Patent ID: 7603731

Claim:
A medical patient platform comprising: a platform top surface for supporting at least a portion of a patient or a medical device, and a peripheral edge extending about at least a portion of the platform, the edge configured to receive a platform extension for attachment of said extension by an attachment mechanism associated with said platform and said extension, said attachment mechanism including: a substantially rigid male connecting member having a terminal end and a groove; and, a substantially rigid female connecting member having a recess substantially extending between a first extension and a second extension, said first extension being rigidly immovable relative to said second extension in order to maintain a constant distance between the first and second extensions as the male and female members interlock together and said recess being configured for receiving the terminal end of said male member, the first extension having a ridge configured for being received by said groove of said male member when said male member is rotationally interlocked within said female member.