Enhanced Surgical Table with Integrated Patient Monitoring and Optimization

Publication ID: 24-11857467_0001_PTD

Published: October 28, 2025

Category:Direct Improvements & Enhancements

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Enhanced Surgical Table with Integrated Patient Monitoring and Optimization,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857467_0001_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857467_0001_PTD

This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,467.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

An advanced surgical table system incorporating real-time patient monitoring, spinal alignment optimization, and automated repositioning capabilities to enhance patient safety and surgical efficiency.

Background and Problem Solved

The original surgical table patent, while providing adjustable components for patient positioning, lacked real-time monitoring and optimization capabilities, which limited its ability to ensure optimal spinal alignment and patient safety during surgery. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by integrating patient monitoring and optimization features, enabling surgeons to make data-driven decisions and improve surgical outcomes.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The enhanced surgical table system comprises a sagittal adjustment device with an integrated patient monitoring system, which provides real-time feedback on patient positioning and spinal alignment during surgery. The system includes a user interface for selecting preset positions corresponding to different surgical pathways to the spine, and a haptic feedback system for providing tactile feedback to the surgeon during patient repositioning. Additionally, the system features a computer program for controlling the sagittal adjustment device to reposition the patient according to a predetermined protocol, ensuring optimal spinal alignment and patient safety.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce the innovative concept of integrating patient monitoring and optimization features into the surgical table, which is a significant departure from the original patent. The use of real-time feedback, preset positions, haptic feedback, and automated repositioning protocols provides a novel and non-obvious solution to the limitations of the original patent.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include variations in the patient monitoring system, such as using AI-powered algorithms for predictive analytics or incorporating additional sensors for real-time vital sign monitoring. Other variations could include different user interface designs or alternative materials for the sagittal adjustment device.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The enhanced surgical table system has significant commercial potential in the medical device industry, particularly in the fields of orthopedic and neurosurgery. The system's ability to improve patient safety and surgical efficiency could lead to widespread adoption in hospitals and surgical centers, resulting in a substantial market share and revenue growth.

CPC Classifications

Section	Class	Group
A	A61	A61G13/1295
A	A61	A61G13/123
A	A61	A61G13/125
A	A61	A61G13/1245
A	A61	A61G13/0054

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Medical Device Design and Surgical Equipment Engineering, focusing on patient positioning systems and surgical table technologies with expertise in biomechanical engineering, medical instrumentation, and ergonomic patient support mechanisms

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A biomedical engineer or medical device designer with advanced degree, 5-7 years experience in surgical equipment design, familiar with patient positioning technologies, medical sensor integration, and adaptive mechanical systems

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that integrating real-time monitoring and automated positioning into surgical tables represents a predictable technological evolution, leveraging existing mechanical adjustment principles with emerging sensor and control technologies. The core sagittal adjustment mechanism remains fundamentally unchanged, with added computational and monitoring capabilities that are well-established in medical device engineering. The proposed variations represent incremental improvements using standard engineering techniques of adding sensor feedback, computational control, and user interface enhancements to an existing mechanical design.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Surgical table with sagittal adjustment device for patient repositioning

PTD Variation

Adding integrated patient monitoring system with real-time spinal alignment feedback

Obviousness Reasoning

Known technique of incorporating sensors into medical equipment, predictable result of enhanced patient safety monitoring

Source Patent Element

Pivotal movement between support portions to reposition patient

PTD Variation

Implementing preset surgical pathway positions with computer-controlled repositioning

Obviousness Reasoning

Finite set of design solutions for systematic patient positioning, application of standard control system engineering principles

Source Patent Element

Surgical table base with adjustable support portions

PTD Variation

Adding haptic feedback system for surgeon interaction during repositioning

Obviousness Reasoning

Well-established human-machine interface technique, predictable enhancement of user control and awareness

Source Patent Element

Omni-directional casters for movement along base surface

PTD Variation

Incorporating AI-powered predictive analytics for patient positioning optimization

Obviousness Reasoning

Logical extension of existing mechanical design using contemporary machine learning techniques, represents standard technological progression

Source Patent Element

Surgical table with modular support components

PTD Variation

Implementing additional sensor arrays for comprehensive vital sign monitoring

Obviousness Reasoning

Known medical device integration technique, represents predictable technological enhancement using standard biomedical engineering approaches

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857467 and the disclosed technological variations, a person of ordinary skill in the art would find the proposed surgical table system with integrated monitoring and optimization features to be an obvious extension of existing surgical table technologies, rendering potential claims to such variations unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 due to the predictable combination of known medical device design elements and standard engineering techniques.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,857,467
Title	Surgical table and method for use thereof
Assignee(s)	WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.