MEDICAL EXAMINATION TABLE WITH FRACTIONED LEG SECTION

Abstract: The medical examination table is destined to patients under routine proctological examinations and ambulatorial anal surgeries. It consists of a table with the leg section being fractioned, so as to present two symmetric elements (3) and (4) with independent mobility, on the normal level of the table where the patient lies on. The two-split leg sections (3) and (4) rest on vertical elements (8) with supports (9), and are associated to the cabinet basis (5) by means of hinges (10), around which they hinge on, holding the desired position by means of rods (11) adjusted into grooves (12) on the side of the basis support (5). The base support of the table (5) is endowed with cabinets (1) for medical instrumentary and drawers (7) of either conventional or circular motion.

Description: "MEDICAL EXAMINATION -TABLE WITH FRACTIONED LEG SECTION" TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention refers to a table destined to pa¬ tients under routine proctologiσal examinations, ambulatorial anal surgeries, made up to minimize the intrinsic difficul¬ ties to such clinical or surgical activities, which inhibit patients and restrict and weary the specialist physician who will conduct the examination. • BACKGROUND ART The use of classical tables bring up two main kinds of difficulties: the ones related to patients and those related to the specialist doctor. Patients' difficulties refer to the positions they are submitted to in order to be examined, such as: the genupectoral (knee-shoulder) position, the lithotomy position and Sims' or left lateral position. The first two bring up discomfort and vexation to patients, and aged pa¬ tients feel bad exhausted soon. The third position is favora¬ ble to patients but.unfavorable to the examiner doctor, who finds it difficult to keep patients positioned under real ade_ quate conditions to be examined, thus, having the examiner doctor little mobility for examining, du to the classic couch that restricts his acting. Moreover, when submitted to the a- bove mentioned positions, due to vexation or conflict sensa¬ tions, patientsdo not allow being positioned correctly, with the necessary flexion of the vertebral column, causing, then, discomfort to the examiner physician, which stand for another kind of difficulties. As to Sims' position, patients as well the conventional couch may become unsuitable to the examiner ease. Thence, it follows that such difficulties restrict the possibilities of good proctological examinations. • DISCLOSURE ' OF ' INVENTION The present invention is a table which leg sections are split lengthwise, so as presenting two components with inde- pendent mobility which are associated to the basis of the ta ble by means of hinges around which they hinge on, and are kept still in certain desired positions by means of support¬ ing rods which fit into grooves on the side of the basis of the table. The leg sections rest on two vertical components which stand for greater stiffness of the whole set. The ta¬ ble has a chest basis with cabinets and drawers for keeping medical instrumentary, reducing, then, room problems in the doctor's office. BRIEF DESCR PTTON OF DRAWINGS An embodiment of the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figures 1 and 2 are, respectively, a front elevation and a plant views of the table for medical examination having one component of the leg section on the normal level of the couch, while the other is with the inclination obtained by means of the supporting rods, and the vertical support elements are set apart of their respective leg sections in order to permit better visualization; Figure 3 is a lateral view of the medical examination ta ble, showing the leg sections disposed on the normal level of the table, and the vertical components are detached in order to allow better visualization of the grooves, into which the support rods fit; Figure 4 is a plant view of the vertical elements joined by means of hinges and endowed with supports on which the leg sections rest; and Figure 5 is a front elevation view of the vertical ele¬ ments folded, in the middle, supporting one of the leg sec¬ tions while theetherisfolded down. ' BEST MODE ' OF CARRYING- OUT THE INVENTION Figures 1 and 2 show that the mattress of the medical ex amination couch (2) is continuous up to the leg sections (3) and (4) which are associated to the basis (5) of the table by means of hinges (10) . under the mattress (2) , there is the ta ble chest basis (5) with cabinets (1) and drawers (7), which can be either conventional or of circulator motion. Figure 3 shows that, under the leg sections (3) and (4) , we have the supporting rods (11) that fit into the grooves in the guiderails (.12) in order to fix the leg sections (3) and (4) in the desired position. Figures ' 4 and 5 show that the vertical components (8) endowed with supports 09) are joined through hinges (6) offering independent motion to each leg section, resting one of the leg sections on the vertical ele ments (8) . 5 The patient to be examined lies on the couch, in a way that his body stays on the mattress (2) and his legs on the t respective leg section (3) and (4) . On the table of-' this present invention, patients can be placed in Sim's lateral position - more comfortable - and, 10 since one of the leg section is folded down, the region to be examined becomes entirely exposed, in such a way that the examiner doctor can place himself exactly where the folded leg section formerly was, being, thus, either the rectosigmoi ^ doscopy as well as mean ambulatorial surgeries, such as liga- 15 tions and excisions under local anaesthesia, easily performed. • INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The medical examination table of this present invention can be produced through the common techniques used in manufa£ turing the chest basis of the table with cupboard and drawers, 20 the metal motioned framework and, also, the matresses on the table itself and on the leg sections, which shall be manufac¬ tured with adequate material. This couch is a suitable appliance for hospitals, clin¬ ics and doctors' offices. r*> OMF

Claims: CLAIMS 1. Medical Examination Table with Fractioned Leg Sec¬ tion, typified for the lengthwise leg section, so as to pres_ ent two components (3) and (4) with independent flexibility, one to the right, the other to the left, on the normal level of the table (5) where the mattress (2) is placed on; the ' leg sections (3) and (4) rest on .two vertical elements (8) with supports (9) and are associated to the basis of the ta¬ ble (5) through hinges (10) , around which they hinge on and are held in such desired positions by means of supporting rods(11) ich his into grooves (12) in the cabinet side (5). 2. Medical Examination Table with Fractioned Leg Sec¬ tion, as claimed in Claim 1, typified for being composed of a base support (5) endowed with cabinets (1) for medical in- strumentary, and conventional or circular motioned drawers (7). 3. Medical Examination Table with Fractioned Leg Sec¬ tion, as claimed in Claim 1, typified for the possibility of placing patients in Sim's lateral position and by folding down the leg section of the table (3) or (4) , the region to be examined becomes fully exposed, so as to permit the ac¬ complishment of proctoscopy, sigmoidoscopy and ambulatorial anal sugeries. 4. Medical Examination Table with Fractioned Leg Sec- ~ tion, as claimed in Claim 1, typified for the grooves inside the guiderails (12) where the supporting rods (11) fit into. 5. Medical Examination Table with Fractioned Leg Sec¬ tion, as claimed in Claim 1, typified for the fact the iverti cal elements (8) endowed with supports (9) are adjoined by means of hinges (6) , so as to permit that each leg section (3; 4) , independently, rest on the corresponding support.

Inventors: GUTIERRES ALVARO AUGUSTO GERMA, GUTIERRES, ALVARO, AUGUSTO, GERMANO
Applicants: GUTIERRES ALVARO AUGUSTO GERMA, GUTIERRES, ALVARO, AUGUSTO, GERMANO
Application year: 1982
Main classification: A61G13
IPC codes: A61G13