US2610903A - Delivery table - Google Patents

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S. J. STONE DELIVERY TABLE Sept. 16, 1952 Filed June 19, 1947 2 SHEETSSHEET l awn/ran JION'Y J. 67am: WW

ATTORNEYS Sept. 16, 1952 5 J STONE 2,610,903

DELIVERY TABLE Filed June 19, 1947 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 INVENTOR d'm/ve'r J. draws ATTORNEYJ Patented Sept. 16, 1952 UNITED ST.

QEFECE & Qlaima 1 This: invention relates to improvements in a delivery table and more particularly toatable of theorder of'an auxiliary bed of veryinarrowwidth adapted to be placed alongside an ordinary hospital bed or at; the end of a delivery table. 7' v One of theobjectsof the present invention is to. provide a: narrow portable bed adapted to be wheeled alongside? an ordinary hospital bed after' which a woman in. labor lying upon the hospital bed may be turned around, her hips placed upon the auxiliary table here. disclosed, herlegs properly positioned in leg holders and thereaftertheattendingobstetrician deliver the'baby; thus converting any labor bed into adeliverytable.

Another object" of the presen-t invention is to connect. my improved delivery table with the hospital bed so that the delivery table will not move during adelivery operation.

Another object of'the present invention isto provide adiustability as to the height of my improved delivery. table so that the delivery table portion may be moved downward beneath a womansihipsmomentarily to permit the placing ofasterilized' sheet beneath her hips; after which the table is again moved up to hip-supporting position. v

Another-objectof'the invention is to provide adiustabilityand adaptability of the various parts so-that various patients maybe accommodated comfortably.

Other objects and advantages of the-present in vention will be apparent from the accompanying drawingsanddescription, and theessential fea- Fig; 1 a fragmental side elevational view of" the; same device takenfrom theright-hand side ofFig. 1'; i

Fig. 4:. is a; fragmentalsectional view taken 2 along the line 4+4 of'Fig; 1', the same bein somewhat enlarged; I

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmental sectional-view taken along theline 55 of Fig. 1; 1

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of theleft sideof' the frameas shown in Fig. 1, with parts broken away to more, clearly show thecon struction; while Fig; 7 is an enlarged fragmental view of the mid portion of 'the-iright-h'and side of the-frame:-

as shown in Fig. 1 with parts broken away to more'cl'early show the construction.

It is well known that there aredifiicultiesin many hospitals in providing sufiicient delivery tables-although there are usually sufiioient laborbeds. The present invention makes it possible to use every bed as a delivery table.

Another disadvantage in present day practice isthe difficulty of moving an anesthetized patient" from a labor bed on to a delivery table. By the use of mypresent invention, itis not necessary to move the patient from the labor bed itself butinstead her body is manipulated on the-labor bed so as to utilize my. improved delivery table during the I deliveryoperation. Thus, undesirable movement-of the patient isobviated. I

In the various views I have shown oneembodiment of my invention wherein a light frarne i0 is portably mounted upon casters ll so that it may be wheeled about from place to place. The details of this: frame are'unimportant ex cept: as hereinafter specifically referred to. In

thedrawingsfour end posts- IOa are shown, the two posts at one endbeing connected by an upper. cross bar liib and a lower cross bar lilo; Two longitudinally. extending frame members I 0d connect the two upper end frame members lllb. One longitudinally extending frame member we connects the two bottom end framemembers Iflc.

The delivery table'portion of my device cone;

means. The bed [2 rests upon a structural base These members are all connected together" by suitable T-shape fittings as shown. It-willj" be noted that this provides a strong frame but. one which leaves the space clear for the attend-' ing physician to stand or sit close to the right-f hand edge of the delivery table as shown in Fig,

I4 to which is rigidly attached a downwardly extending stem I5 which slidably engages within the hollow portion of a pedestal I6 which in turn is rigidly secured to the two frame members IOd. Operatin means for the toggle is of a simple type and comprises a shaft I! which is connected to a yoke I 8, each arm of which has a clevis connection I9 with the mid point of one of the toggles I3, there being one on each side of the pedestal I6. Rigidly secured to the frame member IOb is a bracket on which is oscillatably mounted a handle 2| which is pivotally connected to the shaft I! at the point 2Ia. When the bed I2 is in raised position as shown in Fig. 3 the toggles I3 are slightly over center toward the right and the pin I6a fixed in the pedestal limits further movement of the toggle toward the right. When it is desired to lower the bed the handle M is moved toward the left as viewed in Fig. 3 permitting the toggles I3 to break toward the left until the bottom of the stem I5 strikes the bottom I6b of the hollow of pedestal I6, or other suitable limiting means may be provided.

Means is provided for attaching the delivery table to a hospital bed so that the parts will not move during a delivery operation. .Any means for attachment to a specific type of bed i within the scope of my invention. As clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 6 the means here provided coacts with one of the usual longitudinally extending frame members 22 of a common type of hospital bed. The bed mattress 23 is shown resting upon this frame. Each of the upright frame members Illa nearest the hospital bed is hollow and receives a bar 24 which is threaded to receive an adjusting nut 25. The upper end of the bar 24 is provided with a diametrically extending slot or recess 24a adapted to receive the downturned leg 22a of the angle member 22. With the two bar members 24 in lowered position the delivery table is wheeled up to the hospital bed with the slots 24a directly beneath the structural angle leg 22a. The nuts 25 are then manipulated to raise the rod 24 until the structural member 22a firmly engages in the notches 24a. This holds the delivery table in fixed, position relative to the hospital bed. Nuts may be manipulated to cause rods 24 to lift the top of mattress 23 to a level with bed portion I2, if desired.

