Patent ID: 6948501

Claim:
A patient support for an external counterpulsation cardiac assist procedure, the patient support comprising: a base, wherein the base is the tabletop; at least one support connected to the tabletop for maintaining at least a portion of the patient above the tabletop during a positive pressure portion of the external counterpulsation cardiac assist procedure; and moving means for movably fixing the at least one support to the tabletop such that the at least one support can be movably positioned under the portion of the patient to be maintained above the tabletop, wherein the moving means comprises the at least one support having a slide portion which is slidably arranged in a corresponding slot on a top surface of the tabletop; wherein the at least one support further having a locking means for locking the at least one support at a predetermined position corresponding to the portion of the patient to be maintained above the tabletop; wherein the locking means comprises a locking shaft having a keyed portion on one end and a threaded portion on another end, the keyed portion being slidingly disposed in a corresponding keyway in the tabletop, the locking means further comprising a threaded knob threadingly engaged with the threaded portion, wherein tightening of the knob on the shaft causes the keyed portion to engage a lower surface of the tabletop to thereby lock the at least one support thereon.