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Patent No.:

US 9468577 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2013

Perineal post pad for patient lower extremity positioning systems

Applicant:

Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);

Inventors:

Robert K. Sluss, Naples, FL (US);

Michael Gerhardt, Santa Monica, CA (US);

Assignee:

Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);

Attorneys:

Akerman LLP

Michael K. Dixon

Primary Examiner:

Justine Yu

Assistant Examiner:

Brandon L Jackson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 7/00 (2006.01); A47C 17/86 (2006.01); A47C 31/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/37 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61G 15/12 (2006.01); A61G 13/12 (2006.01); A61G 7/10 (2006.01); A61G 13/02 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01); A61G 7/015 (2006.01); A61G 7/00 (2006.01); A61G 13/00 (2006.01); A61G 7/002 (2006.01); A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A61F 5/04 (2006.01); A61F 5/042 (2006.01); A61H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 15/12 (2013.01); A61F 5/00 (2013.01); A61F 5/04 (2013.01); A61F 5/042 (2013.01); A61F 5/37 (2013.01); A61G 7/00 (2013.01); A61G 7/002 (2013.01); A61G 7/015 (2013.01); A61G 7/05 (2013.01); A61G 7/109 (2013.01); A61G 7/1073 (2013.01); A61G 7/1082 (2013.01); A61G 7/1088 (2013.01); A61G 7/1096 (2013.01); A61G 13/00 (2013.01); A61G 13/0036 (2013.01); A61G 13/02 (2013.01); A61G 13/12 (2013.01); A61G 13/123 (2013.01); A61G 13/1205 (2013.01); A61H 1/00 (2013.01); A61H 1/02 (2013.01); A61H 1/0218 (2013.01); A61H 1/0222 (2013.01); A61H 1/0237 (2013.01); A61H 1/0244 (2013.01); A61G 2013/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract

A patient lower extremity positioning system that is configured to facilitate easier use of surgical instruments during open and arthroscopic procedures of the lower extremity, including, but not limited to the hip joint, acetabulum, femur, femoral neck and femoral shaft is disclosed. The patient lower extremity positioning system may include one or more perineal pads configured to be supported adjacent to a patient torso support such that the perineal pad is positionable adjacent to a patient's perineum. The perineal pad may be formed from a perineal pad body coupled to a distal transition section extending distally from the perineal pad body. The distal transition section may have a distal tip with a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the perineal pad body, thereby enabling a surgeon to more easily position surgical instruments during surgery without the perineal pad conflicting with the surgical instruments.

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