MOBILE OPERATING TABLE AND STORAGE DEVICE
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Abstract
A mobile operating table or surgical cart providing one or more storage areas for medical supplies and waste containers and providing a drainable top surface suitable for performing a surgical or medical procedure. The storage areas are contained within a cavity inside the mobile operating table'"'"'s base or within storage trays contained within the base. The mobile operating table or surgical cart is able to be easily transported using two or more swivel casters which can be lockable to prevent unwanted movement. The top surface comprises one or more removable panels, which include at least one perforated insert allowing fluid to pass through to a drainage surface below the panels. The collected fluid is then collected into one or more waste fluid containers.
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33 Claims
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1-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. A method of treating a patient comprising the steps:
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(a) providing a mobile operating table comprising a hollow base forming an internal storage cavity, a means for being transported, and a top surface comprising a surface depression containing a lowered drainage surface, an outer rim surrounding the top of the surface depression, one or more panels planarly disposed within the outer rim, one or more drainage ports disposed in the lowered drainage surface, and one or more waste fluid containers in fluid communication with said one or more drainage ports; (b) transporting said mobile operating table to a patient; (c) placing a body part of the patient on or above the one or more panels wherein a surgical or medical procedure is performed on said body part. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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