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US 11,690,749 B2Granted
Systems and devices for providing lift assistance for a surgical procedure
AssigneeMizuho Orthopedic Systems, Inc.
InventorPeter E. Wagner
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Abstract
Systems and devices oriented in a compact manner provide lift assistance to a spar of a surgery table for hip, leg-related surgeries, or generally lower limb related orthopedic procedures. The compact device does not impede the radiolucency of the spar below the patient's hip, trochanter, or femur.
Claims21
A device for providing lift assistance for an articulating limb support of a surgery table, comprising:
- a joint mount coupled with a joint housing comprising a first joint;
- and
- a spring device having a first end and a second end, the first end of the spring device connected to the joint housing by a second joint, the second end of the spring device connected to the joint mount, the spring device configured to actuate the joint housing in a range between a first position and a second position, the first position corresponding to a compressed position of the spring device, the second position corresponding to an extended position of the spring device;
- wherein,
- the joint housing configured to be connected to a distal end of a spar, the spar being capable of supporting at least one limb of a patient for a surgical procedure,
- the spring device and the joint mount being distal to the joint housing relative to the spar.
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A device for providing lift assistance for an articulating limb support of a surgery table, comprising:
- a joint mount coupled with a joint housing comprising a first joint;
- a spring device having a first end and a second end, the first end of the spring device connected to the joint housing by a second joint, the second end of the spring device connected to the joint mount, the spring device configured to actuate the joint housing in a range between a first position and a second position, the first position corresponding to a compressed position of the spring device, the second position corresponding to an extended position of the spring device;
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- a swing arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the swing arm attached to the second end of the spring device, and the second end of the swing arm attached to the joint mount via an arm, the swing arm capable of actuating from a non-extended position when the joint housing is between its first and second positions, to an extended position upon the joint housing reaching a third position;
- wherein,
- the joint housing configured to be coupled to a distal end of a spar, the spar being capable of supporting at least one limb of a patient for a surgical procedure,
- the spring device and the joint mount being distal to the joint housing relative to the spar, and
- the joint housing reaches a third position upon the swing arm reaching the extended position and the spring device reaching the extended position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.