Patent ID: 8683628

Claim:
A patient support table comprising: a table plate operable to be moved manually and by at least one motor having a control facility; and a handle disposed on the table plate, wherein a force exerted on the handle is introduced directly to the table plate, such that the handle is movement-coupled with the table plate; at least one sensor provided in or on the table plate, or in or on the handle, the at least one sensor being operable to measure a force exerted manually by a user on the table plate for manual table plate movement and operable to produce a sensor signal, wherein the at least one sensor is operable to communciate with the control facility of the motor, and wherein the control facility is configured to control the motor as a function of the sensor signal based on a predetermined reference force value such that the control facility turns on the motor when the measured force exerted manually on the table plate via the handle during the table plate movement is greater than or equal to the reference force value.