Abstract: A medical table handling device includes a handle, configured to be grasped by a user to manipulate the medical table, a pair of opposite clamps, coupled on opposing ends of the handle, each clamp having a slot being configured to receive one of a pair of lateral rails of the medical table therein, and means for securing each of the pair of clamps to one of the lateral rails.

Abstract: A rugged quick-response thermocouple for use in measuring the temperature of a gas flow includes two wires formed of different metals and electrically joined at an exposed junction. A ceramic sheath substantially surrounds the two wires except near the junction. The sheath is surrounded by a stainless steel tube. The junction is positioned adjacent an end of the ceramic sheath. In one embodiment the wires are coated with an insulator and the insulator is positioned against the flat end of the sheath. The exposed junction resists damage from gas flows and from corrosive compounds in the gas mixture.