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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Michael Boucher, Ashburnham, MA (US);
Kip Van Steenburg, Sudbury, MA (US);
Paul J. Skavicus, Maynard, MA (US);
David Warburton, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Boucher, Ashburnham, MA (US);
Kip Van Steenburg, Sudbury, MA (US);
Paul J. Skavicus, Maynard, MA (US);
David Warburton, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Allen Medical Systems, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 13/12 (2006.01); A61G 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical positioning apparatus can be secured to a floor of an operating room or directly to an operating room table. The surgical positioning apparatus supports a limb of a patient using a telescoping strut mounted on a spherical joint. A disposable cradling device is coupled to the strut to secure the limb in position.