Patent ID: 6934987

Claim:
A surgical table comprising: a base, and a patient support deck coupled to the base and including: a. a first portion including a first panel and a first mattress pad supported by the first panel, b. at least one side portion including a second panel and a second mattress pad supported by the second panel, wherein the at least one side portion is movable between a first position in which the at least one side portion is able to support a portion of a patient thereabove and a second position situated alongside the patient to inhibit lateral movement of the patient lying on the patient support deck, and c. a frame member, the second panel of the at least one side portion being supported by the frame member and the first panel when the at least one side portion is in the first position, and the second panel of the at least one side portion being spaced from the frame member and first panel when the at least one side portion is in the second position.