Patent ID: 11911320
Assignee: RC MEDICAL L.L.C.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method of providing an attendant support on an operating table, the operating table including a base, and a patient support surface and a rail carried by the base, the rail extending along a lateral side of the operating table vertically lower than the patient support surface, the method comprising:
obtaining a cushion having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface presenting an attendant support surface;
coupling the cushion to the rail of the operating table such that an inner surface of the cushion is proximal to and contacts an outer surface of the rail and the attendant support surface of the cushion is disposed vertically lower than the patient support surface and distal to the outer surface of the rail and is oriented at least partially laterally outward from the rail, the attendant support surface being operable to provide support to an attendant positioned adjacent to and leaning against the operating table.