Object

Starbase 515 Operating Table

A low-profile, stainless-steel operating table with articulated segments and a narrow, contoured mattress draped in sterile blue linens. Integrated restraint straps buckle across wrists and ankles; flush instrument rails and recessed ports accept monitoring leads and IV lines. Overhead surgical lights throw a clinical glare across its surface as surgeons and nurses position and secure Picard on the table.

3 appearances

Purpose

Provide a sterile, adjustable platform for positioning, restraining, monitoring, and accessing a patient during surgical procedures, while supporting attachments for instruments, monitoring devices, and anesthetic equipment.

Significance

Acts as the physical locus of Picard’s vulnerability and the surgical drama: where he seizes agency, surrenders to anesthesia, and where ritualized consent collapses into urgent procedure. The table anchors the scene’s tension—authority, risk, and the clinical choreography of a high‑stakes cardiac operation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S2E17 · Samaritan Snare

Cutting Consent — Picard Seizes Agency Before Surgery

The Starbase 515 operating table physically supports Picard, holding him in position for induction and imminent mid-line cardiac entry; its integrated restraints, instrument rails, and monitoring ports provide the practical backbone that allows the team to begin the procedure immediately after induction.

Before: Sterile, articulated, positioned in center of surgical suite with Captain Picard secured and monitoring leads attached.

After: Continuing to support the unconscious patient in sterile configuration, loaded with monitoring connections and prepared for the surgeon's mid-line incision.

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S2E17 · Samaritan Snare

Sterile Field: Picard Sedated, Surgery Commenced

The stainless-steel operating table functions as the physical and symbolic support for the procedure: Picard is placed upon it, restraints and sterile linens secure him, and it organizes the surgical choreography around a fixed center where sedation and incision will occur.

Before: Sterile, draped in blue linens and ready in the center of the surgical suite, prepared to receive the patient and instruments.

After: Continues to hold the sedated patient in position with restraints engaged, serving as the stable platform for the surgical team to proceed.

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S3E17 · Sins of the Father

Sickbay: Worf's Quiet Surrender

The operating table serves as the physical locus for Kurn's post-operative treatment — the stage for medical work and the scene's emotional confrontation, anchoring the characters' positions and movements.

Before: Occupied by Kurn post-op, with medical apparatus surrounding and staff attending.

After: Still occupied by Kurn as monitoring continues; functions unchanged as the site of ongoing care.

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