Dynamic surgical table system
First Claim
1. A surgical table system for supporting a patient during a spinal surgical procedure, comprising:
- a frame system to support the surgical table system above the ground; and
a head support system, a torso support system, a pair of arm support systems, and a leg support system, said support systems being positioned along said frame system to support the patient in a position during the surgical procedure, and wherein when in the position said torso support system is structured to support a torso of the patient generally in a first plane and said leg support system is movable relative to said torso support system from a first position where a lumbar portion of the spine is placed in flexion with knees of the patient below said first plane to a second position where the lumbar portion of the spine is placed in extension with knees of the patient above said first plane.
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Abstract
A dynamic surgical table system includes any one or combination of a head support system, support systems for each arm, a torso support system, and a leg support system mounted to a frame system to support a patient during surgery. Any one or combination of the support systems is movable relative to the other and to the frame system to facilitate patient repositioning during surgery. Such repositioning may be desirable, for example, to create flexion, extension or rotation of the spine to facilitate access to and surgical treatment of one or more vertebral bodies, disc spaces between vertebral bodies, or other anatomical structures adjacent the spine of the patient. Furthermore, individual support members of any one of the support systems can articulate to conform to the patient anatomy and facilitate repositioning of the particular portion of the patient'"'"'s body being support thereon while minimizing stress on the patient.
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57 Claims
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1. A surgical table system for supporting a patient during a spinal surgical procedure, comprising:
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a frame system to support the surgical table system above the ground; and a head support system, a torso support system, a pair of arm support systems, and a leg support system, said support systems being positioned along said frame system to support the patient in a position during the surgical procedure, and wherein when in the position said torso support system is structured to support a torso of the patient generally in a first plane and said leg support system is movable relative to said torso support system from a first position where a lumbar portion of the spine is placed in flexion with knees of the patient below said first plane to a second position where the lumbar portion of the spine is placed in extension with knees of the patient above said first plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A surgical table system for supporting a patient during a spinal surgical procedure, comprising:
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a frame system to support the surgical table system above the ground; and a torso support system, a leg support system movable along said frame system to adjust a separation distance between said torso support system and said leg support system, and a head support system, wherein each system is mounted to said frame system to support the patient in a position during the surgical procedure, wherein in the position said torso support system is structured to support a torso of the patient generally in a first plane, and said leg support system is movable relative to said first plane between first and second positions so that a lumbar portion of the spine can be manipulated for flexion and extension and said head support system is movable between first and second positions relative to said first plane so that a cervical portion of the spine of the patient can be manipulated for flexion and extension. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A surgical table system for supporting a patient during a spinal surgical procedure, comprising:
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a frame system to support the surgical table system above the ground; and a torso support system, a leg support system, and a head support system mounted to said frame system to support the patient in a position during the surgical procedure, wherein in the position said torso support system is structured to support a torso of the patient generally in a first plane, and said leg support system is movable relative to said first plane between first and second positions so that a lumbar portion of the spine can be manipulated for flexion and extension and said head support system is movable between first and second positions relative to said first plane so that a cervical portion of the spine of the patient can be manipulated for flexion and extension, wherein said torso support system includes a plurality of pairs of torso support members, one pair of said torso support members being positioned along said frame system to support opposite sides of the abdomen of the patient and another pair of said torso support members being positioned along said frame system to support opposite sides of the chest of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A surgical table system for supporting a patient during a spinal surgical procedure, comprising:
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a frame system to support the surgical table system above the ground; a plurality of support systems, at least one support system being provided for a torso, legs and each arm of the patient to support the patient in a position during the surgical procedure, wherein; each of the arm support systems includes an upper arm support member for supporting the upper arm and a lower arm support member for supporting the lower arm; the leg support system includes a pair of lower leg support members for respective ones of the lower legs of the patient and a pair of upper leg support members for respective ones of the upper legs of the patient; and each of said support members is articulably mounted to an adjacent support arm. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A surgical table system for supporting a patient during a spinal surgical procedure, comprising:
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a frame system to support the surgical table system above the ground; and a plurality of support systems, at least one support system being provided for each arm, torso, and legs of the patient to support the patient in a position during the surgical procedure, and wherein each of said support systems includes at least two articulable support members each directly supporting a respective adjacent body portion of the patient thereon when in the position. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A surgical table system for supporting a patient during a spinal surgical procedure, comprising:
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a frame system to support the surgical table system above the ground; a head support system, a torso support system, a pair of arm support systems, and a leg support system, said support systems being positioned along said frame system to support the patient in a position during the surgical procedure, and wherein when in the position said torso support system is structured to support a torso of the patient generally in a first plane and said leg support system is movable relative to said torso support system from a first position where a lumbar portion of the spine is placed in flexion with knees of the patient below said first plane to a second position where the lumbar portion of the spine is placed in extension with knees of the patient above said first plane; and wherein said leg support system includes a first pair of support members and a second pair of support members and wherein said first pair of support members and said second pair of support members are each translatable along said leg support system as said leg support system is moved between said first and second positions. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57)
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