Patent ID: 9233042
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: A61G

Claim Text:
1. A surgical table guard system comprising: a. a surgical table comprising a longitudinally extending patient support surface configured to support a patient thereon and a horizontally extending table base and a vertically extending support column connecting said patient support surface and said horizontally extending table base; b. a surgical table guard comprising a horizontal table guard base having a width and a length and a vertical flange having a width and a height, wherein said width of said vertical flange is substantially equal to said height of said vertical flange and wherein said width of said vertical flange is substantially the same as said width of said horizontal table guard base and said height of said vertical flange is approximately or less than half of said length of said horizontal table guard base, said horizontal table guard base and said vertical flange meeting at a common vertex and forming a right angle at said vertex; c. said surgical table guard further having at least two mounting pads, said mounting pads being spaced from each other, said mounting pads also providing a spatial distance between said horizontal table guard base and said horizontally extending table base; d. said mounting pads being fixed directly to a top surface of said horizontally extending table base, said horizontal table guard base being affixed to said mounting pads so as to provide a stable platform; and e. said vertical flange being proximate to and spaced from said vertically extending support column so as to prevent damage to said support column and wherein said vertical flange is located under and adjacent a center point of said patient support surface.