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US5857965A
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Operating stage
Assignee: University of British Columbia
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Filing: 1998-05-13
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Granted: 1999-01-12
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Expires: 2018-05-13
Abstract
Abstract An operating stage is formed by a rigid ring and is provided with a resilient wedge forming helically wound spring that forms a plurality of resilient pressure applying, suture gripping wedging clamps around the stage and positioned adjacent to the bottom outside corner of the stage.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack Rootman
- 👤 Michell D. Visser
- 👤 Antony J. Hodgson
- 👤 Christian Caritey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/02; A61B17/0293
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
An operating stage comprising a rigid ring, a resilient wedge forming means defining a plurality of resilient pressure applying, suture gripping wedging clamps, means mounting said resilient wedge forming means on said ring adjacent to a bottom outside portion of said stage to permit access to said suture gripping wedging clamps from beneath said stage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
55 words
An operating stage comprising a rigid ring, a resilient wedge forming means defining a plurality of resilient pressure applying, suture gripping wedging clamps, means mounting said resilient wedge forming means on said ring adjacent to a bottom outside portion of said stage to permit access to said suture gripping wedging clamps from beneath said stage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 1 wherein said resilient wedge forming means comprises a helically wound spring having a longitudinal axis deformed to form wedge shaped spaces between adjacent convolutions of said spring, the width of said wedge shaped space diminishing the closer a portion of said wedge shaped space is to the outer periphery of said stage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 2 wherein said helically wound spring is formed with discrete spaced segments extending outward from said mounting means substantially around the complete circumference of said ring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 3 wherein said helically wound spring is deformed so that its longitudinal axis has a wave shape with its mid-plane extending substantially parallel to the circumference of the operating stage to form said spaced segments.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
69 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 4 wherein said mounting means comprises a downwardly projecting flange extending at an angle β of between 90 and 30 degrees to a working plane of said stage and said wave shape and said segments are formed by said helically wound spring passing from one side of said flange to an opposite side of said flange through spaced holes through said flange.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 5 wherein said angle β is between 60 and 30 degrees to said working plane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
77 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 1 wherein said stage further comprises a pair of circumferential grooves extending circumferentially about said ring, one of said grooves opening to an outside peripheral wall of said ring and the other of said grooves extending into the inside peripheral wall of said ring, a platform, cooperating flanges on said platform received one in each of said pair of grooves to guide movement of said platform circumferentially around said stage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
72 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 7 wherein said platform has a clamping surface, a spring clamp, a clamping element, said spring clamp resiliently biasing said clamping element against said clamping surface of the platform a retractor receiving inlet at one circumferential side of said clamping element so that a retractor may be slid laterally between the clamping element and said clamping surface of the platform into a selected clamped position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
77 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 2 wherein said stage further comprises a pair of circumferential grooves extending circumferentially about said ring, one of said grooves opening to an outside peripheral wall of said ring and the other of said grooves extending into the inside peripheral wall of said ring, a platform, cooperating flanges on said platform received one in each of said pair of grooves to guide movement of said platform circumferentially around said stage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 9 wherein said platform has a clamping surface, a spring clamp, a clamping element, said spring clamp resiliently biasing said clamping element against said clamping surface of the platform a retractor receiving inlet at one circumferential side of said clamping element so that a retractor may be slid laterally between the clamping element and said clamping surface of the platform into a selected clamped position.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
77 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 3 wherein said stage further comprises a pair of circumferential grooves extending circumferentially about said ring, one of said grooves opening to an outside peripheral wall of said ring and the other of said grooves extending into the inside peripheral wall of said ring, a platform, cooperating flanges on said platform received one in each of said pair of grooves to guide movement of said platform circumferentially around said stage.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
72 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 11 wherein said platform has a clamping surface, a spring clamp, a clamping element, said spring clamp resiliently biasing said clamping element against said clamping surface of the platform a retractor receiving inlet at one circumferential side of said clamping element so that a retractor may be slid laterally between the clamping element and said clamping surface of the platform into a selected clamped position.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
77 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 4 wherein said stage further comprises a pair of circumferential grooves extending circumferentially about said ring, one of said grooves opening to an outside peripheral wall of said ring and the other of said grooves extending into the inside peripheral wall of said ring, a platform, cooperating flanges on said platform received one in each of said pair of grooves to guide movement of said platform circumferentially around said stage.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
72 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 13 wherein said platform has a clamping surface, a spring clamp, a clamping element, said spring clamp resiliently biasing said clamping element against said clamping surface of the platform a retractor receiving inlet at one circumferential side of said clamping element so that a retractor may be slid laterally between the clamping element and said clamping surface of the platform into a selected clamped position.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
77 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 5 wherein said stage further comprises a pair of circumferential grooves extending circumferentially about said ring, one of said grooves opening to an outside peripheral wall of said ring and the other of said grooves extending into the inside peripheral wall of said ring, a platform, cooperating flanges on said platform received one in each of said pair of grooves to guide movement of said platform circumferentially around said stage.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
72 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 15 wherein said platform has a clamping surface, a spring clamp, a clamping element, said spring clamp resiliently biasing said clamping element against said clamping surface of the platform a retractor receiving inlet at one circumferential side of said clamping element so that a retractor may be slid laterally between the clamping element and said clamping surface of the platform into a selected clamped position.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
77 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 6 wherein said stage further comprises a pair of circumferential grooves extending circumferentially about said ring, one of said grooves opening to an outside peripheral wall of said ring and the other of said grooves extending into the inside peripheral wall of said ring, a platform, cooperating flanges on said platform received one in each of said pair of grooves to guide movement of said platform circumferentially around said stage.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
72 words
An operating stage as defined in claim 17 wherein said platform has a clamping surface, a spring clamp, a clamping element, said spring clamp resiliently biasing said clamping element against said clamping surface of the platform a retractor receiving inlet at one circumferential side of said clamping element so that a retractor may be slid laterally between the clamping element and said clamping surface of the platform into a selected clamped position.
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