Abstract: A method and apparatus of positioning in multiple positions during spinal surgery includes deviating a patient support apparatus about a longitudinal axis to a position in which one lateral side of the apparatus is lower than the opposite lateral side, positioning a patient in a prone position on the deviated product, and rotating the patient from the prone position to a laterally angled position.

Abstract: An accessory has a substantially radiolucent frame, a floor-supported base, and a support structure extending between the base and one end of the frame. A second end of the frame is coupleable to a surgical table in a manner that permits the frame to articulate relative to the surgical table. The support structure is extendable and retractable to change the height at which the first end of the frame is supported above the base. The support structures is able to tilt front to rear and side to side relative to the base and the frame is able to tilt front to rear and side to side relative to the support structure. The frame is movable to a compact storage position having the second end of the frame supported on the base. A set of wheels are provided on the base to permit the accessory to be wheeled from one location to another.

Abstract: A body-support apparatus comprises a support assembly including two couplers and a cross-member and a plurality of body-support portions supported on the support assembly and moveable relative to the support assembly. The body-support apparatus is configured to be mounted on a patient-support apparatus which has generally parallel spaced apart members.

Abstract: A limb positioner includes a multi-axis positioner, a lock supporting the multi-axis positioner, and a limb support. The multi-axis positioner includes a variable resistance locking mechanism adjustable to vary the resistance of each axis to movement, the multi-axis positioner including a first pivot pivotable about a first axis. The limb support is supported by the multi-axis positioner and includes a frame configured to support a limb such that a joint of the limb is indexed to the first pivot for movement of the limb about the joint. The limb support includes disposable dressing positioned on the first and second extensions, the disposable dressing including a plurality of flexible restraints for securing the limb of a patient o the limb support.

Abstract: A body-support apparatus comprises a support assembly including two couplers and a cross-member and a plurality of body-support portions supported on the support assembly and moveable relative to the support assembly. The body-support apparatus is configured to be mounted on a patient-support apparatus which has generally parallel spaced apart members.

Abstract: A surgical table extension features a patient support structure, a large area base, and a support leg. A first joint having at least two degrees of freedom is located between the patient support structure and the support leg. A second joint also having at least two degrees of freedom is located between the base and the support leg. There is a stop limiting the range of motion of the support leg such that a portion of the base area is constrained to be below the first joint irrespective of the position of the base.

Abstract: A clamp is provided for securing an accessory to a rail of a patient support apparatus. The clamp comprises a first jaw adapted to be placed on the rail, a second jaw coupled to the first jaw for movement between an open position and a closed position, a resilient member that is forced against the rail when the second jaw is moved from the open position to the closed position, and a latch coupled to the second jaw and movable relative to the second jaw between a latched position in which the second jaw is locked in the closed position relative to the first jaw and an unlatched position in which the second jaw is movable between the open and closed positions. The resilient member engages the rail with sufficient force to inhibit movement of the clamp along the rail when the second jaw is in the closed position.

Abstract: A surgical table extension features a patient support structure, a large area base, and a support leg. A first joint having at least two degrees of freedom is located between the patient support structure and the support leg. A second joint also having at least two degrees of freedom is located between the base and the support leg. There is a stop limiting the range of motion of the support leg such that a portion of the base area is constrained to be below the first joint irrespective of the position of the base.

Abstract: A device 50 for supporting and positioning a part of a patient's body includes at least two joints 62, 64, 66 each having a locked state and an unlocked state and a release system for allowing an operator to select between the locked state and the unlocked state. The release system has an operator interface remote from the joints and at a location that enables the operator to support the weight of the body part while at least one of the joints is in the unlocked state.

Abstract: A medical procedure table includes a base plate, a base column extending upwards from the base, a shuttle assembly telescopingly mounted to the base column, a carriage pivotably mounted to the shuttle assembly, and a main plate pivotably mounted to the carriage. A roll actuator subsystem includes a roll actuator mounted to the carriage and a piston pivotably connected to an arm, the arm pivotably connected to the main plate, and a linkage pivotably connected between the piston and the carriage.