Modular patient positioning system
US10980693B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G13/1295
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
During orthopedic surgeries, body parts are moved in different ways to cause different anatomic features (e.g. muscles or the trochanters) to tighten or loosen, or become more or less prominent during the intended surgical incisions, which can result in easier surgical procedures. Body parts can be moved using a variety of different structures. The exemplary structures described herein can allow for: (1) a person's leg and foot to be rotated about the axis of the leg (i.e., femur/tibia axis); (2) a person's leg can be pivoted generally about the hip/femoral head/acetabulum to vary the angle between the axis of the leg and a median sagittal plane; (3) a person's leg can be moved in a direction parallel to the leg axis; and/or a person's leg can be pivoted in a generally vertical plane, about the femoral head/acetabulum while the axis of the leg and the median sagittal plane remaining substantially parallel.
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