Patent ID: 9744089
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61G

Claim:
1. A surgical table for supporting a patient having hips and a torso, the surgical table having a torso region and a hip region supported above a floor during a medical procedure, the surgical table comprising: a first frame section comprising the torso region and a second frame section comprising the hip region, the first and second frame sections inwardly coupled by a pair of spaced apart hinges and outwardly supported by respective first and second end supports; a torso platform configured to support the patient at the torso, the torso platform supported on and in sliding relation with the first frame section; a slide mechanism operably coupling the torso platform and the surgical table, the slide mechanism configured to move the torso platform in response to hinging of the first frame section relative to the second frame section, wherein the torso platform moves towards the pair of spaced apart hinges when the first and second frame sections transition from a generally level position to an inverted V position; and a hip support configured to support the patient at the hips, the hip support supported on the second frame section.