Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1989-08-18
1991-06-11
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
128 70, 5 3, 5 67, A61F 500, A61G 705
Patent
active
050223887
ABSTRACT:
A patient table apparatus having a pad for supporting a patient with at least two sections, a lower body section which will tilt with respect to an upper body section about an axis transverse to the pad. The apparatus includes a spring mechanism to impart an upward force on the lower body section against the force of gravity on the patient. A motor extends or retracts the spring mechanism and controls for the motor are provided whereby the amount of upward force on the lower body section may be increased or decreased.
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Apley Richard J.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
Health Care Manufacturing, Inc.
Kachigian Mark G.
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