Patent ID: 9198817
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61B,A61G

Abstract:
1. A surgical table comprising: A) a patient support comprising a first segment and a second segment, the first segment comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the second segment comprising a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, the first and fourth ends forming opposite ends of the patient support, the second and third ends coupled to together to define a joint about which the first segment and second segment articulate relative to each other; B) a first support structure comprising a first vertical column and supporting a first displacement apparatus operably coupling the first vertical column to the first end of the first segment of the patient support, the first displacement apparatus comprising: C) a drive system configured to articulate the first segment and the second segment relative to each other about the joint, the drive system comprising a first portion, a second portion opposite the first portion, and an element extending between the first and second portions, the first portion operably coupled to the first segment, and the second portion operably coupled to the second segment, wherein drive system forces are transmitted between the first and second portions via the element.