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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1987
Wolfgang Mueller, Erie, PA (US);
Arthur T Nagare, Erie, PA (US);
American Sterilizer Company, Erie, PA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for preventing the undesired movement of the tabletop of a surgical table. The table is provided with a superstructure which supports a carriage assembly having lateral and longitudinal channels supported by rollers. A first rotary electric solenoid is mounted on the table superstructure and actuates by linkages a first locking shaft to lock the lateral carriage to the table superstructure. A second rotary electric solenoid is mounted on the lateral carriage and is connected by linkages to a second locking shaft to lock the longitudinal carriage to the lateral carriage. When the rotary solenoids are activated, their respective locking shafts are retracted thereby enabling horizontal translation of the tabletop.