Modular system for patient positioning during medical procedures

A device for supporting and positioning a part of a patient's body, comprising:

• at least two joints each having a locked state and an unlocked state, a release system for allowing an operator to select between the locked state and the unlocked state, the release system having an operator interface remote from the joints and at a location that enables the operator to support the weight of the body part while either of the joints is in the unlocked state, the operator interface including a left operator interface and a right operator interface, the left and right operator interfaces arranged such that motion of each of the left and right operator interfaces is transferred to lock and unlock one or more of the joints independently of the other of the left and right operator interfaces, a lower arm extending longitudinally from a shoulder joint to an elbow joint, an upper arm extending from the elbow joint to a wrist joint, and a handle assembly extending laterally from the wrist joint.

A device for supporting and positioning a part of a patient's body, comprising:

• at least two joints each having a locked state and an unlocked state;
• and a release system for allowing an operator to select between the locked state and the unlocked state, the release system having an operator interface remote from the joints and at a location that enables the operator to support the weight of the body part while both of the joints are in the unlocked state, the operator interface including a left operator interface and a right operator interface, the left and right operator interfaces arranged such that motion of each of the left and right operator interfaces is transferred to lock and unlock one or more of the joints independently of the other of the left and right operator interfaces.