Medical beds or tables used in hospitals, clinics, doctor offices or other medical environments may include a rail operatively secured to the bed for supporting various medical instrumentation. The rail may be used to secure a robotic catheter system as illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 8,480,618 entitled Catheter System incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. A medical device mounted to the rail can apply a force on the rail that may cause torsional deflection of the interface between the rail and the frame of the bed or table.
It would be desirable to provide an apparatus for reacting moments on a rail of a medical bed and to provide support to the rail when the rail is used to support medical instruments.