Attachment device for a surgical limb support
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1. An attachment device for use with a limb support for supporting a patient'"'"'s limb adjacent to a support surface of an operating table, the attachment device comprising:
- 1) an elongate support member extending in a substantially vertical orientation, the elongate support member having a first attachment portion at an upper end thereof, the first attachment portion configured to releasably attach to a horizontal side rail of an operating table so that the elongate support member extends vertically below a support surface of the operating table; and
2) an adjustment member including;
a first portion configured to allow movable engagement of the adjustment member both rotationally and along the elongate support member; and
a second attachment portion configured to attach the limb support to the attachment device, or wherein the adjustment member is integrally formed with the limb support;
wherein the attachment device is configured to provide at least two positions of the adjustment member, including;
a use position, wherein the adjustment member is positioned at the upper end of the elongate support member, to position the limb support outwards of and adjacent to the support surface of the operating table; and
a non-use position, wherein the adjustment member is positioned distal from the upper end of the elongate support member and rotated on the elongate support member about a vertical axis such that the limb support is oriented and positioned under the support surface of the operating table.
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Abstract
A limb support system for an operating table or hospital bed is provided and includes an adjustable member configured to be connected to a limb support associated with an operating table or hospital bed, where, in use, the system is configured to allow the adjustment member and an attached limb support to extend outwardly from the operating table or hospital bed when required, and allow the adjustment member and the limb support to be located under the operating table or hospital bed when not required.
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1. An attachment device for use with a limb support for supporting a patient'"'"'s limb adjacent to a support surface of an operating table, the attachment device comprising:
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1) an elongate support member extending in a substantially vertical orientation, the elongate support member having a first attachment portion at an upper end thereof, the first attachment portion configured to releasably attach to a horizontal side rail of an operating table so that the elongate support member extends vertically below a support surface of the operating table; and 2) an adjustment member including; a first portion configured to allow movable engagement of the adjustment member both rotationally and along the elongate support member; and a second attachment portion configured to attach the limb support to the attachment device, or wherein the adjustment member is integrally formed with the limb support; wherein the attachment device is configured to provide at least two positions of the adjustment member, including; a use position, wherein the adjustment member is positioned at the upper end of the elongate support member, to position the limb support outwards of and adjacent to the support surface of the operating table; and a non-use position, wherein the adjustment member is positioned distal from the upper end of the elongate support member and rotated on the elongate support member about a vertical axis such that the limb support is oriented and positioned under the support surface of the operating table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17)
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11. A method of using an attachment device to attach a limb support to an operating table, wherein the method includes:
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a) attaching the attachment device to a horizontal side rail of the operating table via a first attachment portion at an upper end of an elongate support member of the attachment device so that the elongate support member extends substantially vertically to below a support surface of the operating table; b) attaching a limb support to the attachment device via a second attachment portion; c) moving the adjustment member to a use position at a top of the elongate support member when required to support a limb of a patient adjacent to the operating table; and d) moving the adjustment member distal from the upper end of the elongate support member and rotated about a vertical axis on the elongate support member to a non-use position when not required to support a limb of patient, such that the limb support is oriented and positioned under the operating table. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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