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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:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul A Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Graham Smith, Plaistow, NH (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew Dyonics, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5624 ; 5648 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for positioning a leg during surgery has a support for holding a substantial portion of one of the patient's legs on the side facing the other leg and a pivot located in the proximity of the patient's pelvis. After patient's pelvis is secured relative to the operating table, the distal end of the support can be moved for adjustment of the outer extremity of the patient's leg relative to the operating table to selectively position the leg relative to the patient's pelvis.