Patent ID: 6499156
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An examination table system for facilitating movement of a patient lying on said table system, said system comprising:a table assembly for supporting the patient above a floor surface, said table assembly including a table having a generally planar tabletop; a conveyor system for moving a patient lying on said tabletop in a direction parallel to said tabletop, said conveyor system comprising: a conveyor belt being mounted about said tabletop for movement in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of said tabletop, said conveyor belt comprising an endless belt member such that said conveyor belt is permitted to continuously move about said tabletop without end stop limitations; a pair of end rollers for moving said conveyor belt about a pair of opposite ends of said tabletop, each of said end rollers being mounted to one of a pair of ends of said tabletop; a drive assembly for moving said conveyor belt about said tabletop, said drive assembly including a conveyor belt motor mounted to said table; and a control for controlling operation of said conveyor belt motor; a plurality of leg members for adjustably supporting said table above a support surface, each of said leg members comprising a telescoping hydraulic cylinder assembly such that a length of each of said leg members is fluidly adjustable; a moving means for telescopically actuating each of said cylinder assemblies to facilitate adjusting a length of each of said leg members; and wherein said moving means includes a hydraulic pump for pumping a fluid into said hydraulic cylinder assembly of each of said leg members, a pump motor for powering said pump, a reservoir for selectively holding the fluid being pumped into each of said leg members, a release valve for permitting the fluid to flow from said cavity of each of said leg members to said reservoir, and an actuator assembly for controlling said pump.