Back to results
US 4,899,730 AGranted
Holder for medical instruments
AssigneeRichard Wolf GmbH
InventorsEberhard Stennert, Helmut Heckele
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A holder for medical instruments comprises a holding element fastenable on to the body of a patient, for example in the form of a strap or a hoop, on which is fixedly mounted at least one rigid rail which carries mountings for endoscopes and/or auxiliary instruments. The instrument mountings are adjustably secured to the rail by means of couplings. The instruments can thus be mounted so as to be pivotable relative to the rail and/or displaceable along it.
Claims19
A holder for medical instruments, comprising:
- a support element having means for securing it to a part or a patient's body;
- at least one elongated rigid rail secured to said support element;
- coupling means mounted on said rigid rail;
- and at least one mounting for a medical instrument being adjustably secured to said coupling means.
1 more element
A holder for medical instruments comprising:
- a support element having means for securing the element to a part of a patient's body;
- at least one rigid rail being secured to said support element;
- coupling means having means for releasably mounting the coupling means in any position on said rail, each coupling means having an intermediate member capable of pivotable displacement;
- a mounting for a medical instrument being adjustable secured to each intermediate member;
- and at least one carrier being provided on the support element to carry elongated flexible supply means for an instrument mounted in one of said mountings.
2 more elements
A holder for medical instruments comprising:
- a support element having means for securing the support element to a part of a patient's body;
- at least one elongated rigid rail being secured to said support element and having a non-circular cross-section;
- coupling means being mounted on said rigid rail;
- and a mounting for medical instruments being adjustably secured to said coupling means.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.