Patent · US Expired

Leg support arrangement for operating tables

US7454806B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

3References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

MAQUET GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Guido Koch · Karlsruhe, DE
Bernhard Katzenstein · Iffezheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2003
Grant date	Nov 25, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 24, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61G13/1245
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a leg support arrangement for operating tables comprising two leg supports, connected to a base element of an operating table such that, the above are adjustable between a base position, lying adjacent to each other parallel to the longitudinal mid-axis of the operating table and a spread position with a separation from the longitudinal mid-axis, whereby each leg support is connected to the base element by means of a parallelogram joint, the joint axes (36, 52, 44, 54) of which are arranged perpendicular to the plane of the base element.

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