Surgery – Endoscope – With chair – table – holder – or other support
Patent
1995-04-28
1996-11-05
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Endoscope
With chair, table, holder, or other support
600228, 600229, 2482791, A61B 1900
Patent
active
055710727
ABSTRACT:
A cannula and associated endoscope are secured to an operating table by a mechanical linkage assembly having linear and angular connections. These connections are adjustable for supporting an endoscope extending through an incision. Two angular connections are friction joints that allow manual repositioning of the scope by pivoting about respective orthogonal axes that intersect at a point along the scope that is coincident with the location of the incision.
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Anderson Edward B.
Apley Richard J.
McGlashen Kelly
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