Sterile limb connectors and methods
AssigneeAllem Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsAnthony V. Catacchio, Andrew D. Clark, Zachary B. Konsin
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Abstract
A sterile hand connection device is used to attach a patient's arm to a cable adaptor of a surgical arm positioning apparatus. The cable adaptor is connected to two cable ends of a cable of the surgical arm positioning apparatus. The hand connection includes a clip, a buckle, and a wrap that is mounted to the clip. The buckle is attached to the cable adaptor and the clip snaps onto the buckle. The hand wrap is mounted to the clip and wraps around a patient's hand, wrist, and forearm.
Claims22
A sterile hand connection device for attaching a patient's arm to a cable adaptor having a pin therein, the cable adaptor connected to two cable ends of a surgical arm positioning system, the sterile hand connection device comprising
- a buckle having a snap feature receiving hole and two wide feature receiving gaps, and
- a connector operably attached to the buckle such that the buckle and the connector are rotationally coupled.
A sterile hand wrap for attaching a patient's arm to a sterile clip, the sterile clip having a snap feature for connection to a sterile hand connection device, the sterile clip for attaching to a sterile hand connection device of a surgical arm positioning system, the sterile hand wrap comprising a foldable sheet having an interior side and an exterior side, the interior side comprising a foam material, the foldable sheet comprising a wrist portion having at least one wrist strap for wrapping around a patient's wrist, the at least one wrist strap having a wrist strap fastener and a snap feature receiving opening for receiving the snap feature.
A sterile hand wrap for attaching a patient's arm to a sterile clip, the sterile clip having a snap feature for connection to a sterile hand connection device and two wide features for engaging a sterile hand connection device, the sterile clip for attaching to a sterile hand connection device of a surgical arm positioning system, the sterile hand wrap comprising a foldable sheet having an interior side and an exterior side, the interior side comprising a foam material, the foldable sheet comprising a wrist portion having at least one wrist strap for wrapping around a patient's wrist, the at least one wrist strap having a wrist strap fastener, a forearm portion having at least one forearm strap for wrapping around a patient's forearm, the at least one forearm strap having a forearm strap fastener, a snap feature receiving opening for receiving the snap feature, and two wide feature receiving indentations for receiving the wide features.
A sterile clip for attaching a patient's arm to a sterile hand connection device of a surgical arm positioning system, the sterile clip comprising
- a body having a distal end and a proximal end,
- two clip arms extending from the distal end to the proximal end,
- a distal cross portion substantially perpendicular to the clip arms and connecting the clip arms, the distal cross portion and clip arms forming a hand receiving gap, and
- a snap feature for connection to a sterile hand connection device, the snap feature attached to the distal cross portion.
A sterile clip for attaching a patient's arm to a sterile hand connection device of a surgical arm positioning system, the sterile clip comprising
- a body having a distal end and a proximal end,
- two clip arms extending from the distal end to the proximal end,
- a distal cross portion substantially perpendicular to the clip arms and connecting the clip arms, the distal cross portion and clip arms forming a hand receiving gap, and
- a snap feature for connection to a sterile hand connection device, the snap feature attached to the distal cross portion, and
- a sterile hand wrap for attaching the patient's arm to a sterile clip, the sterile hand wrap comprising a foldable sheet having an interior side and an exterior side, the interior side comprising a foam material, the foldable sheet comprising a wrist portion having at least one wrist strap for wrapping around a patient's wrist, the at least one wrist strap having a wrist strap fastener, and a snap feature receiving opening for receiving the snap feature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.