Patent ID: 11925585
Assignee: MAQUET GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A system comprising:
an operating table for supporting a patient;
the operating table comprising a base, a column, and a table top;
wherein the operating table is configured for control by a remote control;
the table top comprising:
at least three elements, the at least three elements configured for collectively supporting the patient thereon, and
at least two interface joints, each interface joint serving as a movable connection between two adjacent elements,
wherein at least one of the at least two interface joints is a rotational joint for rotation of at least one of said elements with respect to other of said elements for configuring the table top;
wherein one of the at least three elements is a central table top element positioned above the column;

the operating table further comprising
a controller arranged to control the at least two interface joints, each interface joint configured to actuate a movement of at least one element relative to another adjacent element;
a light emitting arrangement associated with each interface joint, and each adapted to display light in a pattern that is visible on at least one end of each interface joint at a lateral side of the table top, wherein a characteristic of the pattern displayed by each light emitting arrangement is visibly unique to the associated interface joint such that the interface joints are visually distinguishable from one another based on the differing characteristics of the patterns.