SURGICAL FRAME HAVING TRANSLATING LOWER BEAM AND MOVEABLE LINKAGE OR SURGICAL EQUIPMENT ATTACHED THERETO AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF

• Main Authors: Hynes, Richard A, Lim, Roy K, Waugh, Lindsey G, Morrison, Matthew M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.02.2020
• Subjects: CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; DIAGNOSIS; FUNERAL DEVICES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; SURGERY; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS

A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery using a moveable main beam supporting a patient thereon. The surgical frame includes a translating lower beam that is moveable between at least a first lateral position and a second lateral position, and a linkage and/or surgical equipment supportively and moveably attached to the translating lower beam or interconnected with the translating lower beam via the linkage. The linkage and/or the surgical equipment are moveable between a first position at or adjacent a first end of the translating lower beam and a second position closer to a second end of the translating lower beam than the first position. The translating lower beam is used to join a first support portion and a second support portion of the surgical frame to one another, and movement of the translating lower beam affords access to a patient receiving area. A linear movement mechanism can be used to facilitate movement of the linkage and/or the surgical equipment along the translating lower beam to avoid interference with the main beam or the translating lower beam.