PATIENT TREATMENT APPARATUS

摘要

Treatment apparatus (100) supporting a patient lying in a supine position for manipulation includes a base (124) and a table (102) supported thereabove for movement between selected different horizontal positions for treatment of the patient. The table (102) is tiltable toward and away from an upright position for mounting and dismounting before and after treatment and includes a foot piece (106) adjacent an end of the table (102) for supporting the patient when mounting and dismounting. A plurality of cushions (108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118L, 118R, 120) are mounted for movement along the table (102) to adjustable positions for accommodating patients of different size and shape. The table (102) includes an electrically powered drive system for movement of table components for controlling the different selected working levels for the convenience of a particular chiropractor, the tilting action and cushion position adjustments and a memory is provided in a control system so that table positions and movements for a particular patient and treatment practitioner are automatically repeatable. A plurality of automatic self-cocking, electrically controlled drops (390) are provided for cuchions on the table (102) to initiate automatic lifting and recocking of the drop so that the practitioner can maintain continuous hand contact with the patient being treated while successive drops (390) are performed.