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US 2011/0163137 A1Published application
Assistant surgical device
OwnerSilvio Podda-Heubachinventor
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A description is given of a holder for instruments for surgical treatment of the human or animal body comprising a holding means for temporarily fixing the instruments, a fastening means for detachably fastening said holding means to the arm of a user and a coupling means for making a connection between said fastening means and said holding means. The holding means comprises at least one means for generating a magnetic field for temporarily fixing the instruments. In this way comparably large and weighty magnetic surgical instruments of the most different form are directly provided in an ergonomic and safe way during a surgical procedure. This contributes to a time saving during operation and an extensive reduction of the risk of an injury for all parties.
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A holder for instruments for surgical treatment of the human or animal body, comprising a holding means for temporarily fixing the instruments, a fastening means for detachably fastening said holding means to the arm of a user, and a coupling means for making a connection between said fastening means and said holding means, wherein said holding means comprises at least one means for generating a magnetic field for temporarily fixing the instruments, characterized in that said holding means being pivotally or rotatably connected to a firm base and said coupling means comprises substantially two plane-parallel plates which are mounted around a common perpendicular central axis and are retained in their plane-parallel coordination by mechanical or magnetic means, wherein the holding means is fixable in any angular position with respect to said base by locking means.
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