, and
- placing the portion of the mattress on the adapter board so that a second coupler of the adapter board couples with the table coupler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.