US 11,304,867 B2Granted

Lift and method for use of a lift for positioning a patient relative to a surgical frame

AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

InventorsRoy K. Lim, Matthew M. Morrison, Richard A. Hynes, Olumide O. Aruwajoye

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Abstract

A lift, a head support, and methods for use thereof for use with a surgical frame are provided. The lift and the head support can be used with the surgical frame that is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame can include a main beam that can be rotated, raised/lowered, and tilted upwardly/downwardly to afford positioning and repositioning of a patient supported thereon, and the lift and the head support can be used in lifting the patient from a table/gurney and positioning the patient with respect to the main beam.

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Dependent claims

A positioning frame, a lift portion, a harness portion, and a vest portion comprising:

the positioning frame comprising:
a first vertical support portion and a second vertical support portion, and
a main beam having a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second end, 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 a ground area, the main beam being rotatable about an axis of rotation between at least a first rotational position and a second rotational position;
the lift portion comprising:
a first arm portion attached relative to the main beam and including at least a first portion extending outwardly from the main beam on at least a first side of the main beam,
a second arm portion attached relative to the main beam and including at least a first portion extending outwardly from the main beam on at least a second side of the main beam,
a first lifting device attached relative to the main beam and a first flexible connector operatively connected to the first lifting device, portions of the first flexible connector being spaced from the main beam by an end of the first portion of the first arm portion, and
a second lifting device attached relative to the main beam and a second flexible connector operatively connected to the second lifting device, portions of the second flexible connector being spaced from the main beam by an end of the first portion of the second arm portion;
the harness portion including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the harness portion being attached to the first flexible connector, and the second portion of the harness portion being attached to the second flexible connector;
and
the vest portion including a body portion having a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the first lateral side of the body portion being attached to the first portion of the harness portion, and the second lateral side of the body portion being attached to the second portion of the harness portion;
wherein, when a patient is received on the body portion of the vest portion in a supine position, the patient can be lifted by the lift portion into position relative to the main beam of the positioning frame by the lift portion, the harness portion, and the vest portion.

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A positioning frame, a lift, and a harness/vest comprising:

the positioning frame comprising:
a vertical support structure, and
a main beam having a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second end, the vertical support structure supporting the main beam, the vertical support structure spacing the main beam from a ground area, the main beam being rotatable about an axis of rotation between at least a first rotational position and a second rotational position;
the lift comprising:
a first arm portion attached relative to the main beam and including at least a first portion extending outwardly from the main beam on at least a first side of the main beam,
a second arm portion attached relative to the main beam and including at least a first portion extending outwardly from the main beam on at least a second side of the main beam,
a first lifting device attached relative to the main beam and a first flexible connector operatively connected to the first lifting device, portions of the first flexible connector being spaced from the main beam by an end of the first portion of the first arm portion, and
a second lifting device attached relative to the main beam and a second flexible connector operatively connected to the second lifting device, portions of the second flexible connector being spaced from the main beam by an end of the first portion of the second arm portion;
the harness/vest including a vest portion, a first connecting portion attached to a first lateral side of the vest portion, and a second connecting portion attached to a second lateral side of the vest portion, the first connecting portion of the harness/vest being attached to the first flexible connector, and the second connecting portion of the harness/vest being attached to the second flexible connector;
and
wherein, when a patient is received on the vest portion in a supine position, the patient can be lifted by the lift into position relative to the main beam of the positioning frame by the lift and the harness/vest portion.

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A positioning frame, a lift, and a harness/vest comprising:

the positioning frame comprising:
a vertical support structure, and
a main beam having a first end, a second end, a length extending between the first and second end, a first main beam portion at and adjacent the first end, a second main beam portion at and adjacent the second end, and a third main beam portion extending between the first main beam portion and the second main beam portion, the vertical support structure supporting the main beam, the vertical support structure spacing the main beam from a ground area, the main beam being rotatable about an axis of rotation between at least a first rotational position and a second rotational position, the first main beam portion and the second main beam portion extending transversely to the axis of rotation, and the third main beam portion supporting componentry for supporting a patient thereon;
the lift comprising:
a first arm portion attached relative to the main beam and including at least a first portion extending outwardly from the main beam on at least a first side of the third portion of the main beam,
a second arm portion attached relative to the main beam and including at least a first portion extending outwardly from the main beam on at least a second side of the third portion of the main beam,
a first lifting device attached relative to the third main beam portion and a first flexible connector operatively connected to the first lifting device, portions of the first flexible connector being spaced from the main beam by an end of the first portion of the first arm portion, and
a second lifting device attached relative to the third main beam portion and a second flexible connector operatively connected to the second lifting device, portions of the second flexible connector being spaced from the main beam by an end of the first portion of the second arm portion;
the harness/vest including a vest portion, a first connecting portion attached to a first lateral side of the vest portion, and a second connecting portion attached to a second lateral side of the vest portion, the first connecting portion of the harness/vest being attached to the first flexible connector, and the second connecting portion of the harness/vest being attached to the second flexible connector;
and
wherein, when the patient is received on the vest portion in a supine position, the patient can be lifted by the lift into position relative to the componentry supported by the third main beam portion by the lift and the harness/vest portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/855,357Filed 22 Apr 2020
Published: US 2021/0330536 A128 Oct 2021
Granted: 19 Apr 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification21 codes

A61G 13/0054
Orthopaedic operating tables: specially adapted for back or spinal surgeries
A61G 13/04
Adjustable operating tables; Controls therefor: tiltable around transverse or longitudinal axis
A61G 7/1019
Lifting of patients by: vertical extending columns or mechanisms
A61G 7/1044
Devices carried or supported by: stationary fixed means, e.g. fixed to a surface or bed

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US 2021/0330536 A1Pre-grant publication · published 28 Oct 2021
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