Patent ID: 11951047
Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  E | IPC A  E

Claim 0:
1. A surgical table comprising:
a first column;
a second column;
an outer frame extending along a longitudinal axis between a head end and an opposite foot end, the head end being coupled to the first column such that the head end is movable relative to the first column along a height of the first column, the head end defining a first slot, the foot end being coupled to the second column and defining a second slot, the first slot being linear between opposite ends of the first slot;
an inner frame mounted on the outer frame, the inner frame comprising opposite first and second ends and a joint between the first and the second end such that the second end is pivotable relative to the first end about the joint, a portion of the second end being positioned in the second slot; and
a drive assembly comprising a drive link having a first end coupled to the joint and an opposite second end positioned in the first slot such that the portion of the second end of the inner frame is slidable within the second slot and the second end of the drive link is slidable relative to the outer frame along the longitudinal axis to pivot the second end of the inner frame relative to the first end of the inner frame,
wherein the inner frame is supported off of and displaceable relative to the outer frame.