Matthew M Morrison

US Patent:

7234180, Jun 26, 2007

Filed:

Dec 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/009745

Inventors:

William C. Horton - Decatur GA, US
Matthew M. Morrison - Cordova TN, US
Harold Sparr Taylor - Memphis TN, US
Douglas Baker - Germantwon TN, US

Assignee:

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. - Warsaw IN

International Classification:

A61G 13/08

US Classification:

5613, 5621, 5622, 5623, 5624

Abstract:

A dynamic surgical table system includes any one or combination of a head support system, support systems for each arm, a torso support system, and a leg support system mounted to a frame system to support a patient during surgery. Any one or combination of the support systems is movable relative to the other and to the frame system to facilitate patient repositioning during surgery. Such repositioning may be desirable, for example, to create flexion, extension or rotation of the spine to facilitate access to and surgical treatment of one or more vertebral bodies, disc spaces between vertebral bodies, or other anatomical structures adjacent the spine of the patient. Furthermore, individual support members of any one of the support systems can articulate to conform to the patient anatomy and facilitate repositioning of the particular portion of the patient's body being support thereon while minimizing stress on the patient.