Surgical operating table accessory for shoulder procedures

Details Surgical operating table accessory for shoulder procedures Surgical operating table accessory for shoulder procedures

1996-11-19

1999-07-27

Trettel, Michael F.

Beds

Invalid bed or surgical support

Sectional user supporting surface

5616, 5634, 5635, A47C 2004

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059268760

ABSTRACT:
A device for adapting a surgical operating table such that the upper torso of the patient can be raised in order to place the patient in a seated position, the device further providing the means of exposing or supporting a side of said patient's upper torso and limbs. The device contains a continuously adjustable positioning mechanism, and corresponding actuator for said mechanism, in a way that a user can rapidly and conveniently put a patient in the desired position, from a supine posture to a fully seated position. Additionally, the device does not render the surgical table permanently modifed, as the process of modification is reversible by means of a simple attachment mechanism. The device uses a back support section hingedly connected to a base frame, this base frame providing the attachment support to the surgical table. Side support panels are either moved out of the way on the patient's operative side, or left in place to provide support to the unaffected side. Two embodiments are described that differ solely in the way the back support surface is implemented.

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