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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
William C Mers Kelly, Xenia, OH (US);
Assignee:
Louisville Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G / ; A61F / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128845 ; 128846 ; 128869 ;
Abstract
The present invention includes a support arm arrangement which is disposed over a patient being operated upon. The support arms are placed in holes in a block or pad on which the patient is lying. Adhesive coated securement pads are attached to the support arms and are also secured by adhesive to the skin of the patient to lift and thereby expand portions of a body cavity being operated upon.