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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:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John E. Lorbiecki, Hubertus, WI (US);
Lawrence E. Murphy, Shorewood, WI (US);
Assignee:
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04G 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04G 3/00 ;
Abstract
An adjustable limb support includes a hinged vertical support trough that is movable about a central pivot post and is attached to a pair of hinged support arms, the hinged support arms being horizontally adjustable at one end to allow for vertical height adjustment at the other end. The limb support is configured to be adjustable yet fixable in an infinite number of positions. The limb support is also intended to be radio transparent for use in CT, x-ray and PET applications.