Apparatus for mechanically holding, maneuvering and maintaining a body part of a patient during orthopedic surgery

An apparatus for mechanically holding, maneuvering and maintaining a patient's leg during an orthopedic surgery and used in conjunction with an operating table having at least one end, the apparatus comprising:

• a. an attaching means section attachable to said at least one end of said operating table, a tilting section, a swinging section and a rotatable section;
• b. said tilting section including a tilting gear box attached to said attaching means section and having a tilting gear mechanism, a tilting part hingeably connected to the tilting gear box, a lever mounted on the tilting part and engagable with the tilting gear mechanism for quick and rough adjustment of the tilting part, and a pair of tilting wheels connected to the tilting gear mechanism for fine adjustment of an up-and-down tilting of the tilting part;
• c. said swinging section including a swinging gear box attached to said tilting part of said tilting section and having a swinging gear mechanism, a swinging part hingeably connected to the swinging gear box, and a pair of swinging wheels connected to the swinging gear mechanism for adjusting a lateral swinging of the swinging part;
• d. said rotatable section including a rotation gear box attached to said swinging part of said swinging section and having a rotation gear mechanism, a sliding track rotatably connected to the rotation gear box, and a pair of rotation wheels connected to the rotation gear mechanism for rotating the sliding track about its longitudinal axis;
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• e. said sliding track having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion having two shafts extending down and a rod attached therebetween and having a proximal end connected to the rotation gear box, the distal portion having a foot holder for receiving and having means for securing thereto an ankle and foot of said patient and slidably attached to the proximal portion so that the length of the sliding track is adjustable to fit said patient's leg;
• f. whereby when said patient is lying on said operating table and a buttocks of said patient is located adjacent to said at least one end of said operating table, a surgeon can align said orthopedic apparatus with said patient's leg which is to be operated on, and independently adjust the tilting, swinging, length and rotation of said respective sections of said orthopedic apparatus to maneuver said patient's leg so that the leg is properly positioned and held in a proper position throughout the surgical operation, and the surgeon can further adjust the position of said patient's leg from time to time during the surgery with great accuracy.

An apparatus for mechanically holding, maneuvering and maintaining a patient's leg during an orthopedic surgery and used in conjunction with an operating table, the apparatus comprising:

• a. an attaching means attachable to said operating table, a tilting section, a swinging section and a rotatable section;
• b. said tilting section including a tilting means attached to said attaching means, a tilting part hingeably connected to the tilting means and having means for adjusting an up-and-down tilting of the tilting part;
• c. said swinging section including a swinging means attached to said tilting part of said tilting section, a swinging part hingeably connected to the swinging means and having means for adjusting a lateral swinging of the swinging part;
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• d. said rotatable section including a rotation means attached to said swinging part of said swinging section, a sliding track rotatably connected to the rotation means and having means for rotating the sliding track about its longitudinal axis;
• e. whereby when said patient is lying on said operating table, a surgeon can align said orthopedic apparatus with said patient's leg which is to be operated on, and independently adjust the tilting, swinging, length and rotation of said respective sections of said orthopedic apparatus to maneuver said patient's leg so that the leg is properly positioned and held in a proper position throughout the surgical operation, and the surgeon can further adjust the position of said patient's leg from time to time during the surgery with great accuracy.

An apparatus for holding, maneuvering and maintaining a patient's leg during an orthopedic surgery and used in conjunction with an operating table which has at least two clamps at one end of the operating table, the apparatus comprising:

• a. an attaching means attachable to said operating table and having a cross bar with two opposite ends, two clamping blocks slidably attached at the two opposite ends of the cross bar respectively, and a sliding block slidably attached on the cross bar between the two clamping blocks, where each of the two blocks has an integrally connected extension rod attachable to a respective one of said at least two clamps on said operating table;
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• b. a non-invasive tilting section having a tilting means attached to said attaching means, a non-invasive tilting part hingeably connected to the tilting means and having means for adjusting an up-and-down tilting of the tilting part and independently adjusting the tilting of said tilting section to maneuver said patient's leg so that said leg is properly positioned and held in a proper position throughout the surgical operation;
• c. whereby when said patient is lying on said operating table, a surgeon can align said apparatus with said patient's leg which is to be operated on, and independently adjust the tilting of said tilting section to maneuver said patient's leg so that the leg is properly positioned and held in a proper position throughout the surgical operation, and the surgeon can further adjust the position of said patient's leg from time to time during the surgery with great accuracy.

An apparatus for holding, maneuvering and maintaining a patient's leg during an orthopedic surgery and used in conjunction with an operating table, the apparatus comprising:

• a. an attaching means attachable to said operating table;
• b. a swinging section having a swinging means attached to said attaching means, a swinging part hingeably connected to the swinging means and means for adjusting and maintaining a lateral swinging of the swinging part at any degree of tilting of said patient's leg;
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• c. tilting section having a tilting means, a tilting part hingeably connected to the tilting means and a pair of tilting wheels for adjusting an up and down tilting of the tilting part;
• d. whereby when said patient is lying on said operating table, a surgeon can align said apparatus with said patient's leg which is to be operated on, and independently adjust the swinging of said swinging section the tilting of said tilting section to maneuver said patient's leg so that the leg is properly positioned and held in a proper position throughout the surgical operation, and the surgeon can further adjust the position of said patient's leg from time to time during the surgery with great accuracy.

