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US 9,968,503 B2Granted
Dual column surgical table having a single-handle unlock for table rotation
AssigneeAllen Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsJoshua C. Hight, David P. Scott, Thomas K. Skripps, Orlando Soto, Darwin Keith-Lucas, Justin I. McCarthy, Jack B. Sing, Jeffrey C. Marrion, Phillip B. Dolliver, Joshua J. Moriarty
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Abstract
A surgical patient support includes a foundation frame, a support top, and a brake system. The foundation frame includes a first column and a second column. The support top is coupled to the first column and the second column for rotation about a top axis extending along the length of the support top. A single-handle unlock for the support top is also provided.
Claims18
A surgical patient support apparatus comprising:
- a foundation frame including a rotation driver, a drive shaft, and a drive coupler, and
- a support top coupled to the drive shaft of the foundation frame to rotate with the drive shaft, the support top configured to rotate about a top axis extending along the length of the support top relative to the foundation frame,
- wherein the drive coupler is configured to move between an engaged position, coupling the drive shaft to the rotation driver so that the support top is rotated about the top axis, and a disengaged position, de-coupling the drive shaft from the rotation drive so that the support top is free to be manually rotated about the top axis, wherein the drive coupler includes a first engagement member that extends through the rotation driver and into the drive shaft when the drive coupler is in the engaged position.
A surgical patient support apparatus comprising
- a foundation frame including a rotation driver, a drive shaft, and a drive coupler, and
- a support top coupled to the drive shaft of the foundation frame to rotate with the drive shaft, the support top configured to rotate about a top axis extending along the length of the support top relative to the foundation frame,
- wherein the drive coupler is configured to move between an engaged position, coupling the drive shaft to the rotation driver so that the support top is rotated about the top axis, and a disengaged position, de-coupling the drive shaft from the rotation drive so that the support top is free to be manually rotated about the top axis, wherein the drive coupler includes an engagement slider, a handle, and a biasing spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.