Patent ID: 9510987
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
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 with opposed outer ends; b. a first end support assembly and a second end support assembly opposing the first end support assembly, each assembly having a connection subassembly, the first and second end support assemblies coupled to the base structure outer ends and supported by the floor; c. first and second patient support sections, each having an outboard end securely attached to the respective end support assembly by the connection subassembly and an inboard end, the inboard ends being spatially related and providing for an articulation therebetween; d. each connection subassembly including an angle actuator operable to position a respective patient support section in a plurality of articulation angular orientations with respect to the floor; e. wherein at least one of the angle actuators is configured to move toward or away from the articulation while the outer ends of the base structure remain stationary on the floor; f. a patient trunk translator engaged with one of said first and second patient support sections, the trunk translator having a trunk actuator operable for selective positioning of the trunk translator along a length of the patient support section, the trunk actuator including a trunk sensor for sensing a position of the trunk translator and transmitting articulation angular orientation and position data; and g. a computer interfaced with the at least one of the angle actuators of the connection subassemblies, the trunk actuator, and the trunk sensor, the computer configured to receive the articulation angular orientation and position data from the trunk sensor and to send a trunk actuator control signal to the trunk actuator in response to a change in the articulation angular orientation to thereby coordinate a position of the trunk translator with the plurality of angular orientations at the articulation.