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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2022
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Upmc, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jeffrey S. Vipperman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Christopher Michael Dumm, Verona, PA (US);
Garth Abraham Elias, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Tyler Michael Ferris, Canfield, OH (US);
Mark Scaife, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Peter David Allen, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
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.