Patent ID: 8707476

Claim:
A platen for supporting a patient, comprising: a planar frame having a head end and foot end, the frame including a first plate and second plate extending along a longitudinal axis of the planar frame, the first and second plates positioned parallel to each other; first and second tubes, each positioned parallel to each other at the head end and foot end of the frame perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the planar frame; a third tube parallel to the first plate, and movably attached to the first plate along the longitudinal axis at the head end; a fourth tube, in parallel to the third tube and the first plate, the fourth tube movably attached to the second plate along the longitudinal axis at the head end; a first pair of fasteners, interconnecting ends of the first tube to the third and fourth tubes, wherein the first pair of fasteners each include a slot in which the first tube is configured to move along the longitudinal axis of the frame toward or away from the second tube at the foot end.