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A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for b

A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coordinated drive system provides for both upwardly and downwardly breaking or jointed orientations of the two sections in various inclined and tilted positions. Cable, cantilevered and pull-rod systems are included.

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What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is as follows: 1. An apparatus for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a) an elongate patient support structure having a head end portion and a foot end portion and a joint disposed between the head a

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is as follows: 1. An apparatus for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a) an elongate patient support structure having a head end portion and a foot end portion and a joint disposed between the head and foot end portions, the head and foot end portions being pivotally attached at the joint, the head and foot end portions alignable in a first plane; b) first and second opposed spaced end supports, the first support located near the head end and the second support located near the foot end, the patient support structure extending between the first and second end supports and held by the supports in spaced relation with respect to a floor supporting the apparatus; c) at least one connecting structure cooperating with the patient support structure, the connecting structure selectively moving and locking the head and foot end portions in the first plane and also in a plurality of angular orientations with respect to one another on either side of the first plane; and d) a translation connector joining at least one of the ends of the patient support structure to a respective end support so as to allow the patient support structure to move through the various angular orientations thereof without the end supports moving relative to each other. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the patient support structure is suspended between the first and second supports. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein one of the first and second end supports is in cantilevered relationship with one of the head and foot end portions. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the connecting structure further comprises a hinge structure. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the connecting structure comprises a pull-rod. 6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the pull-rod is attached to the foot end portion. 7. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the connecting structure further comprises at least one slider bar, slidably attached to one of the head and foot end portions, the slider bar pivotally attached to one of the end supports. 8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the end supports is selectively telescopable. 9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the end supports further comprises a rotation mechanism. 10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the elongate patient support structure is a frame and further comprising a second patient structure, the second structure being an imaging table. 11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the patient support structure is detachable and placable at either end in a plurality of locations vertically spaced from the floor. 12. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the translation connector comprises a member having an axially elongate slot that extends from side to side of the member and that receives a pin that is selectively securable to an end support and further that is sized and shaped to allow the pin to slide axially in the slot during adjustment of the patient support through the various angular orientation of the patient support. 13. An apparatus for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a) first and second opposed end supports; b) a patient support structure connected to and bridging substantially between the first and second end supports, the support structure having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions being selectively lockable in a first substantially planar orientation along a longitudinal axis of the support structure, the first and second portions positionable and lockable in a plurality of angles with respect to one another, with each portion movable to a position on either side of the first planar orientation; and c) a translation connector joining at least one end of the patient support structure to a respective end support so as to allow the patient support to be moved between any of the plurality of the angles with respect to one another without the end supports moving relative to each other. 14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the first and second portions are attached at a hinge. 15. An apparatus for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a) an elongate patient support structure having a head end portion and a foot end portion and a joint disposed substantially centrally between the head and foot end portions, the head and foot end portions being pivotally attached at the joint, the head and foot end portions alignable in a first plane; b) first and second opposed spaced end supports, the first support located near the head end and the second support located near the foot end, the patient support structure extending between the first and second end supports and held by the supports in spaced relation with a floor; c) at least one connecting structure comprising a cable and cooperating with the patient support structure at the joint, the connecting structure selectively moving and locking the head and foot end portions in the first plane and also in a plurality of angular orientations with respect to one another on either side of the first plane. 16. An apparatus for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a) an elongate patient support structure having a head end portion and a foot end portion and a joint disposed substantially centrally between the head and foot end portions, the head and foot end portions being pivotally attached at the joint, the head and foot end portions alignable in a first plane; b) first and second opposed spaced end supports, the first support located near the head end and the second support located near the foot end, the patient support structure extending between the first and second end supports and held by the supports in spaced relation with a floor; c) at least one connecting structure cooperating with the patient support structure at the joint, the connecting structure including a hinge structure and a cable and further having a groove for receiving the cable, the connecting structure selectively moving and locking the head and foot end portions in the first plane and also in a plurality of angular orientations with respect to one another on either side of the first plane. 17. An apparatus for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a) an elongate patient support structure having a head end portion and a foot end portion and a joint disposed substantially centrally between the head and foot end portions, the head and foot end portions being pivotally attached at the joint, the head and foot end portions alignable in a first plane; b) first and second opposed spaced end supports, the first support located near the head end and the second support located near the foot end, the patient support structure extending between the first and second end supports and held by the supports in spaced relation with a floor; c) at least one connecting structure cooperating with the patient support structure at the joint, the connecting structure comprising a hinge structure and a winch, the connecting structure selectively moving and locking the head and foot end portions in the first plane and also in a plurality of angular orientations with respect to one another on either side of the first plane. 18. An apparatus for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a) an elongate patient support structure having a head end portion and a foot end portion and a joint disposed substantially centrally between the head and foot end portions, the head and foot end portions being pivotally attached at the joint, the head and foot end portions alignable in a first plane; b) first and second opposed spaced end supports, the first support located near the head end and the second support located near the foot end, the patient support structure extending between the first and second end supports and held by the supports in spaced relation with a floor, at least one of the end supports further includes a lateral shifting mechanism; c) at least one connecting structure cooperating with the patient support structure at the joint, the connecting structure selectively moving and locking the head and foot end portions in the first plane and also in a plurality of angular orientations with respect to one another on either side of the first plane.