Toroidal surgical shield
US4817592A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1987 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M2200/022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus useful in surgery for holding part of a patient's body such as a limb, portion of a limb, extremity organ or tissue in a number of different positions required by a surgeon for the performance of a surgical procedure, and for establishing a sterile barrier between a surgical site and a patient's limb or body part while the limb or body part is being grasped by a such positioning apparatus.
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