PATIENT-REFERENCED SURGICAL SUPPORT FRAME
First Claim
1. A surgical support frame, comprising:
- at least three support members connected to one another by at least two adjustable linkages, each support member having a lumen extending therethrough for receiving a cannula, and each support member being configured such that a cannula extending through one of the at least three support members is angularly adjustable relative to a cannula extending through another one of the at least three support members, and such that a distance between each of the at least three support members is adjustable.
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Abstract
A patient-referenced surgical support frame and method of use are provided. In one embodiment, a surgical support frame can have at least three support members coupled by adjustable linkages. Each support member can have a lumen extending therethrough for receiving a cannula, and each support member can be configured such that the at least three support members (or the cannulas extending therethrough) are angularly adjustable relative to one another, and such that a distance between each of the at least three support members is adjustable. In use, the surgical support frame can be positioned on a skin surface of a patient and used to retain one or more instruments extending through the support members in a fixed orientation or position with respect to the patient, thereby allowing more than two instruments to be used simultaneously.
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15 Claims
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1. A surgical support frame, comprising:
at least three support members connected to one another by at least two adjustable linkages, each support member having a lumen extending therethrough for receiving a cannula, and each support member being configured such that a cannula extending through one of the at least three support members is angularly adjustable relative to a cannula extending through another one of the at least three support members, and such that a distance between each of the at least three support members is adjustable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A surgical method, comprising:
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positioning at least three support members on a skin surface of a patient, the at least three support members being connected to one another by a plurality of adjustable linkages; moving one of the at least three support members to adjust an effective length of at least one of the plurality of adjustable linkages connected thereto; and angularly orienting a cannula extending through one of the at least three support members to pivot at least a portion of the support member relative to at least one of the plurality of adjustable linkages connected thereto. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A surgical method, comprising:
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manipulating a first surgical instrument extending through a first cannula mounted on a support frame resting on a skin surface of a patient to position a distal end of the first surgical instrument at a desired location within a body cavity of the patient; manipulating a second surgical instrument extending through a second cannula mounted on the support frame to position a distal end of the second surgical instrument at a desired location within a body cavity of the patient; locking at least one of the first and second cannulas in a fixed orientation relative to the support frame such that the distal end of at least one of the first and second surgical instruments is maintained in a desired fixed position; and manipulating a third surgical instrument extending through a third cannula mounted on the support frame to position a distal end of the third surgical instrument at a desired location within a body cavity of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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