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US 12,616,599 B2Granted
Systems and methods for maintaining patient position
AssigneeVolz Surgical Consulting Inc.
InventorLawrence T. Volz
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Abstract
Some systems, devices and methods detailed herein provide adjustable restraint device maintaining a selected position of a person relative to a support structure, for example, to maintain a safe and customizable patient position during a surgical procedure or during medical transport.
Claims14
A flexible cuff system for releasably maintaining a position of a patient, comprising:
- a flexible cuff body adjustable from a first orientation to a user-selected orientation to retain a limb in a selected position relative to a medical support substrate, the flexible cuff body including a series of links that are adjustably connected together via a series of first end connectors of each link body configured to connect to a series of second end connectors of a series of brackets and one or more cables;
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- a handle body connected to a base portion of the flexible cuff body, the handle body including a handle that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and the handle body defining a mating interface surface to slidably engage the medical support substrate;
- wherein, responsive to the handle being moved to the unlocked position, the flexible cuff body is adjustable from the first orientation to the user-selected orientation to extend around the limb,
- wherein, responsive to the handle being moved to the locked position while the flexible cuff body is in the user-selected orientation, the flexible cuff body is locked in the user-selected orientation by compressing the first end connectors and second end connectors together to retain the limb in the selected position relative to the medical support substrate,
- wherein the one or more cables includes a longitudinal cable that extends from the handle body through the series of links of the flexible cuff body that are adjustably connected together and movable to a linked position relative to one another, and
- wherein the handle is connected to the longitudinal cable, and responsive to the handle being moved to the locked position, the handle applies tension to the longitudinal cable to fix the series of links in the linked position relative to one another.
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A system comprising:
- a surgical table including one or more rails that extend along one or more sides of the surgical table;
- a plurality of adjustable limb restraints releasably lockable at selectable positions along the one or more rails of the surgical table, each of the adjustable limb restraints including:
- a flexible cuff body adjustable from a first orientation to a user-selected orientation to retain a limb in a user-selected position relative to the surgical table, the flexible cuff body including a series of links that are adjustably connected together via a series of first end connectors of each link body configured to connect to a series of second end connectors of a series of brackets and one or more cables;
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- a handle body connected to a base of the flexible cuff body and including a handle movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and the handle body defining a mating interface surface to slidably engage at least one of the one or more rails;
- wherein, responsive to the handle being moved to the unlocked position, the flexible cuff body is adjustable from the first orientation to the user-selected orientation to extend around the limb;
- wherein, responsive to the handle being moved to the locked position while the flexible cuff body is in the user-selected orientation, the flexible cuff body is locked in the user-selected orientation by compressing the first end connectors and second end connectors together to retain the limb in the selected position relative to the surgical table;
- wherein the flexible cuff body includes a longitudinal cable that extends from the handle body through the series of links of the flexible cuff body that are adjustably connected together and movable to a linked position relative to one another;
- wherein responsive to the handle being moved to the unlocked position, the series of links are movable with respect to each other to adjust the flexible cuff body to the user-selected orientation shaped to extend around the limb;
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- wherein, responsive to the handle being moved to the locked position, the series of links are mechanically fixed relative to each other to releasably lock the flexible cuff body in the user-selected orientation.
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A method of maintaining a position of a patient, the method comprising:
- releasably locking a handle body of an adjustable limb restraint to a rail of an operating table at a selected location relative to a limb of a patient on the operating table;
- adjusting a flexible cuff body of the adjustable limb restraint to a selected shape to engage with the limb of the patient;
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- adjusting an actuator on the handle body of the adjustable limb restraint to releasably lock the flexible cuff body in the selected shape by compressing a series of first end connectors and a series of second end connectors of the flexible cuff body together;
- wherein in response to said adjusting the actuator on the handle body, a series of links of the flexible cuff body are mechanically fixed relative to each other to releasably lock the flexible cuff body in the selected shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.