<I>Digitally Controlled Neurosurgical Operating Table</I>

Abstract

The authors describe a new, digitally controlled operating table for neurosurgery.The apparatus in cludes a digitally controlled motor for manipulating the table and a rotary encoder with a central pro cessing unit, which calculates and displays the table's position. The table can be operated with any type of digitalized computer system and its position is monitored by the encoder unit in real time.