Patent ID: 7669261

Claim:
An apparatus for adjusting the bed of an operating table, the said bed comprising a plurality of segments adjustable in relation to one another, at least some of the adjustable segments being provided with actuators which can be activated in order to adjust the associated segments, with an input device for the input of commands for the adjustment of at least some of the segments provided with actuators, wherein the apparatus can be operated in at least two operating modes which correspond in each case to a specific position of a patient on the bed, wherein the input device has a plurality of buttons for the input of body-part-related adjustment commands which are associated with the adjustment of the position of a body part or body portion of the patient, and one or more buttons for selecting one of a plurality of operating modes, wherein the apparatus comprises an electronic control unit for activating the actuators, which provides suitable control signals for activating the actuators as a function of the current operating mode and of a body-part-related adjustment command, such that an adjustment of one or more segments is brought about in accordance with the body-part-related adjustment command, and wherein the plurality of operating modes correspond to a plurality of positions of the patient on the bed which differ from one another by displacement of the patient along the bed.