Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1993-02-08
1994-10-04
Bahr, Jennifer
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
200 5R, A61B 100, H01H 926
Patent
active
053516761
ABSTRACT:
A portable console includes a universal positioning arm for holding a surgical instrument such as an endoscope during a surgical procedure. Coarse adjustment of instrument elevation above an operating table is provided by a reversible drive motor which extends and retracts an upright support shaft from which the instrument is supported. Coarse adjustment of instrument X-Y position within the sterile zone above an operating table is provided by an articulated arm which is rotatably coupled to the upright support shaft. Fine adjustment of instrument position across the sterile zone is provided by a reversible drive motor which extends and retracts the instrument along the longitudinal axis of the support arm. Fine adjustment of instrument elevation is provided by a reversible drive motor which lifts and lowers the distal end of the support arm. The insertion orientation of the instrument is adjustable by a rotatable coupling. Coarse positioning is performed by actuation of console and arm-mounted switches, and fine positioning is performed by foot pressure applied to floor switches by the operating surgeon.
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Bahr Jennifer
Griggs Dennis T.
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