Radiolucent Operating Table
Jackson Table · Jackson Spinal Table · Modular Table System · Imaging Table · Fluoroscopy Table · Radiolucent Table
An open-frame table with a column at each end and a carbon fiber top that X-rays pass through, so a C-arm can image the patient from any angle. The spine version (Jackson table) has separate chest, hip and thigh pads that slide along the frame; a flat imaging top can be swapped on for other cases.
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What it’s for
Pulled for cases that need fluoroscopyfloo-ROS-kuh-peeAn x-ray method that shows moving pictures of the inside of the body in real time.fluor/o glowing (from the fluorescent screen)-scopy looking, viewingFull entry through the table, such as spine fusion, kyphoplasty and endovascular repairs. For prone spine cases the pads let the abdomen hang free, which takes pressure off the vena cavaVEE-nuh KAY-vuhOne of the two large veins that return oxygen-poor blood from the body to the right atrium of the heart.Full entry , cuts epidural anesthesiaep-ih-DOOR-ul an-us-THEE-zhuhPain relief or numbness from an anesthetic drug given through a thin catheter into the space just outside the covering of the spinal cord.epi- upon, overdur/o dura (the tough covering of the spinal cord)-al relating toFull entry bleeding and keeps lumbarLUM-barHaving to do with the lower back, the part of the spine between the ribs and the pelvis.Full entry lordosis for fusion.
Lengths and variants
Interchangeable tops on one base: spinal surgery top with pads, flat radiolucent imaging top, and others. One modular base listed by a dealer adjusts 27 to 48 inches high, 64 to 102 inches long, and holds 500 lb.
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- Lenke LG, Kim DH, Vaccaro AR. Spinal Instrumentation: Surgical Techniques. Chapter 125, p. 914
- Chapter 138, p. 1011
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 6 (Positioning the Patient for Surgery), p. 159, p. 170
- Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 14th ed. Chapter 44 (Scoliosis and Kyphosis), Technique 44.6
- somatechnology.com
- swmedical.com
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