An apparatus for holding, maneuvering and maintaining a patient's leg during an orthopedic surgery and used in conjunction with an operating table, the apparatus comprising:

• a. an attaching means attachable to said operating table and a rotatable section;
• b. said rotatable section including a rotation means attached to said attaching means, a sliding track rotatably connected to the rotation means and having means for rotating the sliding track about its longitudinal axis;
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• c. said sliding track having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion having two support shafts extending down and a rod attached therebetween and having a proximal end connected to the rotation means, the distal portion having a foot holder for receiving and having means for securing thereto an ankle and foot of said patient and slidably attached to the proximal portion so that the length of the sliding track is adjustable to fit said patient's leg;
• d. whereby when said patient is lying on said operating table, a surgeon can align said apparatus with said patient's leg which is to be operated on, and independently adjust the length and rotation of said rotatable section to maneuver said patient's leg so that the leg is properly positioned and held in a proper position throughout the surgical operation, and the surgeon can further adjust the position of said patient's leg from time to time during the surgery with great accuracy.

An apparatus for holding, maneuvering and maintaining a patient's during an orthopedic surgery and used in conjunction with an operating table having at least one end, the apparatus comprising:

• a. an attaching means section attachable to said at least one end of said operating table, a tilting section, a swinging section, and a rotatable section;
• b. said tilting section including a tilting motor driven means attached to said attaching means section, a tilting part hingeably connected to the tilting motor driven means and having means for adjusting an up-and-down tilting of the tilting part;
• c. said swinging section including a swinging motor driven means attached to said tilting part of said tilting section, a swinging part hingeably connected to the swinging motor driven means and having means for adjusting a lateral swinging of the swinging part;
• d. said rotatable section including a rotation motor driven means attached to said swinging part of said swinging section, a sliding track rotatably connected to the rotation motor driven means and having means for rotating the sliding track about its longitudinal axis;
• e. said sliding track having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion having two support shafts extending down and a rod attached therebetween and having a proximal end connected to said rotation motor driven means, the distal portion having a foot holder for receiving and having means for securing thereto an ankle and foot of said patient and slidably attached to the proximal portion so that the length of the sliding track is adjustable to fit said patient's leg;
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• f. a U-shaped thigh support holder attached to said tilting section for receiving a thigh of said patient and having means for securing the patient's thigh thereto;
• g. control means mounted on each one of said motor driven means for controlling the adjustments of said tilting part of said tilting section, said swinging part of said swinging section and said sliding track of said rotatable section;
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• h. means for powering said apparatus and electrically connecting said tilting, swinging and rotation motor driven mechanism means through said control means respectively;
• i. whereby when said patient is lying on said operating table and a buttocks of said patient is located adjacent to said at least one end of said operating table, a surgeon can align said apparatus with said patient's leg which is to be operated on, and independently adjust the tilting, swinging, length and rotation of said respective sections of said apparatus to maneuver said patient's leg so that the leg is properly positioned and held in a proper position throughout the surgical operation, and the surgeon can further adjust the position of said patient's leg from time to time during the surgery with great accuracy.

An apparatus for holding, maneuvering and maintaining a patient's leg during an orthopedic surgery and used in conjunction with an operating table having at least one end, the apparatus comprising:

• a. an attaching means attachable to said at least one end of said operating table, a tilting section, a swinging section and a rotatable section;
• b. said tilting section including a tilting motor driven means attached to said attaching means, a tilting part hingeably connected to the tilting motor driven means and having means for adjusting an up-and-down tilting of the tilting part;
• c. said swinging section including a swinging motor driven means attached to said tilting part of said tilting section, a swinging part hingeably connected to the swinging motor driven means and having means for adjusting a lateral swinging of the swinging part;
• d. said rotatable section including a rotation motor driven means attached to said swinging part of said swinging section, a sliding track rotatably connected to the rotation motor driven means and having means for rotating the sliding track about its longitudinal axis;
• e. said sliding track having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion having two support shafts extending down and a rod attached therebetween and having a proximal end connected to said rotation motor driven means, the distal portion having a foot holder for receiving and having means for securing thereto an ankle and foot of said patient and slidably attached to the proximal portion so that the length of said sliding track is adjustable to fit said patient's leg;
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• f. a U-shaped thigh support holder attached to said tilting section for receiving a thigh of said patient and having means for securing the patient's thigh thereto;
• g. a computer mounted remote from said apparatus and having a joy-stick and a keyboard for automatically controlling the adjustments of said tilting part of said tilting section, said swinging part of said swinging section and said sliding track of said rotatable section;
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• h. means for powering said apparatus and electrically connecting said tilting, swinging and rotation motor driven means through said computer respectively;
• i. whereby when said patient is lying on said operating table and a buttocks of said patient is located adjacent to said at least one end of said operating table, a surgeon can align said apparatus with said patient's leg which is to be operated on, and independently adjust the tilting, swinging, length and rotation of said respective sections of said apparatus to maneuver said patient's leg so that the leg is properly positioned and held in a proper position throughout the surgical operation, and the surgeon can further adjust the position of said patient's leg from time to time during the surgery with great accuracy.