Positioning bracket
OwnerRobert Lyeinventor
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Abstract
A positioning bracket for a surgical procedure to assist in determining the correct placement and/or alignment of a surgical device for a patient, said positioning bracket comprising a first arm (1) mounted on a support frame (6,7), a rear positioning pad (4) located on the first arm (1) adjacent an end of the first arm for placement on the patient, a front positioning pad (2) located on the first arm (1) adjacent the other end of the first arm for placement on the patient, and a second arm (8) mounted on the support frame (6,7), the second arm (8) comprising a connector (12) adjacent an end of the second arm (8) to receive a surgical device, wherein the support frame (6,7) permits the connector (12) to be positioned relative to the rear positioning pad (4) and front positioning pad (2).
Claims21
A positioning bracket for a surgical procedure to assist in determining the correct placement and/or alignment of a surgical device for a patient, said positioning bracket comprising:
- (a) a first arm mounted on a support frame;
- (b) a rear positioning pad located on the first arm adjacent an end of the first arm for placement on the patient;
- (c) a front positioning pad located on the first arm adjacent the other end of the first arm for placement on the patient;
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- (d) a second arm mounted on the support frame, the second arm comprising a connector adjacent an end of the second arm to receive a surgical device;
- wherein the support frame permits the connector to be positioned relative to the rear positioning pad and front positioning pad.
20-23. (canceled)
A pelvic bracket for hip surgery to assist in determining the correct placement and/or alignment of an acetabulum cup for a patient, said pelvic bracket comprising:
- (a) a first arm mounted on a support frame;
- (b) a rear positioning pad located on the first arm adjacent an end of the first arm for placement on the sacrum of the patient;
- (c) a front positioning pad located on the first arm adjacent the other end of the first arm and comprising three location sites, two of which are for placement on the patient's anterior superior iliac spine and the third is for placement on the patient's pubic tubercle;
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- (d) a second arm mounted on the support frame, the second arm comprising a connector adjacent an end of the second arm to receive an acetabulum cup impactor;
- wherein the support frame permits the connector to be positioned relative to the rear positioning pad and front positioning pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.