Rotatable surgical table

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10758331-B2
Application number	US-201815875716-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 19, 2018
Priority date	Jan 20, 2017
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

Provided is a rotatable surgical apparatus and accompanying method for processing a specimen via the rotatable surgical apparatus. The surgical apparatus may include a base member and a platform member where the platform member and base member abut. Each of the base member and platform member may define one or more channel. The one or more base channels may be in fluid communication with the one or more platform channels. A nozzle may be disposed on the top surface of the platform member, in fluid communication with the at least one platform channel and may administer anesthetic to a specimen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A surgical table comprising:
a base member defining:
a first surface, and
at least one base channel;

a platform member defining:
a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is configured to abut the first surface of the base member,
wherein the platform member defines at least one platform channel, wherein the at least one platform channel and the at least one base channel are in fluid communication, wherein the platform member is configured to rotate relative to the base member while maintaining said fluid communication; and

a nozzle disposed on the top surface on the platform member,
wherein the nozzle is in fluid communication with the at least one platform channel.

2. The surgical table according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one base channel comprises, a first base channel and a second base channel, and, wherein the at least one platform channel comprises a first platform channel and a second platform channel.

3. The surgical table according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the base member and the platform member is configured to connect the at least one base channel with the at least one platform channel.

4. The surgical table according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more walls disposed between the first surface of the base member and the bottom surface of the platform member, wherein the one or more walls are configured to maintain fluid communication between the at least one channel of the base member and the at least one channel of the platform member.

5. The surgical table according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bottom surface of the platform member and the first surface of the base member define two concentric annular walls.

6. The surgical table according to claim 1 , wherein the base member and the platform member define a first annular chamber bounded by an innermost wall of the concentric annular walls and a second annular chamber disposed between the two concentric annular walls such that a first channel of the platform member and a first channel of the base member are configured to be in continuous fluid communication and the second channel of the base member and the second channel of the platform member are configured to be in continuous fluid communication.

7. The surgical table according to claim 1 , wherein one or more gaskets are disposed between the first surface of the base member and the bottom surface of the platform member.

8. The surgical table according to claim 1 , wherein the base member further defines one or more side ports configured to create a fluid connection between an input source and the at least one base channel.

9. The surgical table according to claim 2 , wherein the nozzle defines an inner shell in continuous fluid communication with the first platform channel and an outer shell in fluid communication with the second platform channel creating a self-scavenging system.

10. The surgical table according to claim 5 , wherein one or more gaskets are disposed between the first surface of the base member and the bottom surface of the platform member, wherein the one or more gaskets abut the two concentric annular walls.

11. A method for processing a specimen via a surgical apparatus, the method comprising:
providing a base member defining a first surface and at least one base channel;
providing a platform member defining a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface is configured to abut the first surface of the base member,
wherein the platform member defines at least one platform channel, wherein the at least one platform channel and the at least one base channel are in fluid communication, wherein the platform member is configured to rotate relative to the base member while maintaining said fluid communication;
providing a nozzle disposed on the top surface on the platform member,
wherein the nozzle is in fluid communication with the at least one platform channel;

affixing a specimen to a surgical apparatus; and
supplying an anesthetic to one of the base channel,
wherein the anesthetic is configured to flow from the at least one base channel to the at least one platform channel and from the at least one platform channel to the nozzle such that the anesthetic is administered to the specimen.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one base channel comprises, a first base channel and a second base channel, and, wherein the at least one platform channel comprises a first platform channel and a second platform channel.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the base member and the platform member is configured to connect the at least one base channel with the at least one platform channel.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the surgical apparatus further comprising one or more walls disposed between the first surface of the base member and the bottom surface of the platform member, wherein the one or more walls are configured to maintain fluid communication between the at least one channel of the base member and the at least one channel of the platform member.

15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the bottom surface of the platform member and the first surface of the base member define two concentric annular walls.

16. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the base member and the platform member define a first annular chamber bounded by an innermost wall of the concentric annular walls and a second annular chamber disposed between the two concentric annular walls such that a first channel of the platform member and a first channel of the base member are configured to be in continuous fluid communication and the second channel of the base member and the second channel of the platform member are configured to be in continuous fluid communication.

17. The method according to claim 11 , wherein one or more gaskets are disposed between the first surface of the base member and the bottom surface of the platform member.

18. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the base member further defines one or more side ports configured to create a fluid connection between an input source and the at least one base channel.

19. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the nozzle defines an inner shell in continuous fluid communication with a first platform channel and an outer shell in fluid communication with a second platform channel creating a self-scavenging system.

20. The method according to claim 16 , wherein one or more gaskets are disposed between the first surface of the base member and the bottom surface of the platform member, wherein the one or more gaskets abut the two concentric annular walls.

Assignees

• Regeneron Pharma

Inventors

• Strein John
• Cichon Sam

Classifications

• A61M2250/00

  Specially adapted for animals · CPC title

• A61M16/01

  specially adapted for anaesthetising {(A61M16/104, A61M16/18 take precedence)} · CPC title

• A61M16/009

  Removing used or expired gases or anaesthetic vapours (filtering, sterilising or disinfecting the exhaust air in drainage systems A61M1/784; bacterial filters in the expiratory path A61M16/1065) · CPC title

• A61G2210/00

  Devices for specific treatment or diagnosis · CPC title

• A61G13/02

  Adjustable operating tables; Controls therefor · CPC title