Patent · US Expired

Operating room table having lumbar support bar

US6385802B1 · kind B1 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 17, 1999
Grant dateMay 14, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G2200/32
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a pivotal operating room table having a main surface and an elongated support member. The main surface preferably lies generally in a first plane and is pivotal end to end such that the first plane can pass through a second generally vertical plane as the main surface pivots to end to end. A second plane is generally perpendicular to the first plane. The elongated support member is adjustably interconnected with the operating room table, and provides a support surface lying generally in a third plane which is generally perpendicular to the second plane when the elongated support member is interconnected with the table. In preferred embodiments the elongated support member is adjustably interconnectable with the table at any of a plurality of heights above the main surface and it further includes an elongated support bar and an inflatable bladder resting above the elongated support bar. In preferred embodiments the operating room table will include a pair of elongated, parallel side rails on opposite sides of the main surface and interconnected with the main surface and generally parallel thereto. The elongated support bar is adjustably interconn…

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