Patent ID: 7565708
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: A61B,A61G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a) an elongate patient support structure having a head end portion and a foot end portion and a joint disposed between the head and foot end portions, the head and foot end portions being pivotally attached at the joint, the head and foot end portions alignable in a first plane; b) first and second opposed spaced end supports, the first support located near the head end and the second support located near the foot end, the patient support structure extending between the first and second end supports and held by the supports in spaced relation with respect to a floor supporting the apparatus; c) at least one connecting structure cooperating with the patient support structure, the connecting structure selectively moving and locking the head and foot end portions in the first plane and also in a plurality of angular orientations with respect to one another on either side of the first plane; and d) a translation connector joining at least one of the ends of the patient support structure to a respective end support so as to allow the patient support structure to move through the various angular orientations thereof without the end supports moving relative to each other.