Patent ID: 6721976
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A61G,Y10T

Abstract:
A surgical table comprising:a patient support surface having a longitudinal axis; a frame attached to said patient support surface; a base having a support column and a support platform attached to said support column; a pair of first link arms, each of said pair of first link arms having a first end pivotally coupled with said support platform and a second end pivotally coupled with said frame, said pair of first link arms, said support platform, and said frame forming a first four-bar linkage mechanism in which each of said pair of first link arms extend upwardly and outwardly in opposite transverse directions from the respective pivotal attachment points with said support platform to the respective pivotal attachment points with said frame; and a pair of second link arms spaced along said longitudinal axis from said first pair of link arms, each of said pair of second link arms having a first end pivotally coupled with said support platform and a second end pivotally coupled with said frame, said pair of second link arms, said support platform, and said frame forming a second four-bar linkage mechanism, said first and said second four-bar linkage mechanisms allowing said frame and said patient support surface to tilt transversely relative to said support platform and generally about the longitudinal axis of said patient support surface.