Patent · US Expired

Surgical table

US6073284A · kind A · utility

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38Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 6, 1998
Grant dateJun 13, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G2210/90
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical table includes a base, a vertical support member extending vertically upwardly from the base, a frame extending outwardly from the support member, and a mattress supported by the frame and positioned to lie above the frame. The mattress is configured to support a patient and has at least one bladder configured to receive a medium. The surgical table also includes a power pack positioned to lie within the base and configured to supply the medium to the mattress to change the shape of the mattress.

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