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Dual column surgical support system

  • US 9,757,299 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2015
  • Issued: 09/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical patient support comprising:

  • a foundation frame including a first column and a hollow shaft supported by the first column for rotation relative thereto,a support top coupled to the shaft of the foundation frame to rotate with the shaft relative to the first column, anda surgical traction device including a traction attachment configured to be coupled to a patient during surgery, a force provider located outside the first column, and a link extending through the shaft from the traction attachment to the force provider, wherein the link is guided by a first pulley located inside the first column and coupled to the first column for rotation about a first axis and a second pulley located at least partially outside the first column and coupled to the first column for rotation about a second axis, wherein the second axis is substantially perpendicular to the first axis, wherein a first longitudinal axis of the link is substantially coincidental with a longitudinal axis of the hollow shaft, a second longitudinal axis of the link is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the hollow shaft and the first longitudinal axis of the link, and a third longitudinal axis of the link is substantially perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis of the link.

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