An operating table for lower portions of the human body comprises a single bar that extends lengthwise from the table and carries supports for the legs and feet on either side of the bar. The supports are adjustable, those for the feet being universally mounted at the ends of a pair of arms that extend swingably from both sides of the bar on a holder that is movable lengthwise of the bar. The bar itself is movable transversely of its length, from side-to-side of the table, by means of a crank-operated slide.
Apparatus for controlling the attitude of a knee joint includes a housing secured to the center section of an operating table; the housing supports the upper portion of a leg being operated on. An elongated support for the lower portion of the leg is pivotably mounted on the housing. Reversible drive means pivot the support through a vertical plane to flex and extend the knee joint. First control means operate the reversible drive means and second control means deactivate the reversible drive means at predetermined limit positions.
An improved thigh muscle stretching device includes a central spine or post having a seat bottom on one end thereof, and an elongate worm gear mounted for free rotation adjacent the opposing end of the spine. A movable housing is threadedly received on the worm gear, and a pair of elongate rod members are dual-plane pivotally mounted on opposing sides of the housing. The distal ends of the rod members are adapted for receiving the legs of a user. Rotation of the worm gear is controlled by a multiple-plane pivoting handle positioned for user operation.
A physiotherapy bench includes a frame supported by legs in an elevated, use position, and an arcuate body supporting panel on the frame. The supporting panel includes a substantially horizontal front end for supporting the chest of a patient, and an inclined rear end for supporting the hips and the upper portion of the legs of a patient, whereby the spine is subjected to gentle traction. A headrest is resiliently connected to the front end of the frame for floating support of the head of a patient.
A dynamic surgical table system includes any one or combination of a head support system, support systems for each arm, a torso support system, and a leg support system mounted to a frame system to support a patient during surgery. Any one or combination of the support systems is movable relative to the other and to the frame system to facilitate patient repositioning during surgery. Such repositioning may be desirable, for example, to create flexion, extension or rotation of the spine to facilitate access to and surgical treatment of one or more vertebral bodies, disc spaces between vertebral bodies, or other anatomical structures adjacent the spine of the patient. Furthermore, individual support members of any one of the support systems can articulate to conform to the patient anatomy and facilitate repositioning of the particular portion of the patient's body being support thereon while minimizing stress on the patient.
A modular, multi-articulated patient support system includes independently adjustable columns connected by an adjustable base and supporting a patient support structure. Each column includes rotation, angulation and separation adjustment structure. The patient support may be raised, lowered and rotated about a longitudinal axis in either horizontal or tilted orientation. The patient support includes a body support rotatably coupled with right and left leg supports disengageable at the outboard ends, that can be tilted, rotated and locked in place. An intermediate brace engages the base when the outboard ends of the leg supports are disengaged. The patient support structure may include two pairs of patient supports, each attached at the outboard end of a column and having a free inboard end. A coordinated drive system raises, lowers, tilts and rotates the patient supports, which may be positioned in overlapping relation. The pairs of patient supports may be rotated in unison to achieve 180.degree. repositioning of a patient.
