Surgical table top and accessory clamp used thereon
AssigneeSTERIS Inc.
InventorBarry A. Easterling
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Abstract
A medical accessory clamping system includes a table and an accessory clamp. The table has an upper surface and a lower surface, a first ridge positioned on the upper surface and a second ridge positioned on the lower surface of the table. The accessory clamp has a first clamping member and a second clamping member coupled to but separate from the first clamping member wherein the clamping members define a cavity for receiving a portion of the table. The first and second clamping members have recesses for receiving said first and second ridges of the table, respectively. A uniquely styled clamp and a table are also disclosed.
Claims21
A clamp for receiving an associated geometrically shaped article having top and bottom surfaces and a beveled edge, the clamp comprising:
- a first clamping member having a first recess, a first clamping surface, and a first tapered conforming surface;
- a second clamping member having a second recess, a second clamping surface, and a second tapered conforming surface, and being operatively coupled to but separate from said first clamping member, wherein said first and second clamping members define a cavity for receiving the associated geometrically shaped article, said first and second clamping surfaces being adapted to engage the top and bottom surfaces of the geometrically shaped article, respectively, when the associated article is received in the clamp, and the first and second tapered conforming surfaces are adapted to engage said beveled edge and are parallel to each other and co-planar with each other when the associated article is received in said clamp;
- and,
- an accessory rail mounted to one of said first or second clamping members.
A clamp for use with an associated geometrically shaped table having an outer edge defined between upper and lower surfaces, the outer edge defining a beveled angle relative to the upper and lower surfaces, a first ridge on the upper surface spaced inwardly from said outer edge, and a second ridge on the lower surface spaced inwardly from said outer edge, the clamp comprising:
- a first clamping member;
- and,
- a second clamping member operatively coupled with the first clamping member, the first and second clamping members defining a cavity with an open end therebetween, the first clamping member having a first clamping surface including a first recess shaped to receive said first ridge of the associated table and a first tapered conforming surface extending from the first clamping surface distal to the open end of said cavity and positioned to engage a first portion of said outer edge of the associated table, the second clamping member having a second clamping surface including a second recess shaped to receive said second ridge of the associated table and a second tapered conforming surface extending from the second clamping surface distal to the open end of said cavity and positioned to engage a second portion of said outer edge of the associated table, the first tapered conforming surface of the first clamping member and the second tapered conforming surface of the second clamping member being disposed in co-planar alignment with each other when the clamp is clamped onto the associated table.
A clamp for receiving an associated geometrically shaped article having top and bottom surfaces and a beveled edge, the clamp comprising:
- a first clamping member having a first clamping surface and a first tapered conforming surface;
- a second clamping member having a second clamping surface and a second tapered conforming surface, the second clamping member being operatively coupled to but separate from said first clamping member, wherein said first and second clamping members and their respective surfaces define a cavity for receiving the associated geometrically shaped article, said first and second clamping surfaces being adapted to engage the top and bottom surfaces of the geometrically shaped article, respectively, when the associated article is received in the clamp, and the first and second tapered conforming surfaces are adapted to engage said beveled edge and are parallel to each other and co-planar with each other when the associated article is received in said clamp;
- and,
- an accessory rail mounted to one of said first or second clamping members.
A clamp for use with an associated geometrically shaped table having an outer edge between upper and lower surfaces, the outer edge defining a beveled angle relative to the upper and lower surfaces, a first ridge on the upper surface spaced inwardly from said outer edge, and a second ridge on the lower surface spaced inwardly from said outer edge, the clamp comprising:
- a first clamping member;
- and,
- a second clamping member operatively coupled with the first clamping member, the first and second clamping members defining a cavity with an open end therebetween, the first clamping member having a first recess shaped to receive said first ridge of the associated table and a first tapered conforming surface opposite said open end of said cavity and positioned to engage a first portion of said outer edge of the associated table, the second clamping member having a second recess shaped to receive said second ridge of the associated table and a second tapered conforming surface opposite said open end of said cavity and positioned to engage a second portion of said outer edge of the associated table, the first tapered conforming surface of the first clamping member and the second tapered conforming surface of the second clamping member being disposed in parallel and co-planar alignment with each other when the clamp is clamped onto the associated table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.