Title:
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SUPPORT AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001076499
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A surgical instrument support is provided having an articulated arm (28) with first structure (80) on a proximal end (22) of the arm. A lockable target ball (96) is rotatably mounted on a distal end (30) of the articulated arm, and the lockable ball has a hole therein for receiving and supporting a surgical instrument. A mount (36) has second structure (76, 78) that receives and secures the proximal end of the articulated arm. The first structure on the articulated arm cooperates with the second structure on the mount to automatically align the proximal end of the articulated arm with the mount in a repeatable relationship. The mount is adapted to be releasably attached to a fixed structure (22). Thus, after establishing a desired alignment of the lockable ball to a patient, the articulated arm can be removed from the fixed structure and then subsequently remounted therein without losing the desired alignment of the lockable ball with the patient.
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Inventors:
DINKLER CHARLES E (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/011408
Publication Date:
February 21, 2002
Filing Date:
April 06, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OHIO MED INSTR CO INC (US)
DINKLER CHARLES E (US)
DINKLER CHARLES E (US)
International Classes:
G01R33/28; A61B5/055; A61B6/03; A61B19/00; (IPC1-7): A61B19/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1997013451A1 | 1997-04-17 |
Foreign References:
| US5785643A | 1998-07-28 | |||
| US5810712A | 1998-09-22 | |||
| DE19808220A1 | 1999-09-02 | |||
| US5571072A | 1996-11-05 | |||
| US5178148A | 1993-01-12 |
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