Patient positioning support structure with trunk translator
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61G-013/12
A61G-013/04
A61G-013/08
A61G-013/00
출원번호
US-0862835
(2015-09-23)
등록번호
US-9510987
(2016-12-06)
발명자
/ 주소
Jackson, Roger P.
Guerra, Lawrence E.
Waggoner, Trevor A.
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Jackson, Roger P.
대리인 / 주소
Polsinelli PC
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A patient support structure includes a pair of independently height-adjustable supports, each connected to a patient support. The supports may be independently raised, lowered, rolled or tilted about a longitudinal axis, laterally shifted and angled upwardly or downwardly. Position sensors are provi
A patient support structure includes a pair of independently height-adjustable supports, each connected to a patient support. The supports may be independently raised, lowered, rolled or tilted about a longitudinal axis, laterally shifted and angled upwardly or downwardly. Position sensors are provided to sense all of the foregoing movements. The sensors communicate data to a computer for coordinated adjustment and maintenance of the inboard ends of the patient supports in an approximated position during such movements. A longitudinal translator provides for compensation in the length of the structure when the supports are angled upwardly or downwardly. A patient trunk translator provides coordinated translational movement of the patient's upper body along the respective patient support in a caudad or cephalad direction as the patient supports are angled upwardly or downwardly for maintaining proper spinal biomechanics and avoiding undue spinal traction or compression.
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1. An apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a. a base structure with opposed outer ends;b. a first end support assembly and a second end support assembly opposing the first end support assembly, each assembly having a connection subass
1. An apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a. a base structure with opposed outer ends;b. a first end support assembly and a second end support assembly opposing the first end support assembly, each assembly having a connection subassembly, the first and second end support assemblies coupled to the base structure outer ends and supported by the floor;c. first and second patient support sections, each having an outboard end securely attached to the respective end support assembly by the connection subassembly and an inboard end, the inboard ends being spatially related and providing for an articulation therebetween;d. each connection subassembly including an angle actuator operable to position a respective patient support section in a plurality of articulation angular orientations with respect to the floor;e. wherein at least one of the angle actuators is configured to move toward or away from the articulation while the outer ends of the base structure remain stationary on the floor;f. a patient trunk translator engaged with one of said first and second patient support sections, the trunk translator having a trunk actuator operable for selective positioning of the trunk translator along a length of the patient support section, the trunk actuator including a trunk sensor for sensing a position of the trunk translator and transmitting articulation angular orientation and position data; andg. a computer interfaced with the at least one of the angle actuators of the connection subassemblies, the trunk actuator, and the trunk sensor, the computer configured to receive the articulation angular orientation and position data from the trunk sensor and to send a trunk actuator control signal to the trunk actuator in response to a change in the articulation angular orientation to thereby coordinate a position of the trunk translator with the plurality of angular orientations at the articulation. 2. The patient support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the angle actuators translates relative to the outer ends of the base structure. 3. The patient support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one angle actuator translates toward and away from the articulation. 4. An apparatus for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a. first and second opposed end supports, at least one end support connected to an angle actuator;b. first and second patient supports, each having an outboard end pivotally connected to a respective one of said end supports and an inboard end, the inboard ends forming an articulation, at least one patient support connected to the angle actuator;c. a patient trunk translator engaged with one of said first and second patient supports, the trunk, translator having a trunk actuator operable for selective positioning of the trunk translator along a length of the patient support, said trunk actuator including a trunk sensor for sensing a position of the trunk translator and transmitting articulation angular orientation and position data; andd. a computer interfaced with said trunk actuator and said trunk sensor for receiving the articulation angular orientation and position data and sending a trunk actuator control signal to said trunk actuator in response to a change in said articulation angular orientation to thereby coordinate a position of said trunk translator with said angular orientation at the articulation. 5. The patient support apparatus of claim 4, wherein: a. at least one of said first and second end supports includes a lift mechanism operable to raise and lower the respective patient support;b said lift mechanism has an associated height sensor for sensing a height of said patient support and transmitting patient support height data; andc. said computer is interfaced with said lift mechanism and said height sensor for receiving said height data and sending a lift control signal to said angle actuator in response to changes in said height to thereby coordinate a position of said articulation angular orientation above the floor. 