P18/62 T-IM114b
5.0 OPERATING THE TABLE
This section has been split into sections as follows:
5.1 Moving/operating the table base.
5.2 Using the removable sections.
5.3 Using the table’s powered/electrical functions.
5.1 Operating the table base
WARNING
Always push the table (do not pull it) at a
suitable height ensuring that it is stable at all
times, take care not to collide with personnel
or equipment. Maximum stability will be at
minimum height. Ensure that the patient is
adequately supported and restrained
(especially limbs) using cot sides as
appropriate (also see section 5.1.3). Ensure that
all connections via cord or tube, to the patient
or table, have either been disconnected, or are
only attached to equipment that will move with
the table to avoid inadvertent disconnection.
When changing from ‘castor’ or ‘wheel’ orien-
tation, to ‘braked’, ensure that no objects (e.g.
cords, tubing etc.) can become trapped beneath
the table base and floor (T20-a and T20-s tables
only). Do not move the table with a patient
weighing more than 135kg (T20-a and T20-s
tables) or 200kg (T20-m table) and ensure
stability is maintained.
If table is difficult to move check for objects
under castors and that castors are maintained
and kept clean and free from foreign objects
(also see section 1.3.12).
The table base has three formats, the T20-a and T20-s
tables (basically similar, differentiated by the design of the
foot pedal) see section 5.1.1 and the T20-m table which
has a single foot pedal, see section 5.1.2.
5.1.1 T20-a and T20-s table base
The T20-a and T20-s tables can be moved easily on built-
in castors and wheels. Normally the table rests on brake
pads at the long trunk end and wheels at the short trunk
end, these provide a secure and static location on the
operating theatre floor. Lower the table to a suitable height
to achieve a stable position before moving the table.
To move the T20-a and T20-s tables they are placed onto
their wheels and castors in two ways, providing both a
‘castor’ orientation and a ‘wheel’ orientation. The latter
enables easy movement of the table in a straight line (down
a corridor for example). Moving the table into either of these
orientations does not require battery power, they are
manual operations achieved by using one or both of the
foot pedals on the table base.
The table should always be left in the ‘braked’ orientation
with both pedals in their raised positions. Do not leave the
table with the wheel pedal up and the castor pedal down.
When familiar with sections 5.1.1.1 - 5.1.1.2, use Fig. 5.3
as a quick reference guide for pedal operation.
5.1.1.1 ‘Wheel’ orientation (from ‘braked’)
T20-a wheel pedal operation is easily achieved if the pedal
is pressed down with the right foot whilst steadying yourself
with hands on the tabletop. Stand on the side of the table
on which the footpad is located. T20-s wheel pedal operation
is easily achieved if you steady yourself with your hands
on the tabletop, note that you can stand on either side of
the table to operate the pedal. For either type of pedal use
a steady ‘press’ rather than a ‘rapid depression’ of the pedal,
this provides easier identification of the ‘click’ and avoids
pressing the pedal passed its locking position.
To place the table into the ‘Wheel’ orientation from the
‘braked’ orientation, press the wheel pedal (item 11, Fig. 2.2)
down steadily until you hear an audible ‘click’ (action
indicated in Fig. 5.1a or 5.1b). This ‘click’ indicates that the
pedal has locked in the down position. Do not continue to
press the pedal after the ‘click’ as this will release the internal
catch and the pedal will not lock down. If this does happen
the pedal must be allowed to rise fully (this resets the internal
catch) before pressing it down again.
When placed into the ‘Wheel’ orientation the table base is
supported on two wheels at the short trunk end and two
castors at the long trunk end. To move the table in ‘wheel’
orientation always push it (do not pull it) from the long trunk
end, moving the end nearest to you, left or right, to steer the
table in the required direction. The table is in ‘wheel’
orientation when the wheel pedal is in the lowered position
and castor pedal is in the raised position.
5.1.1.2 ‘Castor’ orientation (from ‘wheel’)
T20-a castor pedal operation is easily achieved if the pedal
is pressed with the left foot whilst steadying yourself with
hands on the tabletop. Stand on the side of the table on
which the footpad is located. T20-s castor pedal operation
is easily achieved if you steady yourself with your hands
on the tabletop, note that you can stand on either side of
the table to operate the pedal. For either type of pedal use
a steady ‘press’ rather than a ‘rapid depression’ of the pedal,
this provides easier identification of the ‘click’ and avoids
pressing the pedal passed its locking position.
To place the table into the ‘castor’ orientation from the ‘wheel’
orientation, press the castor pedal (item 10, Fig. 2.2) down
steadily until you hear an audible ‘click’ (action indicated in
Fig. 5.1a and 5.1b). This ‘click’ indicates that the pedal has
locked in the down position. Do not continue to press the
pedal after the ‘click’ as this will release the internal catch
and the pedal will not lock down. If this does happen the
pedal must be allowed to rise fully (this resets the internal
catch) before pressing it down again.
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