Patent ID: 9265679
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61G

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a) a base structure including a pair of spaced opposed end supports, and a generally horizontal base portion extending between the end supports; b) an elongate patient support structure consisting of first and second portions, the first and second portions having respective inner ends and outer ends, the inner ends being pivotally joined at a single inward articulation such that the first and second portions are positionable in a plurality of angular orientations relative to each other and the end supports, the outer ends connected to the end supports; c) a pivoting subassembly attaching the outer end of the second portion to one of the end supports, the pivoting subassembly configured to facilitate pivoting of the second portion relative to the end support in the plurality of angular orientations with the outer end of the second portion movable away from the end support; d) wherein at least one end support includes an actively driven subassembly for actively translating and angulating the first portion of the patient support structure to allow the first and second portions to move through the plurality of angular orientations without the end supports moving horizontally relative to the base portion; and e) a patient support pad attached to the first portion and another patient support pad attached to the second portion so as to be positioned on opposite sides of the inward articulation.