Patent ID: 6769145
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A support surface for a medical examination table for carrying out X-ray examinations and surgical interventions with intra-operation use of X-ray devices, including a table plate (16), which consists entirely of X-ray transmitting material and has an upper and lower guide surfaces (42; 88) by means of which it lies on guide elements (38,40) making possible a shifting of the table plate relative to a support column (14), characterized in that the support surface (10) has a guide unit (18) with a guide housing (20) couplable with the support column (14) of the examination table, in which guide housing (20) the guide elements (38,40) are arranged and in which the table plate (16) is slidably guided in its longitudinal direction, and in that the table plate (16) has two edge strips (26) forming its longitudinal edges as well as a middle section (24) which is thicker than the edge strips (26), with at least the upper guide surfaces (44) being formed on the upper side of the edge strips (26).