Genito-urinary examination device

Claim 1

A portable pelvic examination device for use in conjunction with a support unit carrying a patient in a reclining position to position the patient for examination of the pelvic area including: a support base adapted to lie on the support unit and sized to fit under the buttocks of the patient; a support table sized to fit under the buttocks of the patient and overlying said support base; hinge means pivotally connecting one end of said base to one end of said table elevating means for effecting pivotal movement between said base and said table about said hinge means between said table and base to rotate the buttocks of the patient upwardly to expose the pelvic area; a support housing mounted on said base at that end opposite said hinge means and extending across said base generally transversely of the central axis of said table; a pair of support beams slidably received in opposite ends of said housing; a pair of tubular members, one being adjustably pivoted on the projecting end of each of said support beams; a pair of rod members, one being slidably and rotatably mounted in the upper end of each of said tubular members, each of said rod members including a depending leg slidably and rotatably received in the upper end of said tubular member, an offset section integral with the upper end of said depending leg and extending laterally thereof, and an upstanding leg integral with the extending end of said offset section and extending upwardly therefrom generally parallel to and laterally spaced from said depending leg; and, stirrup means carried by the upper end of each of said upstanding legs of said rod members to support the legs of the patient.