Operating table accessory, particularly for lumbar laminectomies

Claim 1

An operating table having rod-end receiving means at each side, each said rod-end receiving means being movable lengthwise of the table and rotatable around a generally horizontal axis extending transversely with respect to the table, each rod-receiving means having an opening extending transversely to its axis of rotation for receiving a rod and means for clamping the rod in the opening, and an accessory on the table for use in positioning a patient in a modified tuck position on the table for a lumbar laminectomy, said accessory comprising a roller in a position extending transversely of the table above the table, and a pair, one at each end of the roller, of rigid rods for rotatably supporting the roller in said position, each rod extending downwardly generally at right angles to the axis of the roller, and having its lower end detachably clamped in position in the opening in a respective rod-receiving means at a respective side of the table, said accessory being manipulable by adjustment of the rods in the openings,, movement of the rod-receiving means lengthwise of the table and rotation of the rod-receiving means, rods and roller about said axis for engagement of the roller under the patent's buttocks and positioning of the roller to maintain the buttocks lifted.