Patent ID: 7669262

Claim:
An accessory for attachment to a surgical table to support an upper body of a patient during surgery, the surgical table having longitudinally extending accessory rails that are situated on opposite sides of the surgical table, the accessory comprising a pair of spaced radiolucent frame members to which patient support devices are coupleable, and a coupler to freely pivotably couple the pair of spaced radiolucent frame members to the surgical table such that the pair of spaced radiolucent frame members extend longitudinally away from the surgical table and are able to articulate relative to the surgical table in response to portions of the surgical table being moved, the coupler including a pair of clamps that are configured to simultaneously attach to the longitudinally extending accessory rails that are situated on opposite sides of the surgical table, wherein the pair of spaced radiolucent frame members are configured and arranged such that the upper body of the patient is supportable thereabove and at least a portion of the legs of the patient are supportable by the surgical table during surgery, wherein the coupler comprises a pair of pivot shafts that extend generally horizontally from the frame members, wherein each clamp has a shaft support to support the shaft for pivoting movement about a generally horizontal axis, wherein each clamp has a boss that extends from the respective shaft support, the coupler further comprises a pair of collars, each collar being mounted on the respective pivot shaft and having a recess, each collar being movable along the respective shaft between a first position in which the respective boss is received in the associated recess to prevent the pivot shaft from being removed from the corresponding clamp and a second position in which the respective boss is situated outside the associated recess, and the coupler comprises a pair of threaded screws, each threaded screw coupled to the respective collar and movable to tighten against the associated pivot shaft to retain the respective collar in place on the associated pivot shaft.