Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Skeletal traction applicator
Patent
1992-03-16
1994-03-01
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Skeletal traction applicator
128882, 602 32, A61F 500
Patent
active
052902200
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for non-invasive distraction of the ankle joint to accommodate arthroscopic procedures provides the ability to apply a wide range of distraction forces to the ankle joint, to hold the ankle in positions above the table in leg positions ranging from nearly horizontal to acutely flexed, and to even position the ankle below the level of the operating table to accommodate special needs and/or positions. A distractor with an axially adjustable length is attached at one end to the foot of the patient and at the other end to one end of a rotatable lever arm, the opposite end of which lever arm is rotatably attached to the operating table with an adjustable clamp. With the knee of the patient supported in a conventional leg holder, the distractor is initially secured in a position extending axially away from the end of the leg by rotating the lever arm in a direction to place the distractor and ankle joint in a position of initial distraction. Further fine adjustment of the length of the distractor establishes the final desired level of distraction. The lever arm may be positioned on a hinged operating table end, thereby allowing a substantially greater variation in the height and relative position of the ankle joint.
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Apley Richard J.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
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