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US 9,308,145 B2Granted
Patient positioning support structure
OwnerRoger P. Jacksoninventor
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Abstract
A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for both upwardly and downwardly breaking or jointed orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions. Cable, cantilevered and pull-rod systems are included. Primary and secondary elevators and a failsafe locking system are provided.
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A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a) an elongate patient support having first and second ends and a head portion and a foot portion that are joined by a pair of spaced opposed hinge structures, articulatable with respect to each other and lockable in a planar configuration and a plurality of angular configurations relative to each other;
- b) a first end support connected to the patient support first end, and being vertically adjustable so as to provide for selective positioning of the first end relative to the floor supporting the apparatus;
- c) a torso trolley movably positionable upon the patient support head portion, wherein the torso trolley is adapted to support the torso of a patient on the apparatus;
- d) a trolley positioner operably determining an articulation between the head and foot portions and cooperatively positioning the trolley on the head portion in a predetermined location relative to the head portion in response to the determined articulation;
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- e) a secondary vertical elevator located between the first end and the first support to provide vertical adjustment of the first end relative to the floor in cooperation with the first support.
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An apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a selectively height adjustable support subassembly with respect to the floor including first and second spaced opposed end supports;
- each end support including an independently and cooperatively operating primary elevator, the second end support including an independently and cooperatively operating secondary elevator;
- b) an elongate patient support subassembly extending between the first and second end supports and held by the first and second end supports in spaced relation with respect to the floor, the elongate patient support subassembly having head and foot end portions pivotably connected by a joint structure so as to be alignable in a first plane;
- c) an orientation subassembly including interconnected rotation and angulation subassemblies cooperatively rotating and articulating at least a portion of the elongate patient support subassembly so as to allow the elongate patient support subassembly to move through a plurality of angular orientations thereof in cooperation with one or more of the primary and secondary elevators, while the joint structure is spaced a substantially constant height from the floor when being moved through the plurality of angular orientations and without the first and second end supports moving towards or away from each other along the floor;
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- d) a torso trolley associated with the head end portion and cooperating with the orientation subassembly that is movable to a preselected position relative to each of the angular orientations of the elongate patient support subassembly.
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A continuously non-segmentedly adjustable apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a lift subassembly including
- i) a first upright pier with an individually operable and continuously adjustable first primary elevator;
- ii) a second upright pier in opposed and spaced relation with the first upright pier, and having an individually operable and continuously adjustable second primary elevator and an individually operable and continuously adjustable secondary elevator;
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- iii) a base joining the first and second upright piers;
- b) an elongate patient support subassembly including head and foot support structures joined by a pivot and alignable in a first plane, and a torso trolley slidingly engaging the head support structure in cooperation with movement of the pivot, wherein the pivot is adapted for upward and downward breaking;
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- c) an orientation subassembly including rotation and angulation subassemblies cooperating with the first and second piers and the elongate patient support subassembly, so as to rotate, articulate and lift at least a portion of the patient support subassembly so as to allow the patient support structure to move through a non-segmented plurality of angular orientations thereof without the end supports moving relative to each other while the height between the pivot and the floor is substantially constant during angulation only;
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- d) a powered actuator to move the pivot.
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An adjustable apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a) an elongate patient support subassembly including
- i) a first end portion with inboard and outboard ends and a torso trolley slidable between the inboard and outboard ends of the first end portion;
- ii) a second end portion with inboard and outboard ends;
- iii) an upwardly and downwardly breaking hinge pivotably joining the inboard ends of the first and second end portions;
- iv) the first and second end portions being alignable in a first plane, and
- v) the torso trolley cooperating with the hinge so as to non-segmentedly slide between the associated inboard and outboard ends;
- b) a support subassembly holding the patient support subassembly in spaced relation with respect to the floor, and including
- i) a continuously adjustable selectively telescoping upright first pier joined with the outboard end of the first end portion and having cooperating non-segmentedly adjustable primary first elevator;
- ii) a continuously adjustable selectively telescoping upright second pier joined with the outboard end of the second end portion and having cooperating non-segmentedly adjustable primary and secondary second elevators;
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- iii) a non-telescoping base structure holding the first and second piers in opposed spaced relation to one another;
- c) a continuously adjustable orientation subassembly including interconnected rotation and angulation subassemblies cooperatively rotating and articulating at least a portion of the patient support subassembly so as to allow the patient support structure to move through a number of non-segmented angular orientation thereof in cooperation with one or more of the primary and secondary first and second elevators while the height of the hinge above the floor is substantially constant during angulation only;
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- d) a powered actuator to move the hinge upward and downward.
