Operating equipment

[0002] The invention relates to an operating equipment comprising an operating table.

[0003] Conventionally the operating table is mounted to a support post which is fixed relative to the floor and provided at the center of gravity of the operating table. The position of the patient to be operated in the operating theatre is therefore fixed and operating equipment must be available to the centre of the operating table as well as to its environment. In order to overcome this drawback mobile operating tables are used which, however, can be moved with difficulty only because of their weight, and their rolls standing on the floor cause germ spreading.

[0004] It is the object of the invention to provide an operating equipment with an operating table which overcomes the above-described drawbacks.

[0005] This objected is achieved by the operating equipment defined in claim 1. Further developments of the invention are defined in the subclaims.

[0006] Further features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description of an embodiment with reference to the figures.

[0007] In the figures:

[0008] FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment;

[0009] FIG. 2 is a top view along line II—II in FIG. 1;

[0010] FIG. 3 is a side view of an embodiment with accessory units; and

[0011] FIG. 4 is a top view along line IV—IV in FIG. 3.

[0012] The equipment comprises a ceiling swivel arm 1 mounted in conventional manner to a ceiling 3 to be rotatable about a rotating or swivelling axis 2. A carrier post 4 is fastened to the free end of the swivel arm 1. The carrier post 4 itself is rotatable relative to the swivel arm 1 by a predetermined angle about a swiveling axis 5. A floor swivel arm 6 is fixed to the bottom end of the carrier post 4. The free end of the swivel arm 6 opposite to the carrier post carries a support post 8 with an operating table 9 supported thereby. The operating table 9 is mounted to rotate or swivel about the center axis 10 of the support post 8.

[0013] A brake devive 11 shown in breaking position in FIG. 1 is provided at the free end 7 of the floor swivel arm 6 below the support post 8. The brake device is formed to be movable in direction of the arrow 12 into a retracted release position away from the floor and towards a floor swivel arm to release the floor swivel arm and towards the floor into the brake position shown in FIG. 1. Preferably a further such brake device 14 is provided close to the end 13 of the floor swivel arm 6 opposite to the free end. The further brake device can likewise be moved from a release position retracted towards the floor swivel arms 6 to a brake position shown in FIG. 1 and vice versa.

[0014] FIG. 2 shows examples of a different operational positions of the operating equipment shown in FIG. 1.

[0015] FIG. 3 shows an embodiment carrying an operating light, a surgery ceiling support and an anaesthesia ceiling support in addition to the equipment shown in FIG. 1. These accessory units can be mounted individually or in combination.

[0016] The operating light 15 comprises a post 16 which is arranged coaxially with the swivelling axis 2 and has an operating light mounted thereto in conventional manner. The operating light can therefore be swung horizontally across the region of the operating table.

[0017] As shown in FIG. 3 the ceiling swivel arm 1′ is formed to have its end opposite to the end carrying the carrier post 4 to extend beyond the ceiling connection to form a free end 17. A second ceiling swivel arm 18 is mounted to the free end 17 and carries in conventional manner a second carrier post 19 for supporting an anaesthesia device 20.

[0018] A so-called surgery ceiling support 21 is provided at the first carrier post 4. To this end a support arm 22 is fixed to the carrier post 4 and supports, at its free end, a swivel arm 24 through intermediate members 23 in a conventional manner. A surgery table 25 is mounted to the free end of the swivel arm 24.

[0019] In FIG. 4 different operational positions of the devices represented in FIG. 3 are shown.