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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2005
Paul Alexander Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Edward J. Daley, Ii, Maynard, MA (US);
Paul J. Skavicus, Maynard, MA (US);
Paul Alexander Torrie, Marblehead, MA (US);
Edward J. Daley, II, Maynard, MA (US);
Paul J. Skavicus, Maynard, MA (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a distractor assembly adapted to couple to a leg and capable of providing a distraction load on the leg in both supine and lateral positions of the leg. The assembly is coupled to a surgical table by a ball joint or a universal joint. A method includes coupling a leg to a distractor assembly, positioning the leg in one of a distraction mode and a femoral acetabular impingement mode, and repositioning the leg in the other of the modes without the need for accessing a draped pelvis/thigh region.