Systems and methods for moving a surgical table
US11918519B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/40195
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Several solutions are described for making it easier to move a surgical robotics patient table, either from rest or to turn it. The table has a base, a support, and a table top on which the patient is supported. A number of casters are mounted to a body of the base. In one case, controllable jacks lift the body to release the casters thereby allowing them to swivel to a desired orientation. In another case, a drive assembly is rotatably coupled to the body of the base and includes an electric drive motor and a drive wheel to drive the table across the floor. Other aspects are also described and claimed.
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