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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2004
Alfred Cuschieri, St. Andrews Fife, GB;
Timothy Graham Frank, Wormit Newport-On-Tay Fife, GB;
Ian Rutherford, Dunee, GB;
Donald Mclean, Angus, GB;
Stuart I. Brown, St. Andrews Fife, GB;
Alfred Cuschieri, St. Andrews Fife, GB;
Timothy Graham Frank, Wormit Newport-On-Tay Fife, GB;
Ian Rutherford, Dunee, GB;
Donald McLean, Angus, GB;
Stuart I. Brown, St. Andrews Fife, GB;
University of Dundee, , GB;
Abstract
A device for supporting at least one arm of an operating person during a surgical or medical operation comprises at least one supporting element for supporting the at least one arm of the operating person, the supporting element being arranged at a carrying structure for carrying the at least one supporting element. The carrying structure is configured such that the at least one supporting element can be lowered or raised for adjusting the height of the operating person's arm. The carrying structure comprises a control mechanism for lowering or raising the at least one supporting element, wherein the control mechanism includes a force load switch for activating the lowering or raising of the at least one supporting element, wherein the force load switch activates the lowering or raising of the at least one supporting element upon detecting compressive and/or tensile forces or motions acting via the at least one supporting element on the force load switch.