[54] SURGICAL SUPPORT MEMBER 5,167,223 12/1992 Koros et al 128/20
5,571,072 11/1996 Kronner 600/102
[75] Inventor: Christopher S. Looney, Roswell, Ga. 5,609,565 3/1997 Nakamura 600/102 X
5,704,900 1/1998 Dobrovolny et al 600/227 X
[73] Assignee: Genzyme Corporation, Framingham, Mass.
[21] Appl. No.: 899,934
[22] Filed: Jul. 24, 1997
[51] Int. CI. A61B 11/02
[52] U.S. CI 600/227; 600/102
[58] Field of Search 600/102, 227,
600/228, 229, 230; 248/278.1, 279.1, 422;
285/166; 269/909, 74, 75, 61
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5,154,723 10/1992 Kubota et al 600/102 X
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 2 233 561 1/1991 United Kingdom .
Primary Examiner—Beverly M. Flanagan
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Needle & Rosenberg, PC.
[57] ABSTRACT
An apparatus for mounting a surgical instrument to a stationary member comprising an arm adapted to support the surgical instrument, a mounting member fixedly attached to the stationary member, and a rotatable positioning segment for coupling the arm to the mounting member so that the arm is rotatable to a selected one of a plurality of desired radial positions relative to the mounting member and is detachably coupled to the mounting member in the desired radial position.
16 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets
