Patent ID: 9265680
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61G

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for positioning a patient for a surgical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a base including vertical lifting-columns at each end of the base, each of the vertical lifting columns having a top end and a bottom end, the base having a first side and an opposite second side; a patient-positioning system coupled to the top end of each vertical lifting-column; a patient-support assembly including an operating platform including a head end and a foot end, and coupled to the patient-positioning system, the patient-positioning system connecting the patient-support assembly to the vertical lifting-columns; the base including a first stabilizing bar attached to the first side of the base adjacent a lower portion of the base, and a second stabilizing bar attached to the second side of the base and adjacent the lower portion of the base, each of the stabilizing bars including a pair of casters with wheels connected to each of the casters; wherein movement of the first stabilizing bar causes the wheels attached to the first stabilizing bar to move simultaneously; wherein movement of the second stabilizing bar causes the wheels attached to the second stabilizing bar to move simultaneously; wherein each of the stabilizing bars can be moved between a first position and a second position that is vertically higher than the first position, wherein each of the stabilizing bars can be locked in either the first or second position.