Maquet Gmbh

Maquet Gmbh & Co. Kg

Ulrich Wyslucha

Siegfried Hund

Stefan Peter

Jochen Kaiser

Marco Reif

Dieter Hafner

Markus Singer

Hans-Joerg Hopfengart

Reinhard Gantke

Michael Früh

Hans-Jörg Hopfengart

An device for manually unlocking a holding mechanism to which a load is applied is disclosed. The device has an operating element which is to be operated manually for unlocking the holding mechanism via an operating force that increases as the load increases, a conversion mechanism which includes a force transfer element coupled to the operating element, and a trigger coupled to the force transfer element. In order to unlock the holding mechanism the trigger is movable by the operating force transferred by the force transfer element to the trigger from a locked position in which the trigger is operatively decoupled from an unlocking component into an unlocked position in which the trigger is in contact with the unlocking component and unlocks said holding mechanism. The conversion mechanism includes an elastically deformable force limiter via which the force transfer element is coupled to the trigger.

Device for manually unlocking a holding mechanism to which a load can be applied

A patient-supporting device is disclosed. The patient-supporting device includes a fastening assembly that fastens the patient-supporting device to a structural member, a support member configured to receive a body part of a patient, and a height adjustment assembly that adjusts a distance between the fastening assembly and the support member. The height adjustment assembly includes a locking assembly and an elongated member. The support member is attached to a first end portion of the elongated member. The locking assembly is stationary relative to the fastening assembly. The elongated member is guided in an aperture of the locking assembly in a longitudinal direction of the elongated member. A plurality of first snap-in recesses is disposed on a first side portion of the elongated member. The locking assembly includes a first locking member.

Patient-supporting unit for a device for supporting a patient, who is to be X-rayed, during an operation

A fastening device is disclosed. The fastening device has a housing having a receptacle that receives a coupler of an operating table device and a locking member connected to the housing and movable relative to the housing between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member retains the coupler in the receptacle in the locked position, and the locking member releases the coupler from the receptacle in the unlocked position. The fastening device also has a resilient member that urges the locking member toward the locked position, an actuation member that moves the locking member from the locked position to the unlocked position, and a ratchet assembly that maintains the locking member in the unlocked position.

Fastening unit for fastening a device for supporting a patient to be x-rayed to an operating table

An adapter is described for connecting at least one accessory device to an operating table, comprising a first fixing device for attaching a base body of the adapter to the operating table and a second fixing device for attaching the accessory device to the adapter. The base body is formed from an X-ray transparent plate, said X-ray transparent plate including a part lying on a support surface of the operating table and another part extending beyond the support surface and forming a support surface extension for supporting a patient, when said X-ray transparent plate is attached to the operating table.

Adapter for connecting at least one accessory device to an operating table

An apparatus for supporting a patient is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first structural member having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion of the first structural member being attached to an operating table. The apparatus also includes a second structural member having a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion of the second structural member being attached to the operating table. The apparatus further includes a first connecting member that connects the first end of the first structural member to the first end of the second structural member, the first structural member being disposed at a predetermined distance from the second structural member. The apparatus also includes a first support member supported on the first structural member, the first support member configured to support a body part of the patient.

X-ray-optimized device for supporting a patient

A medical holding arm, comprising at least one joint with two joint bodies which are rotatable relative to each other about a rotational axis (D), wherein a first of the joint bodies has a plurality of locking pins and a second of the joint bodies has a plurality of locking recesses, the number of locking pins differs from the number of locking recesses, the locking pins each have an axially tapered engagement part, the locking recesses are respectively formed axially tapered to selectively receive each of the engagement parts for locking the joint, and when the joint is locked, at least one of the locking pins is received with its tapered engagement part completely in one of the tapered locking recesses, while at least one of the other locking pins is received with its tapered engagement part only partially in one of the other tapered locking recesses.

Medical holding arm

An instrument holder is described for mounting a medical instrument on a joint arm, comprising a body, a holder for holding the medical instrument on the body, and a coupling element for attaching the body to the joint arm. The holder comprises a threaded shank provided with an external thread, a receiving disc and a locking element provided with an internal thread. The receiving disc has a through-hole, by which the receiving disc can be put on the threaded shank and is rotatable about the threaded shank.

Instrument holder

An adapter () is described for connecting at least one accessory device () to an operating table (), comprising a first fixing device for attaching a base body of the adapter () to the operating table () and a second fixing device for attaching the accessory device () to the adapter (). The base body is formed from an X-ray transparent plate (), said X-ray transparent plate () including a part lying on a support surface () of the operating table () and another part extending beyond the support surface () and forming a support surface extension for supporting a patient, when said X-ray transparent plate () is attached to the operating table ().

What is described is a device for releasable mounting an accessory () on an operating table (), comprising two coupling parts () which can be connected to each other and a mechanism for locking and unlocking. The mechanism comprises a first locking element () arranged on the first coupling part () and a second locking element () arranged on the second coupling part (), an unlocking element () arranged on the first coupling part () which is biased into a locking position and can be moved into an unlocking position against the biasing, in which unlocking position it acts on one () of the two locking elements () such that the two locking elements () are disengaged from one another, a catch element () which is arranged on the first coupling part () and keeps the unlocking element () in its unlocking position against the biasing, and a release element () arranged on the first coupling part () which is biased into a first position and is acted upon by the second coupling part () when the coupling parts () are connected to each other and is pushed into the second position against the biasing. The release element () acts on the catch element () in its first position such that the same is disengaged from the unlocking element ().

Releasable mounting of an accessory on an operating table

What is shown is an apparatus () for adjusting the bed () of an operating table, the said bed comprising a plurality of segments (to) adjustable in relation to one another, at least some of the adjustable segments (to) being connected to actuators (to) which can be activated in order to adjust the associated segments (to). The apparatus () comprises an input device () for the input of commands for the adjustment of at least some of the segments (to) connected to actuators (to). The apparatus () can be operated in at least two operating modes which correspond in each case to a specific position of a patient on the bed (). The input device () has means for the input of body-part-related adjustment commands which are associated with the adjustment of the position of a body part or body portion of the patient. The apparatus () comprises means () for activating the actuators (to, which are suitable for activating the actuators (to) as a function of the current operating mode and of a body-part-related adjustment command, such that an adjustment of the position of a body part is brought about in accordance with the body-part-related adjustment command.

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Weingarten, Germany

Ulrich Wyslucha