Assistive physical therapy powered table

Abstract

A supporting structure of an assistive physical therapy powered table (1) is mounted on a base assembly (11) and includes first, second and third support mechanisms (12, 13, 14) to support the trunk, upper legs, and lower legs of a human patient, respectively. A first drive mechanism (17) drives pivoting movement of the first support mechanism (12) relative to the second support mechanism (13), a second drive mechanism (18) drives relative pivoting movement between the second support mechanism (13) and the third support mechanism (14), and a third drive mechanism (19) drives movement of the second support mechanism (13) between horizontal and vertical positions relative to the base assembly (11). By operating the drive mechanisms (17, 18, 19), the supporting structure may be arranged in a selected one of a supine state, a sitting state, a lift state, and a standing state.