Fail-safe release mechanism for use with patient positioning support apparati
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47B-007/00
A61G-007/008
A61G-013/00
A61G-013/04
A61G-007/05
G05G-005/08
A61G-013/06
A61G-013/10
출원번호
US-0234209
(2016-08-11)
등록번호
US-9877883
(2018-01-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Jackson, Roger P.
Guerra, Lawrence E.
Herron, Michael A.
출원인 / 주소
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Sorell Lenna & Schmidt, LLP
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초록
A fail-safe release mechanism for use with patient positioning support apparati having a base structure and a patient support structure, to prevent collapse of the patient support during disconnection of the patient support structure from the base structure.
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1. A method of preventing inadvertent disconnecting of a patient support structure from a base structure, the patient support structure configured for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the patient support structure including an end releasably coupled to a first end of a
1. A method of preventing inadvertent disconnecting of a patient support structure from a base structure, the patient support structure configured for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the patient support structure including an end releasably coupled to a first end of a connection subassembly, the base structure including a rotator member releasably coupled to a second end of the connection subassembly, the method comprising: a) uncoupling the first end of the connection subassembly and the end of the patient support structure;b) moving at least a portion of the connection subassembly relative to the rotator member; andc) uncoupling the second end of the connection subassembly and the rotator member, wherein the uncoupling of the second end of the connection subassembly and the rotator member is prevented until: completing steps a) and b). 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the moving the at least a portion of the connection subassembly relative to the rotator member includes sliding movement. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection subassembly comprises a first arm and the at least a portion of the connection subassembly comprises a first locking member slidingly attached to the first arm. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the moving of the at least a portion of the connection subassembly relative to the rotator member includes sliding the first locking member towards the first end of the connection subassembly. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the uncoupling the second end of the connection subassembly and the rotator member comprises pulling a handle of a cylindrical member that extends at least partially through the rotator member and at least a portion of the second end of the connection subassembly. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the handle and the cylindrical member form a pin. 7. A method of preventing inadvertent disconnecting of a patient support structure from a base structure, the patient support structure configured for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the patient support structure including an end releasably coupled to a first end of a connection subassembly, the base structure including a rotator member releasably coupled to a second end of the connection subassembly, the method comprising: decoupling the first end of the connection subassembly and the end of the patient support structure; anddecoupling the second end of the connection subassembly and the rotator member by: moving at least one portion of the connection subassembly relative to a corresponding cylindrical member of the connection subassembly extending outward from a corresponding side of the connection subassembly, the at least one portion of the connection subassembly is positioned on the corresponding side of the connection subassembly, wherein moving the at least one portion of the connection subassembly relative to the corresponding cylindrical member is prevented until the first end of the connection subassembly and the end of the patient support structure are decoupled. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the movement of the at least one portion of the connection subassembly relative to the corresponding cylindrical member is restrained to movement in a single degree of freedom. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the single degree of freedom is translation. 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the connection subassembly comprises a first and a second arm spaced apart from each other, wherein the first and second arms form the at least one side of the connection subassembly. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one portion of the connection subassembly comprises a first and a second locking member, the first locking member being slidingly attached to the first arm, the second locking member being slidingly attached to the second arm. 12. The method of claim 7, wherein at least a portion of a lock pin extends through the second end of the connection subassembly and the rotator member, and wherein the step of decoupling the second end of the connection subassembly and the rotator member further comprises disengaging the lock pin from the rotator member and the second end of the connection subassembly such that the at least one portion of the connection subassembly is configured to move relative to the corresponding cylindrical member. 13. The method of claim 7, wherein the corresponding cylindrical member comprises a bolt. 14. The method of claim 7, wherein the corresponding cylindrical member extends fully through a corresponding arm of the connection subassembly. 15. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one portion comprises at least one locking member. 16. A method of preventing inadvertent disconnecting of a patient support structure from a base structure, the patient support structure configured for supporting a patient above a floor during a medical procedure, the patient support structure including an end releasably coupled to a first end of a connection subassembly, the base structure including a rotator member releasably coupled to a second end of the connection subassembly, the method comprising: a) uncoupling the end of the patient support structure and the first end of the connection subassembly; andb) uncoupling the rotator member and the second end of the connection subassembly by moving at least one lock member of the connection subassembly away from a corresponding attachment portion of the rotator member and relative to a corresponding cylindrical member of the connection subassembly, wherein step b) cannot be performed until step a) is completed. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein step b) further comprises disengaging the at least one lock member of the connection subassembly from engagement with a corresponding locking feature at a corresponding attachment portion of the rotator member. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one lock member comprises a U-shaped structure that matingly engages at least a part of the corresponding locking feature before the rotator member and the second end of the connection subassembly are uncoupled. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the corresponding locking feature comprises a first portion of a first pin. 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least one lock member is positioned on a first side of an arm member of the connection subassembly, the corresponding cylindrical member extending from the first side of the arm member. 21. The method of claim 16, wherein the corresponding cylindrical member comprises a bolt. 22. The method of claim 16, wherein the movement of the at least one lock member comprises translational movement. 23. The method of claim 16, wherein the corresponding cylindrical member constrains the movement of the at least one lock member. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the corresponding cylindrical member constrains the movement of the at least one lock member to translational movement.
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