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Arthroscopic surgery method
Assignee: ARTHRO MEDIC Inc
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Filing: 1984-04-16
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Granted: 1986-03-04
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Expires: 2004-04-16
Abstract
Abstract An arthroscopic surgery device comprising a flexible boot to fit snugly around a patient's ankle and adjacent portions of the foot and leg and a belt to be worn around the waist of the surgeon; the boot having on the outside surface of the rear portion an area of fabric loops, the belt having a lateral band portion extending upwardly and downwardly from the waistband portion with the surface of the lateral band facing away from the surgeon being substantially covered with fabric hooks and the surface of the lateral portion facing toward the surgeon being covered with fabric loops, the length of the lateral band portion being sufficient to wrap around in overlapping relationship the boot encasing the foot of a patient. This device is employed to hold and to position the patient's leg primarily the knee, in any desired orientation to permit surgery thereon.
Inventors
- 👤 J. Webster Williams, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:36
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G13/00; A61G13/10; A61G13/12; A61B; A61B90/00; A61B90/50; A61B90/53; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/06; A61F13/064; A61F13/066; A61G13/0036; A61G13/0063; A61G13/1205; A61G13/1245; A61G13/125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
In a process in which a surgeon performs arthroscopic surgery on the knee of a patient the improvement which comprises placing around the foot of said patient a boot having means for releasably applying and snugly fastening said boot around the foot and lower leg of the patient whereby rotative movement of said boot will cause twisting of the leg and knee, said boot having a releasable fastener portion on its outside surface, placing around the waist of said surgeon a belt having a waistband with releasable fastening means at the two ends thereof to provide an adjustable snug fit around the surgeon's waist and having connecting means extending laterally of said belt and positioned generally midway between an end of the belt and a point halfway between said two ends, which include a releasable fastener portion adapted to releasably engage said fastener portion on said boot placing the patient's foot encased in said boot in a selected orientation against said belt adjacent one of said connecting means, wrapping said connecting means around said boot to engage said releasable fastener portions thereof whereby movement of said surgeons waist produces flexure or twisting of said knee.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
In a process in which a surgeon performs arthroscopic surgery on the knee of a patient the improvement which comprises placing around the foot of said patient a boot having means for releasably applying and snugly fastening said boot around the foot and lower leg of the patient whereby rotative movement of said boot will cause twisting of the leg and knee, said boot having a releasable fastener portion on its outside surface, placing around the waist of said surgeon a belt having a waistband with releasable fastening means at the two ends thereof to provide an adjustable snug fit around the surgeon's waist and having connecting means extending laterally of said belt and positioned generally midway between an end of the belt and a point halfway between said two ends, which include a releasable fastener portion adapted to releasably engage said fastener portion on said boot placing the patient's foot encased in said boot in a selected orientation against said belt adjacent one of said connecting means, wrapping said connecting means around said boot to engage said releasable fastener portions thereof whereby movement of said surgeons waist produces flexure or twisting of said knee.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said connecting means includes an elongated band extending upwardly and downwardly from said belt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 in which one of said releasable fastener portions is a fabric hook portion and the other cooperating releasable fastener portion is a fabric loop portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 3 in which said one fastener portion is on said connecting means and said other fastener portion is on said boot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the surface of said connecting means is substantially covered with fabric hooks on one side thereof and substantially covered with fabric loops on the other side thereof, and the outside of said boot is covered with fabric hooks or fabric loops to engage with the surface of said connecting means that is in contact with the outside of said boot.
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