Patent ID: 9622928
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61G,E05D

Claim:
1. A surgical table comprising: a patient support including a first end section comprising a pair of first end frames joined with a second end section comprising a pair of second end frames, the first end section is inwardly joined with the second end section at a pair of hinges constructed of radiolucent material, said hinges being located between the first end frames and the respective second end frames, wherein the hinges are actively driven to cause the first end section to articulate relative to the second end section, wherein each of the pair of hinges comprises a sprocket, a driver, and a drive chain positioned within the second end frame, the drive chain coupled at one end to the sprocket and at the opposite end to the driver, the sprocket being rotatably coupled with the first end frame via a hinge pin, the drive chain being moved in compression by the driver to cause the sprocket to rotate such that the first end section articulates relative to the second end section about the hinge pin.