Surgical limb holder

Claim 1

A limb holder for surgical procedures comprising: (a) a vise constructed for attachment on a table means for the surgical procedures, (b) a stanchion member comprising a generally vertically oriented rod-like leg constructed to adjustably slide and rotate in the vise and having a lateral support member fastened at the upper end, the leg having a deflection in form of less than 90° intermediate the vise and the lateral support member, to change the angle, attitude, and height of the limb holder upon adjustment in the vise, the vise having means for tightening the holding pressure on the stanchion and fixedly maintaining the angle, attitude and height of the limb holder, (c) oppositely placed generally symmetrical restrainer members adjustably engaged on the stanchion member, the restrainer members having upstanding generally arcuate and limb conforming stays positioned to cooperatively support and restrain a limb; and (d) clamping means on the limb holder, constructed to hold the restraining members at fixed positions on the lateral support member, the restrainer members being slidingly engaged on the lateral supports, and the clamping means being on the lateral supports.