Claims
- 1. A surgery table for providing improved access to a patient, said table comprising:
- a base structure including a support frame having a head end and a foot end and defining a longitudinal axis,
- a seat section including means for engaging said support frame, said seat section being supported for longitudinal movement parallel to said longitudinal axis,
- a leg portion mounted adjacent to said seat section,
- means for guiding said leg portion longitudinally relative to said support frame to a storage position below said support frame, and
- wherein said seat section is mounted for movement beyond said foot end of said support frame to provide improved access to a patient positioned on said seat section.
- 2. The surgery table of claim 1 including cooperating linkage members mounted for simultaneous pivotal movement to guide said leg portion in vertical movement while maintaining an upper surface of said leg portion in a horizontal plain, said linkage members further being movable independently of each other to move said leg portion to a downwardly tilted orientation.
- 3. The surgery table of claim 1 wherein said seat section is pivotable about said longitudinal axis.
- 4. The surgery table of claim 1 including a perineal cut-out in said seat section adjacent to said leg section, said perineal cut-out being movable to a position longitudinally spaced from said support frame during longitudinal movement of said seat section.
- 5. A surgery table for providing improved access to a patient, said table comprising:
- a base structure including a support frame having a head end and a foot end and defining a longitudinal axis,
- a seat section including means for engaging said support frame, said seat section being supported for longitudinal movement parallel to said longitudinal axis,
- a leg portion mounted adjacent to said seat section,
- means for guiding said leg portion to a storage position below said support frame, and
- wherein said seat section is mounted for movement beyond said foot end of said support frame to provide improved access to a patient positioned on said seat section,
- said base structure further including a column supporting said support frame, said support frame being movable relative to said column to form a storage area for said leg portion when said leg portion is in said storage position.
- 6. The surgery table of claim 5 including means for adjusting the height of said column.
- 7. A surgery table for providing improved access to a patient, said table comprising:
- a base structure including a support frame having a head end and a foot end and defining a longitudinal axis,
- a seat section including means for engaging said support frame, said seat section being supported for longitudinal movement parallel to said longitudinal axis,
- a leg portion mounted adjacent to said seat section,
- means for guiding said leg portion to a storage position below said support frame, and
- wherein said seat section is mounted for movement beyond said foot end of said support frame to provide improved access to a patient positioned on said seat section,
- said base structure including a column supporting said support frame and said leg portion including first and second leg sections, said first leg section extending between said column and said support frame and said second leg section extending down along a side of said column when said leg portion is in said storage position.
- 8. A surgery table for providing improved access to a patient, said table comprising:
- a base structure including a support frame having a head end and a foot end and defining a longitudinal axis,
- a seat section including means for engaging said support frame, said seat section being supported for longitudinal movement parallel to said longitudinal axis,
- a leg portion mounted adjacent to said seat section,
- means for guiding said leg portion to a storage position below said support frame,
- wherein said seat section is mounted for movement beyond said foot end of said support frame to provide improved access to a patient positioned on said seat section, and
- a back section mounted in pivotal relation to said seat section, said seat and back sections being movable to a first position with said support frame engaging and supporting said back section and with said seat section located in longitudinally spaced relation to a foot end of said support frame, and said seat and back sections being movable to a second position with said support frame engaging and supporting said seat section and with said back section located in longitudinally spaced relation to a head end of said support frame.
- 9. The surgery table of claim 8 wherein said back section is adapted to pivot below said seat section.
- 10. A surgery table for providing improved access to a patient, said table comprising:
- a base structure including a vertical column and a support frame attached to an upper end of said column;
- a patient seat and back support portion supported on said support frame;
- means for moving said upper end of said column relative to a lower end of said column to alter the vertical position of said patient seat and back support portion, and
- means for mounting said support frame in a generally horizontal plane and for guiding said support frame in vertical movement relative to said upper end of said column while maintaining said support frame parallel to said generally horizontal plane to further alter the vertical height of said patient seat and back support portion.
- 11. The surgery table of claim 10 including a leg portion mounted for movement to a location between said support frame and said upper end of said column.
- 12. The surgery table of claim 11 including cooperating linkage members mounted for simultaneous pivotal movement to guide said leg portion in vertical movement while maintaining an upper surface of said leg portion in a horizontal plane, said linkage members further being movable independently of each other to move said leg portion to a downwardly tilted orientation.
- 13. The surgery table of claim 10 wherein said means for mounting said support frame comprises a parallelogram linkage.
- 14. The surgery table of claim 10 wherein said patient seat and back support portion is mounted for horizontal movement relative to said support frame in a longitudinal direction.
- 15. The surgery table to claim 14 wherein said patient seat and back support portion includes a seat section and a back section mounted in pivotal relation to each other, said patient seat and back support portion being movable to a first portion with said support frame engaging and supporting said back section and with said seat section located in longitudinally spaced relation to a foot end of said support frame, and said patient seat and back support portion being movable to a second position with said support frame engaging and supporting said seat section and with said back section located in longitudinally spaced relation to a head end of said support frame.
- 16. The surgery table of claim 10 wherein said patient seat and back support portion includes a seat section and a back section, said back section being pivotally mounted for downward pivoting movement in relation to said seat section.
- 17. The surgery table of claim 16 including a kidney riser located between said seat section and said back section, said kidney riser being vertically movable relative to said seat and back sections.
- 18. The surgery table of claim 10 including a head support mounted at an end of said patient seat and back support portion by means of a parallelogram linkage.
- 19. A surgery table for providing improved access to a patient, said table comprising:
- a base structure including a vertical column and a support frame attached to an upper end of said column;
- a patient support portion supported on said support frame;
- means for moving said upper end of said column relative to a lower end of said column to alter the vertical position of said patient support portion,
- means for moving said support frame relative to said upper end of said column to further alter the vertical height of said patient support portion, and
- a leg portion mounted for movement to a location between said support frame and said upper end of said column;
- said leg portion being supported on said upper end of said column by a parallelogram linkage.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/806,639, filed Dec. 13, 1991, now abandoned.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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Chicmate General Surgical Table (Brochure) by Kirschner Chick Surgical Systems. |
Chick 702 Orthopedic & Surgical Operating Table (Brochure) by Kirschner Chick Orthopedic Products. |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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