US 2015/0020637 A1 · Table-Mounted Surgical Instrument Stabilizers

Abstract

A surgical instrument stabilizer system that includes an articulating boom that is releasably connectable to a surgical table side rail. The articulating boom includes an actuator, a multi-directional flexible arm having a first end region attached to the actuator, and a cable extending through the flexible arm. The cable has one end region connected to the actuator and another end region connected to a preload tensioning mechanism. The actuator is operable to tighten and loosen the cable, and the preload tensioning mechanism maintains an amount of tension in the cable when the actuator loosens the cable. The system further includes a surgical instrument-supporting member that is attached to a second end region of the flexible arm and is configured to releasably retain a surgical instrument.

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Dependent claims

A surgical instrument stabilizer system comprising:

an actuator,
a multi-directional flexible arm,
a cable extending through the flexible arm, the cable having one end region connected to the actuator and another end region attached to an anchor, the actuator being operable to tighten and loosen the cable,
a preload tensioning mechanism comprising a compression spring positioned adjacent the anchor, the preload tensioning mechanism being configured to maintain an amount of tension in the cable when the actuator loosens the cable;
and
a surgical instrument-supporting member attached to an end region of the flexible arm, the surgical instrument-supporting member being configured to releasably secure a surgical instrument to the flexible arm,
wherein the surgical instrument stabilizer system is configured to be releasably connectable to a surgical table side rail.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Table-Mounted Surgical Instrument Stabilizers

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