US 12,345,373 B2
Base station assembly for an operating room table
Frederick H. Sklar, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by Frederick H. Sklar, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/502,825.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/382,685, filed on Nov. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0148587 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. F16M 11/42 (2006.01); A61B 90/57 (2016.01); A61G 13/12 (2006.01); F16M 11/04 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 11/425 (2013.01) [A61B 2090/571 (2016.02); A61G 13/121 (2013.01); F16M 11/046 (2013.01); F16M 2200/021 (2013.01); F16M 2200/022 (2013.01); F16M 2200/025 (2013.01); F16M 2200/08 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A base station assembly for an operating room table, the base station assembly comprising:
a base station having a selectively moveable clamp attached thereto;
the selectively moveable clamp having a vertical support arm extending therefrom; and
the selectively moveable clamp including:
a body having an upper end and a lower end, the body including a first rail frame and a second rail frame, a distance between the first rail frame and the second rail frame set to accommodate a width of a rail of the base station;
a first roller secured to the first rail frame, the first roller configured to be placed on the rail;
a second roller secured to the second rail frame, the second roller configured to be placed on the rail;
a finger lock coupled to the body for pivoting movement in a mandibular motion relative to the first rail frame, the finger lock configured to be placed in a braking relationship with the rail;
a receiving member intersecting the body at the upper end, the receiving member retaining a clamp pin, the clamp pin located suprajacent the finger lock with axial movement, the clamp pin configured to actuate the finger lock between an open position and a closed position;
in the open position, the clamp pin being disengaged with the finger lock;
in the closed position, the clamp pin being engaged with the finger lock to force the finger lock into the braking relationship with the rail;
wherein the vertical support arm comprises an elongated member having a channel extending from a proximal end to a distal end, a ball-bearing train disposed within the channel, and a drive member at the proximal end configured to urge the ball-bearing train axially within the channel so as to advance the clamp pin from the open position to the closed position, thereby forcing the finger lock into the braking relationship with the rail.