Patent ID: 11896533
Assignee: MIZUHO OSI
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 8:
9. A system for supporting a patient, comprising:
a platform of a surgical table configured to support at least a portion of the patient; and
a base, the base comprising four load-sensing lift mechanisms spaced about the base, each of the load-sensing lift mechanisms comprising:
a support foot,
a motor configured to raise and lower the support foot,
a vertical shaft extending from the support foot and mounted within a vertical shaft bushing, and
a load cell beam attached to a lower portion of the vertical shaft and the support foot, the load cell beam being cantilevered relative to the vertical shaft and comprising a sensor for measuring applied vertical forces,
wherein the motor is configured to raise the support foot to a retracted position not contacting a ground surface, and the motor is configured to lower the support foot to an extended position contacting the ground surface.