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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Joseph Thomas Brophy, Rockford, MI (US);
Andras Kupfermann, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Arlene Krecow, Mattawan, MI (US);
Todd Trevor Andres, Sparta, MI (US);
Chad Allen Wolf, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard Anthony Derenne, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Joseph Thomas Brophy, Rockford, MI (US);
Andras Kupfermann, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Arlene Krecow, Mattawan, MI (US);
Todd Trevor Andres, Sparta, MI (US);
Chad Allen Wolf, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard Anthony Derenne, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A foot support and abduction assembly includes an abductor configured for pivotal attachment proximate a foot end of a maternity bed. The foot support is configured for locating in a stowed position below the abductor, and a calf support is attached to an undersurface of the foot support. An upright assembly has a first end that is secured to the abductor for longitudinal movement along a length of the abductor, a second end to which the foot support is movably mounted, and a locking mechanism for selectively securing the upright assembly in one of a plurality of positions along the length of the abductor. The upright assembly is further configured for movement from a deployed position to a stowed position, and the locking mechanism is unlocked when the upright assembly is in the stowed position.