Patent ID: 8782832

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a table having a tabletop configured to support a patient thereon; and a positioning assembly coupled to the table, the positioning assembly including: a plurality of spatially configurable members, a first guide member extending along at least a portion of a first side of the tabletop; and a second guide member extending along at least a portion of a second side of the tabletop, wherein at least some of the plurality of spatially configurable members interface with the first guide member and at least some of the plurality of spatially configurable members interface with the second guide member; at least one guide configured to support at least one of the plurality of spatially configurable members, wherein the at least one spatially configurable member interfaces with either the first guide member or the second guide member via the least one guide, wherein the at least one guide is slidably engaged with either the first guide member or the second guide member and is configured to enable the at least one spatially configurable member to be selectively displaced along at least a portion of the guide member with which it is engaged, a first locking mechanism configured to selectively constrain displacement of the at least one guide along either the first or second guide member; a clamp member coupled to the at least one guide, the clamp member having a bore for receiving the at least one spatially configurable member and configured to enable the at least one spatially configurable member to be selectively telescopically displaced in a first direction, the clamp member including, a second locking mechanism configured to selectively constrain a diameter of the bore to selectively constrain telescopic displacement of the at least one spatially configurable member in a first direction and selectively constrain rotational motion of the at least one spatially configurable member about an axis extending in a direction parallel to the first direction; and wherein the positioning assembly, via the plurality of spatially configurable members, is configured to support the patient in a multipoint bending position during a medical procedure.