Patent ID: 6634043
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A medical table comprising:a head end column and a pair of foot end columns, each of the head end column and the foot end columns including an upper portion and a lower portion, each upper portion extendable and retractable relative to the lower portion between upper and lower positions; a patient support system supported by the head and foot end columns; a first drive motor coupled to the head end column for movement of the head end column between upper and lower positions; a second drive motor coupled to a foot end column for movement of said foot end column between upper and lower positions; a third drive motor coupled to a foot end column for movement of said foot end column between upper and lower positions; and an actuator electronically coupled to each of the drive motors for affecting simultaneous movement of the head end column and foot end columns between the upper and lower positions; control means electronically coupled to the actuator and to the drive motors, for controlling each of the drive motors; and sensor means associated with each of the head and foot end columns, for sensing relative positions of the head and foot end columns and for producing an output corresponding to said relative positions of the head and foot end columns, the control means being responsive to the output of the sensor means.