Support device
Patent 4163536 Issued on August 7, 1979. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 8, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 8, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 316101 633021 1372456 1782660 1879865 2051833 3929309 Arm and hand rest device for microsurgery Patent #: 4018217 InventorsApplicationNo. 05/831431 filed on 09/08/1977US Classes:248/118, ARMREST OR HEADREST248/410, Canted clutch collar248/413Set screw actuatedExaminersPrimary: Schultz, William H.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61C 19/00 (20060101)A61B 19/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1976-10-28 CHAbstractAn apparatus for assisting carrying out exact hand movements, especially those performed by a surgeon during complex micro-surgical operations, comprising at least one support accommodated to the human arm or the hand. There is provided only a single upright column, one end of which is supported in a hinge joint equipped with a first brake device in order to obtain a free, braked mobility throughout a predetermined spatial region or zone with regard to the position and orientation thereof and at the other end such upright column carries the arm support. This arm support is mounted to be freely rotatable about the lengthwise axis of the upright column and is equipped with means located in the upright column for the continuous or infinite elevational adjustment of the upright column and thereby the arm support. There is also provided a second brake device for fixing the desired elevational position of the adjusted upright column and its arm support. | |
