Surgical table

Abstract

A support apparatus includes a base, a frame coupled to the base, and a mattress supported by the frame. The apparatus also includes a coupler for coupling a power pack to one of the base, the frame and the mattress. The mattress includes a plurality of bladder pairs each having a first bladder and a second bladder positioned below the first bladder.

1 . A surgical table comprising: 
 a frame having a patient-support platform; and    a mattress, located on the patient-support platform, configured to support a patient during a surgical procedure, the mattress including a cover, defining an interior region, and a plurality of bladder pairs extending laterally in the interior region, each of the plurality of bladder pairs having a first bladder and a second bladder positioned below the first bladder.    
     
     
         2 . The surgical table of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bladder pairs are individually inflatable to position the patient in a surgical position on the mattress.  
     
     
         3 . The surgical table of  claim 2 , wherein the mattress includes a foam mattress, positioned below the plurality of bladder pairs, to support the plurality of bladder pairs on the patient-support platform.  
     
     
         4 . The surgical table of  claim 3 , wherein the mattress includes a position stabilizer, positioned above the bladder pairs within the interior region, to stabilize the bladder pairs in the surgical position.  
     
     
         5 . The surgical table of  claim 4 , wherein the mattress includes a thermal pad positioned above the position stabilizer within the interior region, to regulate the temperature of the mattress.  
     
     
         6 . The surgical table of  claim 2 , further comprising a base and a vertical support member extending upwardly from the base, the vertical support member being positioned between the base and the frame.  
     
     
         7 . The surgical table of  claim 6 , wherein the vertical support member telescopes vertically to locate the frame at different heights relative to the base.  
     
     
         8 . The surgical table of  claim 1 , wherein the patient-support platform includes a plurality of sections to articulate the patient in a predefined surgical position.  
     
     
         9 . The surgical table of  claim 6 , further comprising a power pack positioned within the base, the power pack configured to inflate the plurality of bladder pairs to position the patient in the surgical position.  
     
     
         10 . The surgical table of  claim 1 , wherein the mattress includes a head section, a torso section, and a leg section, each of the sections located to adjust the position of a different portion of the patient.  
     
     
         11 . The surgical table of  claim 10 , wherein the head section includes an outer head section adjacent an inner head section, to adjust the position of the head of the patient.  
     
     
         12 . The surgical table of  claim 10 , wherein the torso section includes a seat zone adjacent a lumbar zone and a back zone adjacent the lumbar zone, to adjust the position of the torso of the patient.  
     
     
         13 . The surgical table of  claim 12 , wherein the lumbar zone includes a lower lumbar zone adjacent an upper lumbar zone, to adjust the position of the lumbar region of the patient.  
     
     
         14 . The surgical table of  claim 12 , wherein the back zone includes a lower back zone adjacent an upper back zone, to adjust the position of the back of the patient.  
     
     
         15 . The surgical table of  claim 10 , wherein the leg section includes a foot zone adjacent a calf zone and a knee zone adjacent the calf zone, to adjust the position of the leg of the patient.  
     
     
         16 . The surgical table of  claim 10 , further comprising a plurality of lateral zones located on the patient support platform.  
     
     
         17 . The surgical table of  claim 16 , wherein each of the plurality of lateral zones is associated with at least one of the head section, the torso section, and the leg section.  
     
     
         18 . The surgical table of  claim 1 , further comprising a control apparatus, coupled to the plurality of bladders, to control inflation of the plurality of bladders.  
     
     
         19 . The surgical table of  claim 18 , wherein the control apparatus includes a foot controller operable by the foot of a surgeon, to control inflation of the plurality of bladders.  
     
     
         20 . The surgical table of  claim 18 , wherein the control apparatus includes wireless controller, to control inflation of the plurality of bladders.