Patent ID: 8966687
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B,A61N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A joint assembly for releasably connecting an extension panel to a patient support panel mounted on a pedestal, the patient support panel defining a first plane, the extension panel defining a second plane, said joint assembly comprising a first body member and a second body member, one of said first and second body members being arranged to be secured to the patient support panel and the other of said first and second body members being arranged to be secured to the extension panel, said first body member comprising an actuator subassembly and a frame including a projection, a first locking member and an overhang having an undersurface with a first recess therein, said second body member comprising a movable latch and a frame including at least one tab member and a second locking member, said second body member with said extension panel secured thereto being configured to be brought into engagement with said first body member so that said first and second planes extend at an obtuse angle with respect to each other, whereupon said second body member is configured to pivot with respect to said first body member during abutting engagement between said first locking member and said second locking member so that said first and second planes are parallel to each other when said first body member and said second body member are locked together, whereupon a portion of said at least one tab member is releasably received within said first recess and with said first and second locking members engaging each other to lock said first and second body members together to prevent downward movement of the extension panel with respect to the patient support panel, and with said latch of said second body member engaging said projection of said first body member to lock said first and second body members together and thereby prevent upward movement of the extension panel with respect to the patient support panel.