The vertical posts Illa farthest from the hospital bed are hollow and receive the adjustable posts 26, each of which is provided with a series of horizontal openings extending clear through the posts as indicated at 26a. The T member 21 is provided with aligned openings 21a through which passes a pin 28 which engages in one of the selected openings 26a so as to hold the post 26 at the desired height. As clearly seen in Figs. 2 and 3 there is one of these posts 26 at each side of the delivery table bed I2. At the top of each of these posts is a leg holder 29. Referring to Figs. 1 and 5, a block 30 is mounted to swivel about each post 26 by means of a thumb screw 3| which engages in an annular groove 32 in the top of the post 25. Mounted in each block 30 is an arm 33 having a shank passing through a suitable opening in the block 30 so that the shank of the arm 33 is adjustable in a direction at right bears against the surface 33a to hold the arm 33 in various adjusted positions. 29 has a downwardly extending ear 29a which is pivotally mounted on a bracket 35 by means of.

Each leg holderthe horizontally extending pin 36. Each bracket 35 is mounted to swivel about the vertically extending portion 33b of the associated arm 33, by means of a thumb screw 31 which engages in an annular groove 38 at the upper end of the arm portion 33b. This is clearly shown in Fig. 4. Preferably openings 26a are provided to permit adjustment of leg holders 29 to hold the knee below the abdomen, if desired.

Preferably, the unit is finished by attaching side plates 39 and end plates '40 extending downwardly from the bed base I4 so as to completely enclose the operating parts of the toggles I3.

The end plates are slotted as shown at Ma so as to permit the bed I2 to be lowered with reference to the frame members I012.

The operation of my device should now be clear. The delivery table is moved alongside of the bed and the parts 24 and 25 are manipulated to secure the delivery table against movement relative to the bed frame. The table bed portion I2 is adjusted to the proper height by. properly adjusting the bottom pivot pin I3a of the toggles in a suitable opening I3b in the pedestal I6. woman in labor lying upon bed 23 is moved sideways on the bed by simply sliding her body and without any danger of injuring the mother or the delivery table bed I2.

mattress 23.

the patient for delivery it is usually desirable to slip a sterilized sheet beneath her 'hips.

ing the toggles I3 to momentarily lower the table portion I2 at which time the patients weight restin upon the bed 23 and the support of thelegs in the leg holders 29 is suflicient to permit this operation. After this the bed I2 is then raised to the proper level by means of the toggles I3.

38. The leg holder, however, may not tilt side- Wardly because of snug engagement'of the ear 29a in the bifurcated upper end of the bracket The legs of the patient are usually secured" to the leg holder by means of straps passing through the slotted openings 29b.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be noted that the space vertically beneath the edge 12a of the table I2 is clear. members IOd and Ille are back beneath the bed portion I2 leaving the space clear for the attendin physician to stand or sit as close as he desires to the delivery table and permitting the placing of a basin or other receptacle directly beneath the edge I2a of the table I2. baby has been delivered the patient is slid back upon the bed 23 with a minimum of movement, the bar members 24 are moved downwardly out of engagement with the bed frame members 22 after which the improved delivery table may be 1 rolled away if desired. 7

What I claim is:

1. A delivery table comprising a frame portion 7 adapted to be placed alongside a bed, ainarrow bed portion supported on said frame portion, said bed portion having a length parallel to the .side

of said bed of the order of a fewfeet, said-bed The at-- tending physician may do this easily by operat- It will be noted that the leg holders 29 may be freely tilted in any direction about the pivot connection 36 and the swivel connection 35; 31,

In other words, the frame' After the i portion having a width normal to the side of said bed of the order of six to ten inches, means for adjusting the top of said bed portion to a normal position level with the top of the body supporting surface of said bed, and other quickly operable means for lowering the entire top of said bed portion below, and for returning the same to, said normal position.

2. A delivery table comprising a frame portion, wheels supportin said frame portion for movement along a surface, means on said frame portion for attachment to a bed, a narrow bed portion supported on said frame portion, said bed portion having a length parallel to the side of said bed of the order of a few feet, said bed portion having a width normal to the side of said bed of the order of six to ten inches, means for adjusting the top of said bed portion to a normal position level with the top of the body supporting surface of said bed, and other quickly operable means for lowering the entire top of said bed portion below, and for returning the same to, said normal position.

3. A hospital table of the class described comprising a frame, a table top, means supporting said table top on said frame for movement up and down relative thereto, said support means including adjustable means for supporting said table top in a normal position at a predetermined height, and said support means including quickly operable means for lowering said entire table top REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 577,226 I Bly Feb. 16, 1897 1 835,835 Schumacher Nov. 13, 1906 964,394 Goddington July 12, 1910 '1 1,361,733 Jones Dec. 7, 1920 1,694,172 Gallowitz Dec. 4, 1928 2,391,717 Lawrence Dec. 25, 1945 2,528,048 Gilleland Oct. 31, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 64,919 Germany -Oct. 13, 1892

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