Adjustable limb cradle for positioning of surgical patients
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsMike Nordling, Jesse Drake, Justin McCarthy, Loren Crook, Marcela Montoya
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Abstract
A limb cradle for use in a surgical procedure includes a first section including a mounting bracket configured to engage a support structure and a second section configured to extend and retract relative to the first section and the mounting bracket. The first section and the second section form a support surface. The support surface is extended and retracted relative to the mounting bracket in response to the extension and retraction of the second section.
Claims20
A limb cradle for use in a surgical procedure comprising:
- a first section comprising a mounting bracket configured to engage a support structure;
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- a second section configured to extend and retract relative to the first section and the mounting bracket, wherein the first section and the second section form a support surface, wherein the support surface is extended and retracted relative to the mounting bracket in response to the extension and retraction of the second section.
A method for bracing a limb for a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
- positioning a proximal portion of the limb on a support surface of a first section of a limb cradle;
- adjusting a position of a second section of the limb cradle relative to the first section in response to a length of the limb extending from the proximal portion to a distal portion of the limb;
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- positioning the distal portion of the limb on the support surface at the position, wherein a support area of the support surface is adjusted in response to the adjustment of the position of the second section relative to the first section.
A support device for a surgical procedure comprising:
- a first section forming a first top surface and configured to engage a support structure;
- a second section forming a second top surface operably coupled to the first section, the second section configured to selectively extend and retract relative to the first section;
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- wherein the first top surface and the second top surface form a support surface defining a support area and the extension of the second section relative to the first section increases the support area of the support surface by exposing an overlapping portion between the first section and the second section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.