Supports – Brackets – Adjustable
Patent
1994-06-24
1996-10-01
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports
Brackets
Adjustable
5624, 5651, 24822925, E04G 300
Patent
active
055605770
ABSTRACT:
An adjustable limb support system is provided for an operating room table to adjustably orient and position a stirrup or boot. The support system provides an adjustable support in combination with a vertically adjustable support. The vertically adjustable support includes a support tube, a ratchet wheel, a lock pin, and a ratchet release. The tube is connected to a housing and together rotate about the ratchet wheel. The lock pin is provided to engage the ratchet wheel which is adapted to allow the tube to be rotated upwardly but not downwardly. The ratchet release has a cam which when rotated pulls a traction rod, connected to the lock pin, to disengage the lock pin and allow the tube to be rotated downwardly. The tube can thus ratchet upwardly to fixed vertical positions and be lowered only by rotating the cam to disengage the lock pin. The adjustable support includes a retaining block, a compression block, and a compression head. The retaining block defines a passage for receiving a connecting rod secured to the stirrup or boot. The compression block defines a passage for receiving the tube of the vertical adjustable support. The compression head when tightened prevents translation and rotation of the compression block on the tube, and rotation of the compression block and the retaining block relative to each other. When the compression head is untightened the compression block can be translated or rotated on the tube, and the blocks can be rotated relative to each other, in order to orient and position the stirrup or boot. The stirrup or boot freely rotates or swings about the axis of the connecting rod at all times.
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Allen Medical Systems
Ramirez Ramon O.
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