Patent ID: 8793826

Claim:
A surgical operating table comprising a platform for the patient and an adjustment pedestal portion with the platform rested thereupon, said platform comprising a plurality of sections, which are connected to each other and capable of being pivoted at least in vertical plane, and upon which the patient is rested while a surgical procedure is performed, said sections including a back support, which comprises a lower back section, a middle back section extending therefrom, and two shoulder sections disposed on either side of the middle back section and releasably secured to the lower back section by attachment elements, wherein the attachment elements comprise first and second attachment elements, such that the shoulder section is provided with first attachment elements, which comprise an inclined protrusion and, in engagement therewith, a slot which is disposed at an end of the shoulder section, the lower back section, particularly sides of the lower back section, are provided with second attachment elements comprising a frame portion, a rod, and a gap therebetween, wherein, in a securing process of the shoulder section, the inclined protrusion of the first attachment elements is pushed into the gap while the shoulder section is at an inclined angle relative to the lower back section's plane in such a way that the rod finds the slot of the protrusion and is supported therein, which is followed by pivoting the shoulder section from the inclined angle to a position coplanar with the lower back section and the middle back section with the rod constituting a pivoting axis, whereby the protrusion is wedged and clamped between the frame portion and the rod and maintains the shoulder panel locked to the side of the lower back section, and wherein, in its releasing process, the shoulder section is first pivoted to an inclined angle downward from a plane of the lower back section and the middle back section, thus enabling the protrusion to be released from the clamping of the frame portion and the rod, after which the shoulder section is capable of being pulled out of the gap and removed from the lower back section.