Patent ID: 7376991

Claim:
An articulating medical table, comprising: a stationary base; a seat section mounted atop said base; a back section atop said base and cooperating with said seat section to support a patient thereon, said back section moveable between a first, inclined orientation relative to said seat section, for supporting a patient in a seated position, and a second orientation substantially parallel to said seat section, to support a patient in a generally supine position; and an actuating mechanism coupled to said back section and selectively operable to move said back section between said first and second orientations; said seat section comprising: a seat substrate including a first central aperture therethough, a seat frame including a planar surface with a second central aperture therethrough, said seat frame removably coupled to said seat substrate such that said second central aperture is in registration with said first central aperture, and a layer of web material extending directly across said second central aperture and secured to said planar surface of said seat frame.