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Radiolucent hinge for a surgical table

US9622928B2 · kind B2 · utility

26Cited by

205References

15Claims

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Assignee

Roger P. Jackson · US

Inventors

Roger P. Jackson · Prairie Village, US
Lawrence E. Guerra · Mission, US
Trevor A. Waggoner · Overland Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 6, 2015
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05D2011/0072
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical table including a patient support including a head end section including a pair of head end frames joined with a foot end section including a pair of foot end frames, each of the head end frames is inwardly joined with one of the foot end frames at a hinge. Each of the hinges including a drive chain positioned within the foot end frame and including a plurality of drive links coupled together, the drive chain coupled at opposite ends to a sprocket and a drive link, the sprocket being rotatably coupled with the head end section via a hinge pin. The drive link operably coupled with a motor to move the drive link within the foot end frame so as to move the drive chain and cause the sprocket to rotate such that the head end section articulates relative to the foot end section about the hinge pins.

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