Surgical patient support for accommodating lateral-to-prone patient positioning

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10363189-B2
Application number	US-201615290156-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2016
Priority date	Oct 23, 2015
Publication date	Jul 30, 2019
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019

Abstract

According to the present disclosure, a surgical patient support provides support to a patient. The surgical patient support may include configuration to accommodate various patient body positions to provide a variety of access to the patient's body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A surgical patient support, comprising:
a support frame including first and second support rails extending parallel to each other from a head end to a foot end of the patient support, a head-cross beam and a foot-cross beam connected to each of the support rails at the head end and foot end respectively, and a connection arm engaged with the head-cross beam,
a platform mounted on the frame and including a torso section and a leg section, and
an actuator assembly coupled to the support frame and configured to support the leg section,
wherein the leg section is configured to move between a raised position and a lowered position,
wherein the first and second support rails each include a torso rail and a leg rail, the torso rails each extending from the head-cross beam towards the foot end to connect with the leg rail of the respective support rail, and each leg rail extends from connection with the torso rail of the respective support rail towards the foot end,
wherein each leg rail includes a first sub-rail and a second sub-rail, and each first sub-rail extends from connection with the torso rail of the respective support rail towards the foot end at an angle relative to the torso rail of the respective support rail,
wherein each second sub-rail extends from connection with the foot-cross beam for connection with the first sub-rail of the respective support rail.

2. The surgical patient support of claim 1 , wherein each first sub-rail extends from connection with the torso rail of the respective support rail towards the foot end at an angle of about 15 to about 35 degrees relative to the torso rail of the respective support rail.

3. The surgical patient support of claim 1 , wherein in the lowered position the leg section of the platform is parallel to each first sub-rail.

4. The surgical patient support of claim 1 , wherein the actuator assembly includes at least one linear actuator configured for movement between a retracted position and an extended position to move the leg section of the support platform between the lowered position and the raised position.

5. The surgical patient support of claim 4 , wherein the at least one actuator includes a cross link that extends between the leg rails of the support rails and a cross arm extending orthogonally from the cross link to support the at last one linear actuator.

6. The surgical patient support of claim 5 , wherein the at least one linear actuator is pivotably connected to the cross arm of the cross link.

7. The surgical patient support of claim 1 , wherein each leg rail includes a jogged section that connects with the torso rail and a width defined between the leg rails of the support rails including the jogged section is wider than a width defined between the torso rails of the support rails.

8. The surgical patient support of claim 1 , wherein the actuator assembly is connected to the leg section of the platform on a bottom side thereof at a position spaced apart from the head end and the foot end.

9. The surgical patient support of claim 1 , wherein the actuator assembly comprises at least two actuators and a first of the at least two actuators is pivotably coupled to one of the support rails and a second of the at least two actuators is pivotably coupled to the other of the support rails, and each of the at least two actuators is pivotably coupled to the leg section of the platform and is configured for actuation to move the leg section of the support platform between the lowered and the raised positions.

10. A surgical patient support, comprising:
a support frame including first and second support rails extending parallel to each other from a head end to a foot end of the patient support, a head-cross beam and a foot-cross beam connected to each of the support rails at the head end and foot end respectively, and a connection arm engaged with the head-cross beam,
a platform mounted on the frame and including a torso section and a leg section, and
an actuator assembly coupled to the support frame and configured to support the leg section,
wherein the leg section is configured to move between a raised position and a lowered position,
wherein the first and second support rails each include a torso rail and a leg rail, the torso rails each extending from the head-cross beam towards the foot end to connect with the leg rail of the respective support rail, and each leg rail extends from connection with the torso rail of the respective support rail towards the foot end,
wherein each leg rail includes a jogged section that connects with the torso rail and a width defined between the leg rails of the support rails including the jogged section is wider than a width defined between the torso rails of the support rails.

11. The surgical patient support of claim 10 , wherein the actuator assembly includes a linear actuator configured for movement between a retracted position and an extended position to move the leg section of the support platform between the lowered position and the raised position.

12. The surgical patient support of claim 11 , wherein the linear actuator is situated about midway between the leg rails when the leg section is in the raised position.

13. The surgical patient support of claim 10 , wherein the leg section of the platform is wider than the torso section of the platform.

14. The surgical patient support of claim 13 , wherein the leg section fits between the leg rails.

15. The surgical patient support of claim 14 , wherein the leg section passes in between the leg rails when moving between the raised and lowered positions.

16. The surgical patient support of claim 13 , wherein the torso section rests atop the torso rails.

17. A surgical patient support, comprising:
a support frame including first and second support rails extending parallel to each other from a head end to a foot end of the patient support, a head-cross beam and a foot-cross beam connected to each of the support rails at the head end and foot end respectively, and a connection arm engaged with the head-cross beam,
a platform mounted on the frame and including a torso section and a leg section, and
an actuator assembly coupled to the support frame and configured to support the leg section,
wherein the leg section is configured to move between a raised position and a lowered position,
wherein the actuator assembly comprises at least two actuators and a first of the at least two actuators is pivotably coupled to one of the support rails and a second of the at least two actuators is pivotably coupled to the other of the support rails, and each of the at least two actuators is pivotably coupled to the leg section of the platform and is configured for actuation to move the leg section of the support platform between the lowered and the raised positions.

18. The surgical patient support of claim 17 , wherein the leg section of the platform includes channels in which portions of the respective first and second actuators are received when the leg section is in the lowered position.

19. The surgical patient support of claim 17 , wherein the leg section overlies the at least two actuators.

20. The surgical patient support of claim 17 , wherein the first and second actuators are situated alongside the leg section and the support rails to which they are coupled.

Assignees

• Allen Medical Systems Inc

Inventors

• Hight Joshua C
• Drake Jesse S
• Marrion Jeffrey C
• Dubois Christopher B
• Hertz Ben
• Sennett Andrew
• Brophy Patrick

Classifications

• A61G2200/325

  prone · CPC title

• A61G13/08 Primary

  the table being divided into different adjustable sections · CPC title

• A61G13/123

  Lower body, e.g. pelvis, hip, buttocks · CPC title

• A61G13/1245

  Knees, upper or lower legs · CPC title

• A61G13/122

  Upper body, e.g. chest · CPC title