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Granted Patent B2
US 12,350,203 · App. 18/797,744 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Single and dual column patient positioning support structure

Inventors: Roger P. Jackson (Prairie Village, KS); Lawrence E. Guerra (Mission, KS); Trevor A. Waggoner (Overland Park, KS)
Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
A61G13/08A61B6/0407A61G7/015A61G13/02A61G13/04A61G13/06A61G13/1205A61G13/122A61G13/1285A61G13/104A61G13/123A61G13/1235A61G2200/32A61G2200/322A61G2200/327A61G2200/34A61G2203/10A61G2203/36A61G2210/50
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Patent No.
US 12,350,203
App. No.
18/797,744
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surgical table for supporting a patient over a floor and including a base assembly, a support column assembly and a patient support structure. The base assembly supported on the floor and including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a member extending along a base longitudinal axis between the first and second ends. The support column assembly moveably coupled with the base assembly and configured to translate between the first and second ends of the base assembly along the member extending therebetween, the support column assembly being the only support column assembly coupled with the base assembly. The patient support structure including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, the second end of the patient support structure supported off of the support column assembly in a cantilevered fashion.

Claims (40)

1. A method of adjusting a patient using a patient positioning support structure, the method comprising:

spacing a first support portion and a second support portion of the patient positioning support structure from a ground, the first support portion including a first lateral outer portion and a second lateral outer portion spaced apart from one another with each of the first lateral outer portion and the second lateral outer portion having a first end and a second end, and the second support portion including a first lateral inner portion and a second lateral inner portion spaced apart from one another with each of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion having a first end and a second end;

pivotally attaching the first end of the first lateral inner portion to the first lateral outer portion, and pivotally attaching the first end of the second lateral inner portion to the second lateral outer portion;

supporting an upper body portion of the patient in a prone position using the first support portion of the patient positioning support structure;

supporting a lower body portion of the patient in the prone position using the second support portion of the patient positioning support structure;

defining a surgical field between an area on the upper body portion of the patient and a surgeon; and

articulating the lower body portion relative to the upper body portion of the patient via pivoting of the first support portion and the second support portion of the patient positioning support structure relative to one another, while simultaneously maintaining the surgical field substantially stationary relative to the surgeon,

wherein, when the second ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion are pivoted to positions above the first ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion, the patient is subjected to extension, and when the second ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion are pivoted to positions below the first ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion, the patient is subject to flexion.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising controlling articulation of the first support portion and the second support portion relative to one another using a user-operated controller, the user-operated controller being interconnected with an actuator of the patient positioning support structure.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the actuator facilitates movement of the second support portion and the first support portion relative to one another.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first support portion and the second support portion are supported vertically above the ground by a column assembly; and

the method further comprises at least one of raising and lowering the first support portion and the second support portion via actuation of a lift assembly.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein:

the column assembly includes the lift assembly, the lift assembly including an actuator;

the first support portion is operatively interconnected with the lift assembly; and

actuation of the actuator raises and lowers the first support portion.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the patient positioning support structure includes a first linkage and a first drive assembly to facilitate pivotal movement of the first lateral inner portion relative to the first lateral outer portion; and the patient positioning support structure includes a second linkage and a second drive assembly to facilitate pivotal movement of the second lateral inner portion relative to the second lateral outer portion.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first end of the first lateral inner portion is pivotally attached between the first end and the second end of the first lateral outer portion, and the first end of the second lateral inner portion is pivotally attached between the first end and the second end of the second lateral outer portion.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein: the patient positioning support structure includes a first linkage and a first drive assembly to facilitate pivotal movement of the first lateral inner portion relative to the first lateral outer portion; and the patient positioning support structure includes a second linkage and a second drive assembly to facilitate pivotal movement of the second lateral inner portion relative to the second lateral outer portion.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the first support portion and the second support portion are supported vertically above the ground by a column assembly; and

the method further comprises at least one of raising and lowering the first support portion and the second support portion via actuation of a lift assembly.

