Surgical support device

US8950344B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8950344-B2
Application numberUS-201414210898-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 14, 2014
Priority dateMar 14, 2013
Publication dateFeb 10, 2015
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015

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A surgical support device can provide members for attaching various medical accessories in a safe, stable and secure manner. The surgical support device can also configured to isolate the sterile field from the non-sterile field to better enhance infectious control measures. The surgical support device may include at least two side supports configured to extend vertically from the side rail, each side support including a support member; a transverse member disposed between the two side supports; at least two support members; at least one platform configured to be pivotable between the transverse member and the support member; and at least one accessory arm extending from at least one of the at least two side supports and configured to pivot around the at least one of the at least two side supports; and a plurality of accessory attachment members configured to secure and/or support one or more accessories.

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What is claimed is: 1. A surgical support device configured to be disposed on side rails of a surgical table, comprising: at least two side supports configured to extend vertically from and fixedly dispose to the side rails, each side support including a support member extending perpendicular to a length of the each side support; a transverse member disposed between and connects to the side supports; at least one platform configured to be pivotable between a first substantiall…

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What does patent US8950344B2 cover?
A surgical support device can provide members for attaching various medical accessories in a safe, stable and secure manner. The surgical support device can also configured to isolate the sterile field from the non-sterile field to better enhance infectious control measures. The surgical support device may include at least two side supports configured to extend vertically from the side rail, ea…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lewis Gerald L, Duke Peggy G, Univ Emory
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61G13/101. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).