Support surface and articles of furniture incorporating same
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1. A patient support surface, which comprises:
- at least two substantially rigid support elements coupled together by a flexible joining element having such a construction that relative movement between the support elements can take place, andan X-ray suppressant material applied as required to achieve substantially uniform radiolucence in at least that area of the support surface normally occupied by the patient'"'"'s body located thereon.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a support surface which is particularly suited for supporting a patient and permitting X-rays of the patient to be taken. The support surface comprises at least two substantially rigid support elements coupled together by a flexible joining element such that relative movement between the support elements can take place. The support elements and flexible joining elements are radio-lucent with at least an area through which X-rays are (in use of a support surface) to pass, being of such relative thicknesses and composition that said area is of substantially uniform radio-lucence.
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1. A patient support surface, which comprises:
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at least two substantially rigid support elements coupled together by a flexible joining element having such a construction that relative movement between the support elements can take place, and an X-ray suppressant material applied as required to achieve substantially uniform radiolucence in at least that area of the support surface normally occupied by the patient'"'"'s body located thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11)
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7. A patient support surface, which comprises:
at least two substantially rigid support elements coupled together by a flexible joining element having such construction that relative movement between the support elements can take place while maintaining substantially uniform radiolucence in at least that area of the support surface normally occupied by a patient'"'"'s body located thereon, wherein said rigid support elements comprise panels formed from compressed wood fiber board and the joining element comprises a resin bonded carbon fiber laminate spanning between adjacent edges of said panels. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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12. A patient support surface which comprises:
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at least two rigid support elements coupled together by a unitary joining element of less cross-sectional thickness than said support elements and being bendable in one direction to enable relative movement between the rigid support elements to take place, and a support frame with which said support surface is mounted, said support frame being free of any frame elements extending immediately beneath that area of the support surface on which a patient would normally be located, said support surface being of substantially uniform radiolucence in at least said area, such that an X-ray cassette is positionable beneath said support surface and a patient may be X-rayed while located on said support surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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