Anterior boot for hip distraction
AssigneeConmed Corporation
InventorBenjamin Willard
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Abstract
A surgical boot system and sleeve accessory for hip distraction. The surgical boot system includes an L-shaped rigid shell having a proximal portion and a distal portion. A soft liner is attached to the rigid shell and extends along at least one of the proximal portion and the distal portion. The surgical boot system also includes at least one strap assembly (which can be a plurality of strap assemblies) extending around the rigid shell. A load transmission hoop is connected to and extends around the distal portion of the rigid shell and an attachment point is connected to the load transmission hoop. The rigid shell is pivotable about the attachment point. Specifically, the attachment point is configured to interface with a hip distractor apparatus in a way that allows for multiple degrees of freedom.
Claims8
A surgical sleeve assembly, comprising:
- an L-shaped rigid shell having an inner volume, a proximal portion, and a distal portion having an outer distal surface;
- a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end with an inner volume extending therebetween with a central longitudinal axis extending therethrough;
- wherein the tubular body is comprised of one or more strands of material woven into a braided construction and a portion of the tubular body extends within the inner volume of the L-shaped rigid shell;
- a helix angle measured between the central longitudinal axis and one of the one or more strand of material;
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- a collection point distal relative to the distal end of the tubular body wherein a distal end of each of the one or more strands of material is gathered, the collection point being positioned distal to the distal surface of the L-shaped rigid shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.