BACKGROUND

Traditionally, the mobility of a patient during a medical procedure is limited, if not completely restricted, due to current designs of operating tables. This limitation can cause unnecessary hiccups throughout the medical procedure and potentially limit the range of use for any employed surgical instrument. Additionally, current operating tables prevent the patient from becoming an integral component of the medical procedure. Having an operating table with the capability of constant relative movement of the patient towards the employed surgical device and/or general repositioning would allow the patient to become an integral component of the medical procedure and streamline the entire procedure for the medical staff.

Currently, operating tables can generally be divided into general operating tables and specialty operating tables. Typically, general operating tables provide limited adjustable support to a patient, for example the height and slope of the table may be adjusted by a clinician. This requires manual adjustment of a patient in situations where a targeted area needs to be raised above the general operating table. In these situations, a member of the medical staff will typically position an object, such as a pillow, beneath the targeted area of the patient. However, this is not an ideal method of adjustment.

In comparison, specialty operating tables provide a larger range of adjustments. For example, individual sections of a specialty operating table may be adjusted, that is, entire sections of the specialty operating table are adjustable in relation thereto. Although specialty operating tables provide a larger range of possible adjustments, these tables still lack the ability to constantly move the patient relative to the employed surgical instrument.

Thus, a need still remains for an operating table that provides constant movement of the patient relative to the surgical instrument.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure relates generally to a surgical system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a robotic surgical system including an actuating operating table system.

An actuating system including at least one actuating section that includes a plurality of actuating supports. Each of the actuating supports includes a shaft assembly and configured to be activated individually. The shaft assembly of each of the plurality of actuating supports is configured to translate between a first position and a second position. In the first position an activated actuating support is aligned with the remaining of the plurality of actuating supports and in the second position the activated actuating support is misaligned with the remaining of the plurality of actuating supports.

The shaft assembly of each of the plurality of actuating supports includes a head. In the first position the head of the activated actuating support is aligned with the remaining of the plurality of actuating supports and in the second position the head of the activated actuating support is misaligned with the remaining of the plurality of actuating supports. Each shaft assembly also includes an inflatable chamber, wherein the inflatable chamber inflates and deflates moving the shaft assembly between the first position and second position.

Each actuating support of the actuating system includes a base. Each base includes a sensor, a channel configured to receive fluid, and a valve positioned within the channel and electrically coupled to the sensor. The sensor is configured to receive a signal from an operating system which opens and closes the valve to permit ingress and egress of fluid into/from the channel.

The actuating system is configured to simultaneously activate more than one of the plurality of actuating supports. The plurality of actuating supports is configured to reposition a patient relative to a surgical instrument.

In one embodiment, each shaft assembly of the plurality of actuating supports is configured to translate to a third position, wherein the third position is in between the first position and the second position.

In another embodiment, the at least one actuating section is configured to be coupled to an operating table.

A method of positioning a patient during a medical procedure includes determining a desired initial position of the patient upon an actuating operating table system, positioning the patient upon the actuating operating table system, actuating an actuating system of the actuating operating table system to position the patient in the initial position, monitoring the initial position of the patient in relation to a surgical instrument, and actuating the actuating system to maintain the initial position of the patient in relation to the surgical instrument. The desired initial position of the patient is based upon the parameters of the patient.

Actuating the actuating system of the actuating operating table system includes actuating at least one actuating support of the actuating system. The at least one actuating support of the actuating system is transitioned between a first position and a second position.

The method also includes simultaneously moving the surgical device relative to the patient and actuating the actuating system. Additionally, the method further includes monitoring the actuating system.

