Patent ID: 7020917
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: A61B,A61G,F16M

Abstract:
1. In a radiolucent patient support table including substantially planar top and bottom surfaces held apart in an opposed relationship, a medical appliance support interface for selectively connecting an associated medical appliance to the table, the interface comprising: a non-planar first connection area defined by a first portion of said top surface of the support table, the first connection area being shaped to provide a first supporting force against an associated medical appliance in a first direction substantially parallel to the top and bottom surfaces, and a second supporting force against the associated medical appliance in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom surfaces, wherein said first connection area includes at least one recess defined between a pair of wall surfaces that converge at a bight of the at least one recess; a second connection area defined by a second portion of said table and shaped to provide a third supporting force against the associated medical appliance in a third direction substantially parallel to the top and bottom surfaces, and a fourth supporting force against the associated medical appliance in a fourth direction substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom surfaces, wherein said second connection area includes a substantially planar surface held at an oblique angle relative to said substantially planar top and bottom surfaces; and, a rounded lip area formed between said at least one recess and said substantially planar surface, the rounded lip area defining a crest located between said bight and a plane defined by the top surface of the patient support table.