A surgical table apparatus is provided for supporting a patient before, during, or after a surgical procedure. The surgical table apparatus includes a base and a table top. The table top includes a body support section adapted to support the body of a patient and a head support section adapted to support the head of a patient.
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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/874,710, to Weil et al., filed Jun. 5, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,615,429; and a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/934,226, to Borders, filed Aug. 21, 2001, now U.S Pat. No. 6,446,287; which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/734,487, to Borders, filed Dec. 11, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,276,012, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/187,990, to Borders, filed Nov. 6, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,202,230; which claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 60/064,709 filed Nov. 7, 1997, and 60/083,673 filed Apr. 30, 1998. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patents Application Nos. 60/264,090, to Borders et al., filed on Jan. 25, 2001; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/264,214, to Blyshak et al., filed Jan. 25, 2001; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/300,625, to Borders et al., filed on Jun. 25, 2001 to Borders et al.; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/326,866, to Borders et al., filed Oct. 3, 2001. The disclosures of all the above-referenced patent applications are expressly incorporated by reference herein.
The present invention pertains to a motorized operating table (1) of the type comprising a horizontal platform (2) for supporting a patient, equipped at least in part with a side rail (3) for accessories, said platform (2) being affixed on a chassis mounted on wheels, characterized in that said table (1) comprises a control unit (7) for controlling the displacement of the operating table (1) attached on the side rail (3) and coupled to a base comprising a motor unit (8), said control unit (7) comprising control means for actuating the operating or the stopping of said motor unit.
An apparatus for supporting a patient's arm in a desired position during surgery includes a patient support, such as an surgical table or chair, an arm support for supporting the patient's arm, an arm support locking mechanism for securing the arm support in a desired position during surgery, and a bracket for attaching the arm support and the arm support locking mechanism to the patient support. The arm support locking mechanism includes first and second plates having notches or projections for securing the mechanism in a locked position. One of the plates also has an angled recess region for engaging a wedge-shaped member positioned between the plates in the locked position. In operation, the wedge-shaped member moves one of the plates against a force of the spring to unseat the projections from the notches in an unlocked position allowing for rotation of the arm support in two directions.
A patient support surface comprises a cover defining an interior region, a modifiable support layer situated in the interior region and having at least one air bladder, and a sensor layer situated in the interior region and having at least one sensor configured to detect a physiological parameter of a patient atop the patient support surface.
A leg rest assembly for an examination table that is adaptable to extend the length of the table or to act as a kneeler section is disclosed. The extension section of the assembly has an efficient design that allows for the assembly to be easily changed from an extension section to a kneeler. A latching mechanism to hold the assembly in an extended position outwardly from the table is designed separately from the guide mechanism that move the assembly into a kneeler configuration.
