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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
Applicants:
Gregory Hirth, Union City, CA (US);
Sarah Burroughs, Union City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Hirth, Union City, CA (US);
Sarah Burroughs, Union City, CA (US);
Assignee:
MIZUHO ORTHOPEDIC SYSTEMS, INC., Union City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 3/142 (2006.01); G01G 19/52 (2006.01); A61G 13/02 (2006.01); G01G 3/14 (2006.01); A61G 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 3/1402 (2013.01); A61G 13/02 (2013.01); A61G 13/10 (2013.01); G01G 19/52 (2013.01); A61G 2203/44 (2013.01); A61G 2203/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgery table load monitoring system utilizing a base member fixed to a surgery table support. The base member is connected to at least one platform structural member to determine load forces due to the weight of a patient on the platform structured member. Detectors are used to indicate particular stresses and generate a signal which may be employed to disable movement of the surgery table.