PT Journal
AU Novak, L
   Penhaker, M
   Frantisek, O
TI Table Lifting Mechanism Design for Medical Surgery Application base on Human Force Driven
SO Acta Mechanica Slovaca
PY 2016
BP 60
EP 66
VL 20
IS 4
DI 10.21496/ams.2016.034
DE lifting mechanism; table; surgery; medical; human powered; design
AB The paper deals with a concept of lifting mechanisms for surgery tables powered by human force only. The issue is to design a simple surgery table without any use of electricity or hydraulic equipment. The lifting mechanism of the table is based purely on mechanical components and is driven by a human power. Force and kinematical relation was stated and evaluated for medical and veterinary usage of surgery tables. Two concepts of the lifting mechanism are introduced and investigated.
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