Patent ID: 9549863
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61G,E05D

Claim:
1. A surgical table comprising: a patient support structure and a base assembly comprising a first and a second support column supporting respective ends of the patient support structure, the patient support structure comprising a head end section and a foot end section, the head end section coupled at an outer end thereof to the first support column, the foot end section coupled at an outer end thereof to the second support column, the head and foot end sections each comprising a pair of inner ends that are pivotally and slidingly coupled together at an inward articulation, each of the inner ends of the head end section comprise a slot at the inward articulation, each of the inner ends of the foot end section are coupled with the respective slot at the inward articulation via a hinge pin that engages the slot, the hinge pin being configured to pivot and slide within the slot, the head end section and foot end section articulating about a hinge axis extending through the hinge pin, wherein the hinge pin is positionally located in between a head end portion and a foot end portion of the slot when the head and foot end sections are in a neutral position, and wherein the hinge pin is configured to move towards a foot end portion of the slot when the patient support structure moves from the neutral position to an extended position.