Modular, Sterilizable Table for Use in Medical Procedures
First Claim
1. A surgical accessory table comprisinga frame including a movable base, plural uprights extending upward from said base, and plural braces interconnecting said uprights near the upper ends,a pair of carriages supported by said frame, each said carriage comprising a planar segment and a pair of flanges formed at opposite ends of the planar segment, the planar segment having plural keyhole apertures formed therein,the carriages being mounted to move linearly along respective fixed, non-parallel non-collinear axes, one of which is horizontal and one of which is inclined at an acute angle to horizontal,plural table tops, each removably connected to a respective one of said carriages by stud fasteners which engage or disengage which the table top is slid laterally in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the axis of movement of the respective carriage.
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Abstract
A modular sterilizable surgical table that obviates the need for sterile drapes is particularly adapted for use during surgery in hospital operating rooms or in a veterinary health care facility. The table may include a movable base to which a plurality of posts is fixedly attached. A plurality of sterilizable sleeves may be detachably coupled to the plurality of posts. A first sterilizable shelf structured to hold sterilized medical instruments and/or supplies during a medical procedure is detachably coupled to at least one of the sleeves. A second sterilizable shelf structured to hold sterilized medical instruments and/or supplies is detachably coupled to at least another one of the sleeves. Each of the sleeves and shelves is each removable from the table sterilization. The shelves may be adjustable and include one or more lips to retain items placed on the shelves.
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1. A surgical accessory table comprising
a frame including a movable base, plural uprights extending upward from said base, and plural braces interconnecting said uprights near the upper ends, a pair of carriages supported by said frame, each said carriage comprising a planar segment and a pair of flanges formed at opposite ends of the planar segment, the planar segment having plural keyhole apertures formed therein, the carriages being mounted to move linearly along respective fixed, non-parallel non-collinear axes, one of which is horizontal and one of which is inclined at an acute angle to horizontal, plural table tops, each removably connected to a respective one of said carriages by stud fasteners which engage or disengage which the table top is slid laterally in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the axis of movement of the respective carriage.
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