PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that in the case of a conventional heart examination or others where an ultrasonic probe is attached to an affected body part of a patient through a pushed-down section or a pulled-out section of a medical examination table from the pushed-down side, or in the case of treatment for lever cancer where the lever is pierced with a needle through which radio wave or the like is passed, an arm of the patient on the side of the pushed-down section of the table may become a hindrance to the examination or the treatment.SOLUTION: This medical examination table comprises a seat 3 mounted on a base 1, a backrest 4 installed on the seat in a way that it can freely rise and fall an auxiliary backrest 7 turnably attached to a notched part 42 formed on one side of the backrest by means of locking shafts 71 that have two locking grooves 71a formed at a distance of approximately 90° from each other, and a handle 73 which is turnably attached to a bearing installed on the back face side of the auxiliary backrest, with its end being selectively engaged in one of the locking grooves.COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT【課題】 従来の心臓の検査等のように前記落込部や引抜部を落とし込んだ側から超音波プローブを患部に当てて検査するような場合や、肝臓ガンの診療のような肝臓に針を打ち込み、この針からラジオ波等を流して診療を行うような場合には、前記落とし込んだ側に位置する患者の腕が邪魔になるといった問題があった。【解決手段】 基台1に取付けられたシート3と、該シートに対して起伏自在に取付けられた背凭れ4と、該背凭れの一側に形成された切欠部42に略90度の間隔で2つのロック溝71aが形成されたロック軸71によって回動自在に取付けられた補助背凭れ7と、該補助背凭れの裏面側に取付けられた軸受けに回動自在に取付けられ、かつ、先端が前記ロック溝に選択的に係合されるハンドル73とより構成した医療用診療台である。【選択図】 図1