Patient positioning support structure
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1. An apparatus for supporting and positioning a patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a base supported on a floor and supporting only a single end support extending upward from the base;
b) a patient support structure having an open frame extending along a longitudinal axis, a first section having a first outer end and a first inner end, and a second section having a second outer end and a second inner end, said patient support structure pivotally coupled with and extending off of the single end support at or near the first outer end of the first section in a cantilevered fashion so as to pivot the patient support structure about an axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis, the first outer end of the first section configured to articulate relative to the single end support about the axis at an outboard articulation and the second outer end of the second section being located at an opposite end of the patient support structure opposite the single end support, the first and second inner ends being connectable by and having an inboard articulation comprising a pair of space opposed joints;
c) a trunk translator assembly and at least one actuator, the trunk translator assembly slidably mounted to the second section of the patient support structure and configured to support an upper body of the patient, the at least one actuator coupled to a portion of the patient support structure at a first end and to the trunk translator assembly at a second end, the at least one actuator configured to translate the trunk translator assembly along the second section of the patient support structure, the at least one actuator being controlled via a computer controller; and
d) said single end support including an angulation mechanism operable to selectively position said patient support structure in a plurality of angular orientations at the inboard articulation.
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Abstract
An articulating patient support table comprises first and second patient support sections hingedly connected together along respective hinge ends. A longitudinal translation subassembly connected to a base by a position adjustable pedestal supports the first patient support section in cantilevered relationship. The position adjustment assembly includes a lift mechanism operable to raise and lower the longitudinal translation subassembly relative to the base and a pivot assembly operable to pivot the longitudinal translation subassembly fore and aft and side to side relative to the base.
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1. An apparatus for supporting and positioning a patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
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a) a base supported on a floor and supporting only a single end support extending upward from the base; b) a patient support structure having an open frame extending along a longitudinal axis, a first section having a first outer end and a first inner end, and a second section having a second outer end and a second inner end, said patient support structure pivotally coupled with and extending off of the single end support at or near the first outer end of the first section in a cantilevered fashion so as to pivot the patient support structure about an axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis, the first outer end of the first section configured to articulate relative to the single end support about the axis at an outboard articulation and the second outer end of the second section being located at an opposite end of the patient support structure opposite the single end support, the first and second inner ends being connectable by and having an inboard articulation comprising a pair of space opposed joints; c) a trunk translator assembly and at least one actuator, the trunk translator assembly slidably mounted to the second section of the patient support structure and configured to support an upper body of the patient, the at least one actuator coupled to a portion of the patient support structure at a first end and to the trunk translator assembly at a second end, the at least one actuator configured to translate the trunk translator assembly along the second section of the patient support structure, the at least one actuator being controlled via a computer controller; and d) said single end support including an angulation mechanism operable to selectively position said patient support structure in a plurality of angular orientations at the inboard articulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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