US 12,478,533 B2Granted

Surgical frame facilitating articulatable support for a patient during surgery and method for use thereof

AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

InventorsRoy Lim, Matthew Morrison, Richard Hynes

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Abstract

A positioning frame and method for use thereof for supporting a patient to facilitate different surgical approaches to the spine is provided. The positioning frame includes a main support beam, first and second support structures, a torso-lift support, and a pelvic-tilt support. The main support beam has a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second ends. The main support beam defines and is rotatable an axis of rotation relative to at least the first and second support structures to adjust the rotatable position of the patient support thereby. The torso-lift support is attached to the main support beam, and is configured to pivot to move the torso of the patient between an unlifted position and a lifted position. The pelvic-tilt support is also attached to the main support beam, and is configured to support and move the thighs and the lower legs of the patient to facilitate adjustment of the hips of the patient.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for manipulating a patient by a surgical frame supporting the patient, the method comprising:

supporting a first portion of a single main beam of the surgical frame at a first main-beam end by a first support structure provided at a first end of the surgical frame;
supporting a second portion of the single main beam of the surgical frame at a second main-beam end by a second support structure provided at a second end of the surgical frame;
supporting a third portion of the single main beam between the first portion and the second portion, the third portion including a first side;
spacing the single main beam from the ground via support of the single main beam between the first support structure and the second support structure;
supporting a portion of a chest of the patient on the single main beam by supporting the portion of the chest on a torso support attached to the first side portion of the single main beam;
supporting a portion of legs of the patient on the single main beam by supporting the portion of the legs on a pelvic support attached to the first side of the single main beam;
and
rotating the patient supported by rotating the single main beam about an axis of rotation extending through portions of the first portion of the single main beam, the second portion of the single main beam, the first support structure, and the second support structure;
wherein
the first portion of the single main beam extends at least in part in a first direction transverse to the axis of rotation,
the second portion of the single main beam extends at least in part in a second direction transverse to the axis of rotation, and
the third portion of the single main beam is offset from the axis of rotation of the single main beam by the first portion and the second portion of the single main beam;
wherein a first relational plane extends perpendicular to the axis of rotation and between the torso support and the pelvic support, and a second relational plane is parallel to the axis of rotation and perpendicular to the first relational plane, the second relational plane extending along portions of the single main beam and being proximate the first side of the third portion lying within the first relational plane, the second relational plane being on a first side of a cranial-caudal axis of the patient by the torso support and the pelvic support;
and
wherein no portion of the positioning frame being used to support the patient that is rotatable about the axis of rotation and located within the first relational plane being on a second side of the cranial-caudal axis of the patient opposite the first side.

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A method for manipulating a patient by a surgical frame supporting the patient, the method comprising:

supporting a first portion of a single main beam of the surgical frame at a first main-beam end by a first support structure provided at a first end of the surgical frame;
supporting a second portion of the single main beam of the surgical frame at a second main-beam end by a second support structure provided at a second end of the surgical frame;
supporting a third portion of the single main beam between the first portion and the second portion, the third portion including a first side;
spacing the single main beam from the ground via support of the single main beam between the first support structure and the second support structure;
supporting a portion of a chest of the patient on the single main beam by supporting the portion of the chest on a torso support attached to the first side portion of the single main beam;
supporting a portion of legs of the patient on the single main beam by supporting the portion of the legs on a pelvic support attached to the first side of the single main beam;
and
rotating the patient supported by rotating the single main beam about an axis of rotation between at least a first rotational position of the single main beam with the patient in a prone position, and a second rotational position of the single main with the patient in a lateral position, the axis of rotational extending through portions of the first portion of the single main beam, the second portion of the single main beam, the first support structure, and the second support structure;
wherein
the third portion of the single main beam is offset from the axis of rotation of the single main beam by the first portion and the second portion of the single main beam;
wherein a first relational plane extends perpendicular to the axis of rotation and between the torso support and the pelvic support, and a second relational plane is parallel to the axis of rotation and perpendicular to the first relational plane, the second relational plane extending along portions of the single main beam and being proximate the first side of the third portion lying within the first relational plane, the second relational plane being on a first side of a cranial-caudal axis of the patient by the torso support and the pelvic support;
and
wherein no portion of the positioning frame being used to support the patient that is rotatable about the axis of rotation and located within the first relational plane being on a second side of the cranial-caudal axis of the patient opposite the first side.

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A method for manipulating a patient by a surgical frame supporting the patient, the method comprising:

supporting a first portion of a single main beam of the surgical frame at a first main-beam end by a first support structure provided at a first end of the surgical frame;
supporting a second portion of the single main beam of the surgical frame at a second main-beam end by a second support structure provided at a second end of the surgical frame;
supporting a third portion of the single main beam between the first portion and the second portion, the third portion including a first side;
spacing the single main beam from the ground via support of the single main beam between the first support structure and the second support structure;
supporting the patient on the single main beam by at least one patient support structure attached to the first side portion of the single main beam;
and
rotating the patient supported by rotating the single main beam about an axis of rotation between at least a first rotational position of the single main beam with the patient in a prone position, and a second rotational position of the single main with the patient in a lateral position, the axis of rotational extending through portions of the first portion of the single main beam, the second portion of the single main beam, the first support structure, and the second support structure;
wherein
the third portion of the single main beam is offset from the axis of rotation of the single main beam by the first portion and the second portion of the single main beam;
wherein a first relational plane extends perpendicular to the axis of rotation and between the torso support and the pelvic support, and a second relational plane is parallel to the axis of rotation and perpendicular to the first relational plane, the second relational plane extending along portions of the single main beam and being proximate the first side of the third portion lying within the first relational plane, the second relational plane being on a first side of a cranial-caudal axis of the patient by the torso support and the pelvic support;
and
wherein no portion of the positioning frame being used to support the patient that is rotatable about the axis of rotation and located within the first relational plane being on a second side of the cranial-caudal axis of the patient opposite the first side.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/125,397Filed 23 Mar 2023 · continuation
Priority: 17 Aug 2015
Published: US 2023/0225922 A120 Jul 2023
Granted: 25 Nov 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

A61G 13/08
Adjustable operating tables; Controls therefor: the table being divided into different adjustable sections
A61G 13/0054
Orthopaedic operating tables: specially adapted for back or spinal surgeries
A61G 13/02
Operating tables; Auxiliary appliances therefor: adjustable operating tables; Controls therefor
A61G 13/04
Adjustable operating tables; Controls therefor: tiltable around transverse or longitudinal axis

Family

Application62/206,064Us provisional application · filed 17 Aug 2015
Application62/314,950Us provisional application · filed 29 Mar 2016
Application15/239,256Parent of this continuation · filed 17 Aug 2016
Application17/103,431Parent of this continuation · filed 24 Nov 2020
US 2023/0225922 A1Pre-grant publication · published 20 Jul 2023
US 11,612,533 B2Parent of this continuation
US 10,966,892 B2Parent of this continuation
US 10,849,807 B2Related patent
US 2017/0049651 A1Published application
US 2021/0069047 A1Published application
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