Flexible support arm for medical instruments
US4827926A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16M2200/065
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flexible, radiolucent support arm for use with medical instruments in surgical procedures can have its geometric configuration and orientation readily altered by the surgeon, and the support arm for a medical instrument, such as a brain retractor blade, can also be used to provide application of a fluid suctioning force to the operative site.
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