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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1999
Filed:
May. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan A Wasley, Southington, CT (US);
James R Bailey, Plainville, CT (US);
G David Ritland, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Imp. Inc., Plainville, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5624 ; 5621 ; 128845 ;
Abstract
A hyperflexion plate in the form of a hexagonal plate having a rail extending from the bottom surface of the plate for insertion within the track formed in a universal hip support plate for supporting a patient in the lateral decubitus position for surgery of the hip. The hyperflexion plate allows positioning of the anterior support at an angle substantially larger than the limited angle defined by the track formed in the universal hip support plate.