Patents Assigned to Health Care Manufacturing, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5022388
    Abstract: A patient table apparatus having a pad for supporting a patient with at least two sections, a lower body section which will tilt with respect to an upper body section about an axis transverse to the pad. The apparatus includes a spring mechanism to impart an upward force on the lower body section against the force of gravity on the patient. A motor extends or retracts the spring mechanism and controls for the motor are provided whereby the amount of upward force on the lower body section may be increased or decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Health Care Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert T. Harter