News about the operating table

A satisfaction survey (among users) revealed that people found the rapid backward tilting of the operating table too abrupt. When no counter pressure is applied, the table slams down very hard, was the comment. Tipping the table is necessary if the patient vomits during surgery. This (fortunately) doesn't happen very often, but quick action is required to clear the patient's airway. In medical terms, this tilted position is called the Trendelenburg position. Our technicians (in blue coats) started thinking about how to solve this problem and quickly came up with the gas spring solution.

How long should it be and where should we mount it? When the "tilt lever" is pulled, the table doesn't fall with a bang but gradually lowers, slowed by the gas spring.

You'd think it was solved, but then the question arose: how many Newtons (N) of force should the gas spring have? To test all of this, several tests were conducted, the final one with a person on the table! (see photo)

We're now satisfied with a solution, and hopefully, it will be for future users in those hospitals in low budget countries where our mechanical operating table is used.