Patent ID: 6973688
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: A61B,A61G,F16M

Abstract:
1. A patient table comprising: a patient support surface for supporting a patient during a medical procedure; a base supporting said patient support surface; a monitor displaying medical information relating to a medical procedure; a pivot arm having a first end connected to said base and a second end connected to said monitor; and a pivot release member provided on one of said monitor and said pivot arm for releasably securing said monitor and said pivot arm at predetermined angular positions with respect to said base, wherein said pivot release member includes a handle section and a release trigger proximate one another to allow a user to grip said handle and release the trigger with the same hand to release the pivot arm and move said monitor relative to said base; wherein said patient table comprises a patient support surface which will support a patient in at least two examination positions for a medical procedure, said pivot arm orienting said monitor in a first predetermined angular position parallel to the longitudinal axis of the table and another position at a second predetermined angular position perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the table.