University of Pittsburgh

Upmc

Peter Allen

Jeffrey Stuart Vipperman

Garth Abraham Elias

Mark Scaife

Christopher Michael Dumm

Tyler Michael Ferris

Vincent Boccia

Eric Lazarus

Joseph Boccia

Disclosed adjustable retaining arm systems can include a multi-segmented, articulable arm that holds one or more interchangeable tools and can be made relaxed to set a desired position and made rigid to fix the desired position by adjusting tension in a cable running through the arm. The arm can quickly attach and detach from a support structure. The support structure include a cable tensioning system, sensors, control system, power system, etc. A user input device, such as a foot pedal or button on the arm, can be used by a surgeon to change the arm between relaxed and rigid states. The arm and attachable tools can be detachable, disposable and/or sterilizable, while other system components can remain mounted in a fixed location as the arm is removed and replaced. The arm can hold multiple tools in any desired orientation around subject work location.

Adjustable retaining arm system

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Oyster Bay Cove, NY, United States of America

Peter Allen