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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351216 | Method and apparatus for minimizing bed sores and lower back pain in spinal injury patients Apparatus for suspending the calf and foot of a patient recumbent on a bed to relieve pressure on the thigh of the patient includes a leg lift unit in the form of a rigid, trough-like posterior shell shaped to engage under the patient's calf and foot. A bail having ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7275796 | Device for facilitating medical examination A device for facilitating a medical examination includes a movable body having a storage compartment therein and a door member movably mounted to the body for at least partially covering the storage compartment. A supporting unit is mounted to the body for supportin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7073221 | Bed having a removable foot section A patient support apparatus including a patient support and a removable section. A locking mechanism includes interactive members supported by the patient support and the removable section for releasably securing the removable section to the patient support. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6953443 | Tibial distraction device A simple tibial distraction device includes a simple height-adjustable limb support triangle for positioning a patient's knee during surgery. The triangle includes a slidable support plate for carrying a Steinman pin, as well as a foot support strap to apply tractio... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6854142 | Diaper changing station A diaper changing table is a piece of furniture with a pad on top, two rods with stirrups and a foot pedal that raises the rods. The purpose of the invention is to provide a changing table, which holds a baby's leg in the proper position and at the same time raises ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6704959 | Adjustable position limb support for surgical tables An adjustable position limb support for surgical tables consisting of a support arm pivotally mounted at one end to a base which is attachable to the table and an externally powered position actuator pivotally mounted to the support arm and the base at positions spa... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6698044 | Pediatric stirrup device and method A medical stirrup device includes a base adapted for fixed securement to an associated support member. The device further includes a gooseneck shaft member having a proximal end connected to the base and a distal end spaced from the base. The gooseneck sh... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6488031 | Visual cue foot floater foot positioner In the healthcare field there are specific wounds generally referred to as "pressure ulcers" or "decubitus ulcers". These wounds are generally caused by: direct constant pressure to body tissues; internal disease or disorders which surfaces on the skin; u... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6101652 | Stirrups A foldable leg stirrups for use during sex or medical examination that can be concealed, after use, between the mattress/box spring of a bed, or under the seat cushion(s) of a couch or chair, or between the mattress/cushion and frame of an examination tab... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6085371 | Leg support apparatus An apparatus for supporting a leg while healing enhances flow of fluids to and from the leg. The apparatus has an angled leg support area. The various implementations include low cost devices mad from cardboard or the like, re-useable devices made from pl... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5907877 | Sanitary disposable stirrup covers A cover for use on a medical examination table stirrup, the cover forming a pocket. The pocket is defined by an upper edge and side edges extending downwardly from the upper edge to a bottom edge, the bottom edge being open to form a mouth. The pocket rec... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5803088 | Heel cup for examination table A heel cup for a medical examination table has a solid bottom, and a heel receiving area that comfortably cradles the patient's heel. The rear portion to receive the heel is spherically shaped so the patient's heel can rotate as required and maintain the ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5802641 | Leg holder system for simultaneous positioning in the abduction and lithotomy dimensions A leg holder system for simultaneously positioning in the abduction and lithotomy dimensions including a support device for supporting a leg cradle; a clamping device for mounting the proximate end of the support device to a mounting device having a first... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5369827 | Medical stirrups A medical stirrup supporting and positioning apparatus which provides three dimensional adjustment. The stirrup features a single locking member which simultaneously locks the stirrup into two of three non parallel planes. It also includes a free-floating... | 12/06/1994 |
| 4966351 | Stirrup adapter assembly A special adapter assembly is mountable to the opposed sides of a conventional medical examination table, such as an angiographic medical exam table, and the assembly facilitates the attachment of conventional feet receiving stirrups. The assembly include... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4407687 | Method of manufacturing cover for stirrup of physician's examination table A cover (36) is disclosed for use on the stirrups (12, 14) of a physician's examination table (10), to provide cushioned, comfortable surfaces against which the patient's feet rest during examination. Two layers (38, 42) of polymeric foam are joined to fo... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4360193 | Cover for stirrup of physician's examination table A cover (36) is disclosed for use on the stirrups (12, 14) of a physician's examination table (10), to provide cushioned, comfortable surfaces against which the patient's feet rest during examination. Two layers (38, 42) of polymeric foam are joined to fo... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4327714 | Disposable orthopedic support An abduction pillow is illustrated wherein a wedge shaped body is constructed of synthetic foam material for positioning the legs of a patient in cushioned but fixed divergent position in which various parts of the abduction pillow are made to be disposab... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4320749 | Apparatus for facilitating X-ray examinations An apparatus (10) for determining by X-ray examination whether an anterior talo fibular ligament has been ruptured includes an angle-shaped support structure (12) having an upright member (14) attachable to the lower leg (L) of the patient. The support st... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4278079 | Negative heel protector cushion A therapeutic support device to prevent decubitus ulceration on the heel of the foot or to assist in the healing of a decubitus ulcer on the heel area comprising a resilient foot supporting body having a plurality of resilient, separable layers joined tog... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4046365 | Stirrup guard for medical examinations In medical examinations, a stirrup guard has been devised for foot supports on an examining table which will serve as a cushioned, protective covering over a foot stirrup and the like in order to provide a firm, but flexible means of support and bracing f... | 09/06/1977 |
| 3982742 | Medical stirrups A pair of elongate flexible curvilinear shafts are adapted at one end thereof to be secured to a surgical operating table. Detachably securable to the free end of each shaft is a pair of mutually arcuate straps which receive and hold a foot to support a p... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3944205 | Adjusting mechanism for stirrup extension bar for medical examination table A stirrup extension bar is slidably received in an elongated tubular channel equipped at its mouth with a brake pad, and the innermost end of the extension bar is equipped with a brake pad. If the coefficient of friction between the pads and interior chan... | 03/16/1976 |
