Patient support table

Details Patient support table Patient support table

1998-10-01

2001-05-29

Browne, Lynne H. (Department: 3633)

Beds

Invalid bed or surgical support

Sectional user supporting surface

C005S617000, C005S600000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06237172

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a table for supporting a patient.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is sometimes desirable to support a patient for examination or treatment in a position other than a flat prone or flat supine position. Such other positions include prone or supine positions in which portions of the patient's body, such as the torso and legs, are inclined relative to each other to varying degrees. Therefore, a table for supporting a patient may have sections that are interconnected for movement pivotally between different positions for supporting portions of the patient's body at correspondingly different inclinations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a tabletop having a plurality of sections. The sections of the tabletop are relatively movable to positions in which the tabletop is configured to support a patient in a generally kneeling prone position suitable for lumbar examination. An angular section of the tabletop has a torso support surface configured to receive the patient's torso when the patient is in the generally kneeling prone position. The angular section further has a leg support surface configured to receive the patient's upper legs when the patient is in the generally kneeling prone position. The torso and leg support surfaces of the angular section have a permanently fixed angular orientation relative to each other and face upward in directions that diverge from each other. This configuration of the angular section enables the tabletop to impart an especially accessible orientation to the patient's lumbar vertebrae.


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