Patent ID: 7814591

Claim:
A patient positioning device for transporting a patient, the patient positioning device comprising: a patient positioning top; and a u-shaped undercarriage having a longitudinal frame, the longitudinal frame having a first cross frame on one end of the longitudinal frame and a second cross frame on an opposite end of the longitudinal frame, the first and second cross frames being configured to support a patient positioning top, wherein an undercarriage length is adjustable using a first part of the longitudinal frame that is displaceable counter to a second part of the longitudinal frame, and wherein the patient positioning top includes a first plate end and a second plate end, the first part including a locking mechanism that is operable to lock the first plate end of the patient positioning top on the first part of the longitudinal frame, while the second plate end of the patient positioning top is moveable on the second part of the longitudinal frame along a guide slide bearing.