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US 10,900,448 B2Granted
Reconfigurable surgical frame and method for use thereof
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsRoy K. Lim, Richard A. Hynes, Matthew M. Morrison
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Abstract
A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame includes a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of a patient supported thereon. The main beam is capable of be reconfigured between a left configuration and a right configuration to support the patient in different positions thereon.
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A positioning frame for supporting a patient being reconfigurable between a left configuration and a right configuration, the positioning frame comprising:
- a main beam having a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second end, the main beam defining an axis of rotation relative to a first vertical support portion and a second vertical support portion, the main beam being rotatable about the axis of rotation between at least a first position and a second position, the axis of rotation substantially corresponding to a cranial-caudal axis of the patient when the patient is supported on the positioning frame, the main beam including a first main beam portion at the first end rotatably interconnected relative to the first vertical support portion, a second main beam portion at the second end rotatably interconnected relative to the second vertical support portion, and an elongated main beam portion extending between the first main beam portion and the second main beam portion,
- the first main beam portion being rotatably adjustable between a first fixed position and a second fixed position relative to a first portion attached relative to the first vertical support portion, and
- a first end of the elongated main beam portion being rotatably adjustable between a first fixed position and a second fixed position relative to the first main beam portion and a second end of the elongated main beam portion being rotatably adjustable between a first fixed position and a second fixed position relative to the second main beam portion;
- a chest support and at least one leg support being moveably attached to the elongated main beam portion, the chest support and the at least one leg support each being moveable between a first location on a first side of the elongated main beam portion and a second location on a second side of the elongated main beam portion;
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- the first vertical support portion and the second vertical support portion supporting the main beam, the first support portion and the second vertical support portion spacing the main beam from the ground;
- wherein, when the first main beam portion is in the first fixed position thereof, the first end of the elongated main beam portion is in the first fixed position thereof, the second end of the elongated main beam portion is in the first fixed position thereof, and the chest support and the at least one leg support are in the first location thereof, the positioning frame is in the left configuration and is capable of supporting the patient to provide greater access to a left lateral side of the patient, and
- when the first main beam portion is in the second fixed position thereof, the first end of the elongated main beam portion is in the second fixed position thereof, the second end of the elongated main beam portion is in the second fixed portion thereof, and the chest support and the at least one leg support are in the second position thereof, the positioning frame is in the right configuration and is capable of supporting the patient to provide greater access to a right lateral side of the patient.
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A positioning frame for supporting a patient being reconfigurable between a left configuration and a right configuration, the positioning frame comprising:
- a first vertical support portion and a second vertical support portion being spaced apart from one another, the first vertical support portion being positioned at or adjacent a first end of the positioning frame, and the second vertical support portion being positioned at or adjacent a second end of the positioning frame;
- a main beam having a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second end, the main beam defining an axis of rotation relative to the first vertical support portion and the second vertical support portion, the main beam including a first main beam portion at the first end rotatably interconnected to the first vertical support portion, a second main beam portion at the second end rotatably interconnected to the second vertical support portion, and an elongated main beam portion extending between the first main beam portion and the second main beam portion,
- the first main beam portion being rotatably adjustable between a first fixed position and a second fixed position relative to a first portion attached to the first vertical support portion, and
- a first end of the elongated main beam portion being rotatably adjustable between a first fixed position and a second fixed position relative to the first main beam portion and a second end of the elongated main beam portion being rotatably adjustable between a first fixed position and a second fixed position relative to the second main beam portion;
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- at least one patient support moveably attached to the elongated main beam, the at least one patient support being moveable between a first location on a first side of the elongated main beam portion and a second location on a second side of the elongated main beam portion;
- wherein, when the first main beam portion is in the first fixed position thereof, the first end of the elongated main beam portion is in the first fixed position thereof, the second end of the elongated main beam portion is in the first fixed position thereof, and the at least one patient support is in the first location thereof, the positioning frame is capable of supporting the patient in the left configuration to provide greater access to a left lateral side of the patient, and
- when the first main beam portion is in the second fixed position thereof, the first end of the elongated main beam portion is in the second fixed position thereof, the second end of the elongated main beam portion is in the second fixed portion thereof, and the at least one patient support is in the second position thereof, the positioning frame is capable of supporting the patient in the right configuration to provide greater access to a right lateral side of the patient.
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A method of reconfiguring a positioning frame between a left configuration and a right configuration, the positioning frame comprising:
- providing a main beam of the positioning frame, the main beam having a first end, a second end, a length extending between the first and second end, a first main beam portion at the first end, a second main beam portion at the second end, and an elongated main beam portion extending between the first portion and the second portion;
- supporting the main beam between a first vertical support portion and a second vertical support portion, the first vertical support portion being provided at a first end of the positioning frame and supporting the first end of the main beam, and the second vertical support portion being provided at a second end of the positioning frame and supporting the second end of the main beam;
- rotating the main beam about an axis of rotation by rotating the first main beam portion relative the first vertical support portion, and by rotating the second main beam portion relative to the second vertical support portion;
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- converting the positioning frame from the left configuration to the right configuration by rotatably adjusting the first main beam portion from a first fixed position to a second fixed position relative to a first portion attached to the first vertical support portion, rotatably adjusting a first end of the elongated main beam portion from a first fixed position to a second fixed position relative to the first main beam portion, rotatably adjusting a second end of the elongated main beam portion from a first fixed position to a second fixed position relative to the second main beam portion, and adjusting at least one patient support from a first location on a first side of the elongated main beam portion to a second location on a second side of the elongated main beam portion;
- wherein, when the first main beam portion is in the first fixed position thereof, the first end of the elongated main beam portion is in the first fixed position thereof, the second end of the elongated main beam portion is in the first fixed position thereof, and the at least one patient support is in the first location thereof, the positioning frame is capable of supporting the patient in the left configuration to provide greater access to a left lateral side of the patient, and
- when the first main beam portion is in the second fixed position thereof, the first end of the elongated main beam portion is in the second fixed position thereof, the second end of the elongated main beam portion is in the second fixed portion thereof, and the at least one patient support is in the second position thereof, the positioning frame is capable of supporting the patient in the right configuration to provide greater access to a right lateral side of the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.