(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an operating table, and particularly to an operating table adapted for Endoscopic Nissen Fundoplication.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
Endoscopic surgery appliance is developed rapidly, and a variety of surgical operations using surgery knife are gradually replaced with Minimum Invasive Surgery, which decreases risk and discomfort of the surgical operations.
Endoscopic Nissen Fundoplication is such an example. Nissen 360 degree gastric fundus fully embedding surgery, which has been used for over forty years, is commonly deemed as the best operation in treatment for Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). However, this surgery requires chest incision. Patients are usually inclined to be treated by medicine instead of this surgery, but the effect is unsatisfactory.
This situation is not changed until laparoscopic surgery is widely used. Patients are willing to admit this surgical operation to substitute medicine.
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An object of the present invention is to provide an operating table with which downward weight of a patient on a specific surgical position is supported reliably and a surgeon easily adjusts angles between the patient's legs and hip during surgical operation.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an operating table with which a surgeon easily stands approaching to a patient's surgical part, and thereof relieves fatigue and discomfort of the surgeon and improves quality of the operation.
A further object of the present invention is to provide an operating table increasing a length of a bed thereof under continuous X ray examination.
The operating table comprises a base, a support post standing on the base and having variable length, and a bed. A connecting arm is formed on a top of the support post and supports the bed to move longitudinally. The bed comprises a head section, a back section, a hip section and a foot section, which are separable from each other. The back section and the foot section respectively connect with ends of the hip section through pivot joints, and are pivotable relative to the hip section upward and downward. The foot section is pivotable either upward to no less than 45 degree above the hip section or downward to no less than 45 degree below the hip section. The hip section connects with the connecting arm, and the connecting arm brings the hip section to be left inclined or right inclined, or rotate forward or rearward, whereby the bed is wholly movable with the hip section.
The foot section comprises a rear section and a front section connecting with each other. The rear section is detachable separately, and an angle of the front section with respect to the hip section is adjustable via a pivot joint.
The head section is detachable from the back section to be assembled on a rear of the foot section, whereby the bed is wholly set as a reverse position.
To enable a further understanding of the said objectives and the technological methods of the invention herein, the brief description of the drawings below is followed by the detailed description of the preferred embodiments.
With reference to
The bed 3 comprises a plurality of sections separable from each other each other, for example, a head section 31, a back section 32, a hip section 33 and a foot section 34. The head section 31 is detachable from the back section 32, and is then assembled on a rear of the foot section 34 (see
The back section 32 and the foot section 34 are respectively linked to the hip section 33 through pivot joints 35. Correspondingly, the back section 32 and the foot section 34 are able to pivot relative to the hip section 33 through the pivot joints 35. The hip section 33 connects with the connecting arm 21 on the top of the support post 2. Not only the hip section 33 can move in the longitudinal direction of the bed 3, but also the gimbal structure of the connecting arm 21 can bring the hip section 33 to be left inclined or right inclined, or rotate forward or rearward when the connecting arm 21 is activated by an oil hydraulic cylinder 24 (see
The foot section 34 comprises a rear section 341 and a front section 342 connecting with each other in such a way that the rear section 341 is detachable separately, as shown in
The bed 3 can vary in multiple sorts of combination. Especially for endoscopic Nissen Fundoplication, the operating table of the present invention supports downward weight of a patient on a specific surgical position. In this case, the rear section 341 of the foot section 34 is detached, and only the front section 342 of the foot section 34 is remained to connect with the hip section 33. As a result, the foot section 34 is shortened. Then the front section 342 turns upward for supporting a patient who sits with the hip. So the downward weight of the patient is supported reliably, as shown in
Further referring to
Besides the endoscopic Nissen Fundoplication, the operating table of the present invention is suitable for other operations. For instance, the head section 31 is detached from the back section 32, and is assembled to a rear of the rear section 341 or a rear of the front section 342. In this case, the operating table is set as a reverse position. The bed 3 is further movable in longitudinal direction, increasing the overall length in the scope of continuous X ray examination (see
The head section 31 and the rear section 341 of the foot section 34 may be alternatively detached from or combined with the back section 32 and the front section 342 of the foot section 34. A plug post 4 is adapted to connect the head section 31 with the back section 32. A plug hole 5 is defined in the back section 32 for corresponding to the plug post 4. A pin 6 limits the plug post 4 in the plug hole 5 when the plug post 4 is inserted into the plug hole 5, whereby the head section 31 and the back section 32 may be retained firmly or be easily disassembled. Similarly, a plug post 4 and a plug hole 5 are provided on ends of the rear section 341 of the foot section 34, and a plug hole 5 is defined in an end of the front section 342 of the foot section 34. Thus, the bed 3 can be separated or combined as desired.
The bed 3 is connected with the connecting arm 21 by the hip section 33 in such a way that the connecting arm 21 can bring the bed 3 to be left inclined or right inclined, or rotate forward or rearward. It is mainly because the connecting arm 21 has the gimbal structure with a pair of rotating shafts orthogonal to each other. When the rotating shafts are driven by individual oil hydraulic cylinders, the rotating shafts mutually form various changed angles therebetween. Correspondingly, the bed 3 forms various changed angles in respect to the connecting arm 21.
It is of course to be understood that the invention may be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit thereof. Thus, the present examples and embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein.
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