Patent ID: 11857467
Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A method of using a surgical table including a base portion and a sagittal adjustment device for adjusting positions of a patient thereon, the method comprising:
providing a first pivotal portion and a second pivotal portion of the sagittal adjustment device supported by an upper surface of the base portion, each of the first pivotal portion and the second pivotal portion being pivotally attached to the base portion, the first pivotal portion having a first edge, the second pivotal portion having a second edge, and the first edge of the first pivotal portion and the second edge of the second pivotal portion facing one another;
positioning a first portion of the patient in a first position on the first pivotal portion of the sagittal adjustment device;
positioning a second portion of the patient in a second position on the second pivotal portion of the sagittal adjustment device;
pivoting the first pivotal portion of the sagittal adjustment device relative to the upper surface of the base portion between at least a first pivotal position and a second pivotal position thereof to move the first portion of the patient from the first position to a third position;
pivoting the second pivotal portion of the sagittal adjustment device relative to the upper surface of the base portion between at least a third pivotal position and a fourth pivotal position thereof to move the second portion of the patient from the second position to a fourth position;
further adjusting the first and second pivotal portions of the sagittal adjustment device relative to one another to adjust the first and second portions of the patient relative to one another and manipulate the spine of the patient; and
moving one of the first and second portions linearly relative to the base portion to further adjust the first and second portion of the patient relative to one another;
wherein, when the first pivotal portion of the sagittal adjustment device is in the first pivotal position and the second pivotal portion of the sagittal adjustment device is in the third pivotal position, the first edge and the second are substantially parallel to one another, and, when the first pivotal portion of the sagittal adjustment device is in the second pivotal position and the second pivotal portion of the sagittal adjustment device is in the fourth pivotal position, the first edge and the second edge have an acute orientation with respect to one another, and
wherein the one of the first and second portions is linearly moveable by moving a first pin along a channel formed in the upper surface that extends in a direction substantially aligned with the mid-longitudinal axis of the base portion.