Patent ID: 6108841
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An ergonomical leg support system for use with a medical examination table having a top surface and center-line plane wherein a patient's pelvis and upper body are supported on the table with feet and thighs supported by the leg support system in a predetermined patient position symmetric the center-line plane, the leg support system comprising:a support frame mounted to the examination table;two opposing foot rest means, mounted to the frame and disposed below the top surface of the examination table, for supporting the soles of the patient's feet wherein the patient's pudendum is disposed at a reference point on said center-line plane;two opposing thigh support means each having a compressible member compressibly connecting a thigh pad to the frame, for engaging an outer lateral surface of each of the patient's thighs and for moving the thigh pads in three-dimensional space between an unloaded position and a loaded position in response to a force exerted by the patient's thigh on each thigh pad.