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A continuously adjustable patient support and articulation apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a) first and second spaced lift subassemblies, the first lift subassembly including an individually operable and continuously adjustable primary lift subassembly, the second lift subassembly including an individually operable, continuously adjustable and operably joined primary and secondary lift subassemblies;
- b) a patient support subassembly rotatably joined with the first and second spaced lift subassemblies, the patient support subassembly including head-end and foot-end supports, each of the head-end and foot-end supports having an inboard end and an outboard end, the head-end and foot-end supports being pivotably joined at their inboard ends and alignable in a first plane, and the head-end support including a torso trolley slidably engaged thereby;
- c) an individually operable and continuously adjustable articulation subassembly operably joined with the head-end support, the foot-end support, and the torso trolley, and including articulating structure for articulating the head-end and foot-end supports with respect to the first plane while simultaneously translating the torso trolley along the head-end support in a direction associated with an angle of articulation, while the articulating structure is spaced a substantially constant height from the floor supporting the apparatus during angulation only;
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- d) a powered actuator to move the articulating structure.
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An adjustable apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a) an elongate patient support subassembly including
- i) a first end portion with inboard and outboard ends and a torso trolley slidable between the inboard and outboard ends of the first end portion;
- ii) a second end portion with inboard and outboard ends;
- iii) an upwardly and downwardly breaking hinge structure pivotably joining the inboard ends of the first and second end portions, the hinge structure being spaced a height above the floor supporting the apparatus;
- iv) the first and second end portions being alignable in a first plane, and
- v) the torso trolley cooperating with the hinge structure so as to non-segmentedly slide between the associated inboard and outboard ends;
- b) a support subassembly holding the patient support subassembly in spaced relation with respect to the floor, and including
- i) a continuously adjustable upright first pier joined with the outboard end of the first end portion and having cooperating non-segmentedly adjustable primary first elevator;
- ii) a continuously adjustable upright second pier joined with the outboard end of the second end portion and having cooperating non-segmentedly adjustable primary and secondary second elevators;
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- iii) a non-telescoping base structure holding the first and second piers in opposed spaced relation to one another;
- c) a continuously adjustable orientation subassembly including interconnected rotation and angulation subassemblies cooperatively rotating and articulating at least a portion of the patient support subassembly so as to allow the patient support structure to move through a number of non-segmented angular orientation thereof in cooperation with one or more of the primary and secondary first and second elevators while the height of the hinge structure above the floor is substantially constant during angulation only;
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- d) a powered actuator to move the continuously adjustable orientation subassembly and the support subassembly.
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An apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a selectively height adjustable support subassembly with respect to the floor including first and second spaced opposed end supports;
- each end support including an independently and cooperatively operating primary elevator, the second end support including an independently and cooperatively operating secondary elevator;
- b) an elongate patient support subassembly extending between the first and second end supports and held by the first and second end supports in spaced relation with respect to the floor, the elongate patient support subassembly having head and foot end portions pivotably connected by a joint structure so as to be alignable in a first plane;
- c) the joint structure orientation subassembly including an angulation subassembly configured to articulate at least a portion of the elongate patient support subassembly so as to allow the elongate patient support subassembly to move through a plurality of angular orientations thereof in cooperation with one or more of the primary and secondary elevators, while the joint structure is spaced a substantially constant height from the floor when being moved through the plurality of angular orientations and without the first and second end supports moving towards or away from each other along the floor;
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- d) a torso trolley associated with the head end portion and cooperating with the orientation subassembly that is movable to a preselected position relative to each of the angular orientations of the patient support subassembly.
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A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a patient support structure supported on at least one end and positioned above the floor by an end support structure, the patient support structure comprising a head end section coupled with a foot end section by a pair of spaced apart hinges;
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- a torso trolley movably positionable on the head end section of the patient support structure and configured to support a patient torso thereon, the torso trolley operably coupled with the pair of spaced apart hinges via a linking rod,
- wherein articulation of the head end section relative to the foot end section about the spaced apart hinges is configured to cause the linking rod and the torso trolley to move in a same direction.
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A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a patient support structure comprising a head end section coupled with a foot end section by a hinge, the patient support structure supported on a first end and positioned above the floor by a first end support structure;
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- a torso trolley positionable on the head end section and moveable relative to the hinge, the torso trolley configured to support a patient torso thereon and linked with the hinges by a linking rod such that the linking rod and the torso trolley are configured to move away from the hinge when the patient support structure articulates about the hinge in a first direction.
A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a patient support structure comprising a head end section coupled with a foot end section by a pair of spaced apart hinges, the patient support structure positionable above the floor and supported on outer first and second ends by respective first and second end support structures, the first end support structure comprising a first lift assembly configured to raise and lower the first end of the patient support structure, the second end support structure comprising a second lift assembly configured to raise and lower the second end of the patient support structure, wherein the head end section and the foot end section are configured to articulate relative to each other about the pair of spaced apart hinges while simultaneously substantially maintaining a substantially constant height of the pair of spaced apart hinges relative to the floor.
A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a patient support structure supported on at least one end and positioned above the floor by an end support structure, the patient support structure comprising a head end section coupled with a foot end section by a pair of spaced apart hinges;
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- a torso trolley movably positionable on the head end section of the patient support structure and configured to support a patient torso thereon, the torso trolley operably coupled to a linking rod,
- wherein when the head end section and the foot end section are articulated about the spaced apart hinges, the linking rod and the torso trolley move in a same direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.