Radiolucent surgical positioning system
AssigneeMatch Grade Medical LLC
InventorsDavid M. Kettner, Robert P. Limoni
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Abstract
A surgical support system provides a set of paddles receivable by a pegboard to provide larger area skin-supporting surfaces as stabilized by a pair of pegs received in the pegboard. The paddles may be primarily constructed of an autoclavable radiolucent polymer with short aluminum pegs in their lower ends for being received in the pegboard.
Claims14
A surgical positioning system for use with a pegboard providing an upper surface for support of a patient, the upper surface including regularly spaced vertical bore holes, the surgical positioning system comprising:
- at least one paddle element attachable to the pegboard to extend upward therefrom, the at least one paddle element having:
- a lower end of the at least one paddle element including at least one peg slidably receivable within a corresponding vertical bore hole of the pegboard and
- an upper end of each paddle element including a body having at least two substantially flat faces extending along first and second parallel planes flanking the at least one peg, the flat faces joined by curved convex ends, and
- wherein the upper and lower ends of the paddle element are constructed of a unitary, integrally formed radiolucent polymer;
- wherein the paddle elements provide a noncircular horizontal cross-section as attached to the pegboard presenting a broad lateral surface for contact with skin of the patient.
A surgical positioning system for use with a pegboard providing an upper surface for support of a patient, the upper surface including regularly spaced vertical bore holes, the surgical positioning system comprising:
- at least one paddle element attachable to the pegboard to extend upward therefrom, a lower end of the at least one paddle element including at least one peg slidably receivable within a corresponding vertical bore hole of the pegboard and an upper end of each paddle element being constructed of a radiolucent polymer;
- wherein the paddle elements provide a noncircular horizontal cross-section as attached to the pegboard presenting a broad lateral surface for contact with skin of the patient
- wherein an upper end of at least one paddle includes at least two upwardly extending bore holes for receiving pegs of a second paddle to attach the second paddle to the at least one paddle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.