Patent ID: 9364380
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61B,A61G

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for supporting and positioning a patient during a surgical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a) first and second end supports; b) an elongate patient support structure extending between and supported by the first and second end supports and having opposite ends connected to the first and second end supports; c) the patient support structure including a frame section that has spaced opposite sides, so as to provide an open space therebetween that is free of obstructions centrally and that allows a patient's belly to extend downward between the opposite sides when the patient is in a prone position on the patient support structure; wherein d) the frame section has a first frame portion and a second frame portion, the first frame portion joined with the second frame portion at a joint; e) the joint has a pair of spaced hinge mechanisms joining the frame portions; and f) the hinge mechanism being operably articulatable to move the frame portions between a plurality of angular orientations with respect to each one another.