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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2018
Stryker European Operations Holdings Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Steven F. Krause, Oakland, NJ (US);
Spencer Popejoy, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Charles L. Bush, Jr., Wayne, NJ (US);
Abram Reitblat, Monroe, NY (US);
Douglas G. Pedrick, Newburgh, NY (US);
STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a surgical rigid arm () includes a first portion (), a second portion () and a central portion (), where the central portion is extends between the first and second portions. A first end of the first portion and a second end of the second portion are each attached to a peripheral side () of a surgical bed () such that the first portion and the second portion extend from the surgical bed in a first direction. The central portion extends substantially horizontally and is positioned over the surgical bed, the central portion being connected to the surgical instrument such that a load from the surgical instrument is distributed across the central portion to the first portion and second portion to provide rigid support for the surgical instrument.