Patent ID: 8122542

Claim:
A patient support device comprising: a base; a table assembly configured to support a patient and having a longitudinal axis, the table assembly including a lower support, and an upper support movable with respect to the lower support, the upper support including a first end and a second end; a controller electrically coupled to the table assembly and configured to instruct the table assembly to move in a first direction along the axis, in a lateral direction with respect to the axis, and in a vertical direction with respect to the axis; a first motor coupled to the upper support; a first encoder in communication with the controller and configured to detect a first lateral position of the first end of the upper support; a second motor coupled to the upper support; and a second encoder in communication with the controller and configured to detect a second lateral position of the second end of the upper support, the controller configured to receive and compare the first lateral position and the second lateral position, the controller configured to communicate instructions to the first motor and the second motor to substantially synchronize the first lateral position and the second lateral position.