Patent ID: 8856986

Claim:
A surgical table comprising: A) a patient support comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a joint intermediate the first and second ends and about which the first and second ends articulate relative to each other; B) a first vertical support supporting a first displacement apparatus operably coupling the first vertical support to the first end of the patient support, the first displacement apparatus comprising: i) a first longitudinal pivot operably coupled with the first vertical support and configured to facilitate the patient support pivoting about a longitudinal axis of the patient support; ii) a first transverse pivot operably coupled with the first end of the patient support and configured to facilitate the first end pivoting relative to the first vertical support when the first and second ends articulate relative to each other about the joint; and iii) a linear translation member operatively coupled between the first transverse pivot and the first end of the patient support, the linear translation member configured to facilitate the first end of the patient support translating such that a distance between the first end and the first vertical support changes as the first and second ends articulate relative to each other about the joint; and C) a second vertical support supporting a second displacement apparatus operably coupling the second vertical support to the second end of the patient support, the second displacement apparatus comprising: i) a second longitudinal pivot operably coupled with the second vertical support and configured to facilitate the patient support pivoting about the longitudinal axis of the patient support; and ii) a second transverse pivot operably coupled with the second end of the patient support and configured to facilitate the second end pivoting relative to the second vertical support when the first and second ends articulate relative to each other about the joint.