Patent ID: 7784121

Claim:
A single surface system useful for continuous support, transfer and treatment of an individual throughout a plurality of medical environments and procedures comprising: a primary single surface having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, and further including at least one removably attached extension element effective for incremental width adjustment of said primary single surface; a single surface transport and transfer frame constructed and arranged for reversible engagement with said primary single surface; and at least one single surface-to-frame interface means for effecting reversible engagement of said primary single surface and said frame; each said single surface to frame interface means including (1) a single surface supporting member in adjustable engagement with said frame, and (2) supporting member engagement means constructed and arranged for self-aligning reversible engagement with said supporting member; whereby engagement of said single surface-to-frame interface means results in reproducible positioning of said primary single surface upon said frame with respect to both the longitudinal and lateral axes of said primary single surface.