10. A method of adjusting a patient using a patient positioning support structure, the method comprising: spacing a first support portion and a second support portion of the patient positioning support structure from a ground, the first support portion including a first lateral outer portion and a second lateral outer portion spaced apart from one another with each of the first lateral outer portion and the second lateral outer portion having a first end and a second end, and the second support portion including a first lateral inner portion and a second lateral inner portion spaced apart from one another with each of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion having a first end and a second end; pivotally attaching the first end of the first lateral inner portion to the first lateral outer portion, and pivotally attaching the first end of the second lateral inner portion to the second lateral outer portion: supporting an upper body portion of the patient in a prone position using the first support portion of the patient positioning support structure; supporting a lower body portion of the patient in the prone position using the second support portion of the patient positioning support structure; defining a surgical field between an area on the upper body portion of the patient and a surgeon; articulating the lower body portion relative to the upper body portion of the patient via pivoting of the first support portion and the second support portion of the patient positioning support structure relative to one another, while simultaneously maintaining the surgical field stationary relative to the surgeon; and controlling pivoting of the first support portion and the second support portion relative to one another using a user-operated controller, wherein, when the second ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion are pivoted to positions above the first ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion, the patient is subjected to extension, and when the second ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion are pivoted to positions below the first ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion, the patient is subject to flexion, and wherein the user-operated controller controls operation of an actuator configured to move the second support portion relative to the first support portion to articulate the lower body portion relative to the upper body portion of the patient.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein:

the first support portion and the second support portion are supported vertically above the ground by a column assembly; and

the method further comprises at least one of raising and lowering the first support portion and the second support portion via actuation of a lift assembly.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein: the column assembly includes the lift assembly, the lift assembly including the actuator; the first support portion is operatively interconnected with the lift assembly; and actuation of the actuator at least one of raises and lowers the first support portion.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein: the patient positioning support structure includes a first linkage and a first drive assembly to facilitate pivotal movement of the first lateral inner portion relative to the first lateral outer portion; and the patient positioning support structure includes a second linkage and a second drive assembly to facilitate pivotal movement of the second lateral inner portion relative to the second lateral outer portion.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first end of the first lateral inner portion is pivotally attached between the first end and the second end of the first lateral outer portion, and the first end of the second lateral inner portion is pivotally attached between the first end and the second end of the second lateral outer portion.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein: the patient positioning support structure includes a first linkage and a first drive assembly to facilitate pivotal movement of the first lateral inner portion relative to the first lateral outer portion; and the patient positioning support structure includes a second linkage and a second drive assembly to facilitate pivotal movement of the second lateral inner portion relative to the second lateral outer portion.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein: the first support portion and the second support portion are supported vertically above the ground by a column assembly; and the method further comprises at least one of raising and lowering the first support portion and the second support portion via actuation of a lift assembly.

17. A method of adjusting a patient using a patient positioning support structure, the method comprising: spacing a patient support portion of the patient positioning support structure from a ground; supporting an upper body portion and a lower body portion of the patient in a prone position respectively using a first support portion and a second support portion of the patient support portion, the first support portion including a first lateral outer portion and a second lateral outer portion with each of the first lateral outer portion and the second lateral outer portion including a first end and an opposite second end, and the second support portion including a first lateral inner portion and a second lateral inner portion with each of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion including a first end and an opposite second end; defining a surgical field between an area on the upper body portion of the patient and a surgeon; and pivoting the first support portion and the second support portion relative to another to articulate the lower body portion relative to the upper body portion of the patient via pivotal movement of the first lateral outer portion relative to the first lateral inner portion and pivotal movement of the second lateral outer portion relative to the second lateral inner portion, while simultaneously maintaining the surgical field stationary relative to the surgeon; wherein the first end of the first lateral inner portion is pivotally attached between the first end and the second end of the first lateral outer portion, and the first end of the second lateral inner portion is pivotally attached between the first end and the second end of the second lateral outer portion wherein, when the second ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion are pivoted to positions above the first ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion, the patient is subjected to extension, and when the second ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion are pivoted to positions below the first ends of the first lateral inner portion and the second lateral inner portion, the patient is subject to flexion.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein:

the patient support portion is supported vertically above the ground by a column assembly; and

the method further comprises at least one of raising and lowering the patient support portion via actuation of a lift assembly.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the column assembly includes the lift assembly, the lift assembly including an actuator;

the patient support portion is operatively interconnected with the lift assembly; and

actuation of the actuator at least one of raises and lowers the patient support portion.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the patient positioning support structure includes at least one linkage and drive assembly to facilitate pivotal movement of the second support portion relative to the first support portion.

Continuity (10)
Continuation 17963514 · Oct 11, 2022
Continuation 16839653 · Apr 3, 2020
Continuation 15210339 · Jul 14, 2016
Division 14793359 · Jul 7, 2015
Provisional Application 62118305 · Feb 19, 2015
Provisional Application 62021643 · Jul 7, 2014
Provisional Application 62021595 · Jul 7, 2014
Provisional Application 62021630 · Jul 7, 2014
Provisional Application 62021481 · Jul 7, 2014
Related Publication 20250009585A1 · Jan 9, 2025
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