Patent ID: 7810187

Claim:
A patient handling system comprising a table top for carrying a lying patient, whereby the table top is supported by a table base and whereby the table top can move in a longitudinal direction over said table base so that at least a part of the table top can be displaced to a position away from said table base, wherein at least a portion of said table base, to which portion the table top is movably attached, can be displaced in substantially said longitudinal direction in which the table top can move, and wherein the table top is detachably connected with the upper side of the table base by means of an interface member to enable a patient to stay on a same table top during transport, treatment, and/or examination without needing to move the patient from one table top to another table top, further wherein the interface member is (i) detachably attached to the lower side of the table top near only one end of the table top, and (ii) movably attached to the upper side of the table base, the interface member further being configured to move over the entire upper side of the table base to enable a maximal displacement and an extending away of a major part of the table top from the table base via the interface member near only one end of the table top in order to allow the whole body of the patient to be transported, treated, and/or examined without displacing the patient with respect to the table top.