Medical suspension system with two spindles

An auxiliary assembly comprising:

• an adapter plate configured for selective attachment to a ceiling plate, the ceiling plate supporting a device for use in a surgical procedure, the adapter plate including an inner surface which defines a hollow shaped to receive a spindle of the ceiling plate therethrough;
• an adjustable arm operably connected with the adapter plate;
• a device mounted to the adjustable arm, such that when the adapter plate is attached to the ceiling plate, the device is suspended therefrom.

A method of suspending a plurality of devices from a support structure, the method comprising:

• suspending a first device from a ceiling plate mounted to the support structure;
• mounting an adapter plate to the ceiling plate;
• suspending a second device from the adapter plate.

In a suspension system including a ceiling plate which is anchored to an underlying building structure, the ceiling having a centrally mounted spindle configured for supporting a first device, an adapter assembly comprising:

• an adapter plate configured to overlay a portion of the ceiling plate and partially circumscribe the central spindle, the adapter plate having at least another spindle mounted thereto;
• and
• fasteners to connect the adapter plate to the ceiling plate with the central spindle and the another spindle adjacent to eachother.