TODAY’S PATENT – SURGICAL TABLE

The SURGICAL TABLE was invented by  Richard L. Borders (Cincinnati, OH) on the 13^th  of June 2000 , bearing patent number US6073284A.

The present invention relates to an operating room or surgical table. More particularly, the present invention relates to a surgical table having a base for concealing a power pack and/or a mattress having a plurality of inflatable bladders for positioning a patient in a variety of predefined surgical positions.

The following invention, a surgical table includes a base, a vertical support member extending vertically upwardly from the base, a frame extending outwardly from the support member, and a mattress supported by the frame and positioned to lie above the frame. The mattress is configured to support a patient and has at least one bladder configured to receive a medium. The surgical table also includes a power pack positioned to lie within the base and configured to supply the medium to the mattress to change the shape of the mattress.