Examination table

During these exams, doctors in offices (UK: surgeries), clinics and hospitals use an adjusting mechanism to manipulate and position the table to allow patient support, closer examination of a portion or the entire patient, and the ability to move the patient on and off the table safely.

Examination tables have included electric motors since the 1970s.

These are fitted underneath the tabletop and power cables generally detach to prevent a tripping hazard.

The ability to transfer power forward and backwards using a reversible electric motor means greater mobility of the examination table.

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