I once visited a maternity clinic in a coastal town in the Philippines where the power went out twice during the morning shift. Their electric gynecology table became a stationary bed the moment the generator failed—patients had to be examined lying flat because there was no way to raise the table or adjust the backrest without electricity. That clinic now uses two AM-JJK hydraulic tables, and the midwife who runs the place told me it was the single best equipment decision she’d made in fifteen years of practice. The JJK doesn’t need power. You pump the foot pedal, hydraulic fluid moves a piston, and the table rises. No electronics, no battery to charge, no voltage compatibility issues—just physics, the same kind of hydraulic system that’s been lifting things reliably for a century.
The table adjusts from 650 mm to 900 mm in height via a twin-pedal hydraulic pump: one pedal raises, one pedal releases and lowers. The backrest adjusts from 0 to 60 degrees using a manual crank, and the Trendelenburg tilt reaches 15 degrees for emergency scenarios. The seat section splits at the perineal cutout with leg supports that articulate into lithotomy position—the leg supports are padded, adjustable in length and angle, and lock securely with a friction clamp that doesn’t slip under the weight of a patient’s legs. The maximum patient weight is 180 kg, distributed across a steel frame with reinforced cross-bracing at the pelvic section where the load concentrates.
The table top is a single-piece seamless cushion with high-density foam covered in medical-grade PVC. There are no gaps or seams where fluids can collect between the seat and backrest sections, which matters in a gynecology setting where you’re dealing with amniotic fluid, blood, and antiseptic solutions multiple times per day. The surface wipes clean with standard disinfectants—chlorhexidine, alcohol-based sprays, quaternary ammonium compounds—without degrading or discoloring. The base is powder-coated steel with four locking casters, so you can reposition the table in the exam room and lock it in place with foot-operated brakes.
The JJK includes stainless steel drainage tray beneath the perineal cutout, a paper roll holder at the head end, and integrated side rails that can accept standard gynecology stirrups if you prefer them over the built-in leg supports. The stirrups we ship as standard are the gooseneck type with padded calf rests and quick-release levers—they attach to the side rails independently and swing away when not in use.
If your clinic operates in an area with unreliable electricity, or you simply prefer the reliability of mechanical systems over electronic ones, the JJK is the table I’d recommend. It’s not the most sophisticated option we make—that’s the CLK electric model—but it’s the one that will still be working ten years from now with nothing more than occasional hydraulic fluid top-ups. Contact me through the form below and I’ll give you pricing for single units and bulk orders.
