Patent ID: 9289343
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61G,F04C

Claim Text:
1. A side rail for a medical table, the side rail comprising: an elongated body having two terminal ends and that is configured, based on at least a height and a width of the elongated body, to be received by a medical accessory, wherein the elongated body is formed of a material having a modulus of elasticity that is about 50 gigapascals to about 150 gigapascals and a yield strength that is about 40×10 wherein the elongated body comprises a plurality of mounting holes configured to engage respective fasteners for securing the side rail to the medical table, the plurality of mounting holes defining an inter-hole spacing along the elongated body that is based on the height of the elongated body, the width of the elongated body, and mechanical properties of the material from which the elongated body is formed, such that the side rail, according to a structural strength provided by the inter-hole spacing of the plurality of mounting holes, can support the medical accessory and can flex or deflect up to a predetermined amount when an impact force is applied to the side rail, wherein the height is about 20 mm to about 35 mm and the width is about 6 mm to about 20 mm, wherein the inter-hole spacing is about 300 mm or less, and wherein an outer spacing distance between respective outermost holes of the plurality of mounting holes and corresponding terminal ends of the two terminal ends is about 150 mm or less, and a manually controlled accessory lock located at one of the two terminal ends of the elongated body and including a member configured to move inward towards and into the side rail to permit mounting of the medical accessory to the side rail and further configured to move away from the side rail after the medical accessory is mounted so as to block the medical accessory from falling off of the side rail.