6. The patient support apparatus of claim 4, wherein: a. at least one of said first and second end supports is connected to a roll mechanism operable to tilt the respective patient support;b. said roll mechanism includes an associated tilt sensor for sensing a tilt orientation of said patient support and transmitting tilt orientation data; andc. said computer is interfaced with said roll mechanism and said tilt sensor for receiving tilt orientation data. 7. The patient support apparatus of claim 4, wherein: a. said patient supports each include a pair of spaced apart support spars, said support spars respectively pivotly connected to said end supports;b. said angle actuator connected between said pair of support spars and an associated end support;c. said angle actuator includes a respective angle sensor for sensing the angular orientation of the articulation with respect to the end supports and transmitting angular orientation data; andd. said computer is interfaced with said angle actuator and said angle sensor for receiving said angular orientation data and sending angle control signals to said trunk actuator in response to changes in said angular orientations to thereby coordinate a position of said trunk translator with said angular orientations. 8. An apparatus for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a. first and second opposed end supports;b. first and second patient supports, each having an outboard end connected to a respective one of said end supports by an angle actuator positioned therebetween and an inboard end;c. said patient support inboard ends being hingedly connected by a pair of spaced apart hinge joints which are moved by the angle actuators;d. at least one of said angle actuators operable to position one of the patient supports in a plurality of angular orientations with respect to the end support and with respect to each other;e. a trunk translator actuator engaged with one of said first and second patient supports on one end and a trunk translator on an opposite end, wherein said trunk translator is selectively positioned on the patient support in response to relative movement of said patient supports when said patient supports are positioned in said plurality of angular orientations. 9. A table for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, the table comprising: a. head and foot end spaced opposed vertical supports;b. head and foot end patient support sections, each having an outboard end connected to a respective one of said vertical supports by an actuator and an inboard end, the inboard end of each section being spatially related and hingedly connected by a pair of spaced apart hinges to form an articulation;c. at least one of said first and second patient support sections cooperating with at least one table elevator mechanism to raise and lower said sections when said sections are positioned in a plurality of angular orientations with respect to the at least one vertical support; andd. a patient translator slidably engaged with said head end patient support section, the slidable translator cooperating with the hinges and moved by a linkage connected to a linear actuator attached to the head end patient support section, wherein when an angular orientation for the hinges is directed generally downwardly the linkage moves toward the head end vertical support causing the translator to move along with at least part of the linkage away from the hinges; whereine. both the linkage and the translator are being moved in the same direction. 10. A table for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, the table comprising: a. head and foot end spaced opposed vertical supports;b. head and foot end patient support sections, each section having an outboard end connected to a respective one of said vertical supports and an inboard end, the inboard end of each section being spatially related and hingedly connected by a pair of spaced apart hinges to form an articulation;c. at least one of said first and second patient support sections cooperating with at least one table elevator mechanism to raise and lower said sections when said sections are positioned in a plurality of angular orientations with respect to the at least one vertical support; andd. a patient translator slidably engaged with at least one of said head and foot end patient support sections, the translator cooperating with the hinges by a linkage between the hinges and the translator, wherein when an angular orientation for the hinges is directed generally upwardly, at least a portion of the linkage moves toward the foot end vertical support causing the translator to move closer to the hinges along therewith, whereby the linkage portion and the translator are moved in the same direction at the same time together. 11. An apparatus for supporting a patient in a prone position during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a. first and second opposed end supports;b. first and second substantially open frame patient supports, each having an outboard end connected to a respective one of said end supports and an inboard end;c. said patient support inboard ends being hingedly connected by a pair of spaced apart hinge joints;d. at least one of said first and second end supports cooperating with an angle actuator operable to position one of the patient supports in a plurality of angular orientations with respect to the end support;e. a trunk translator on one of said first and second open frame patient supports; andf. a trunk actuator positioned near one open frame patient support outboard end and moving said trunk translator in such a manner as to selectively position the trunk translator along the open frame patient support in response to relative movement of said first and second patient supports when said patient supports are positioned in said plurality of angular orientations.
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