Patent ID: 11969303
Assignee: TECRES S.P.A.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 10:
11. A method for positioning a support structure for a surgical device relative to a portion of the human body comprising the steps of:
providing one support structure
configured to be placed on a portion of the human body and usable for supporting a surgical device, said support structure comprising at least one frame delimiting at least one opening defining an area of surgery, wherein said at least one frame has
an upper support portion, and a lower portion, said support structure comprising connecting means of said at least one frame to said predefined portion of the human body, wherein said connecting means comprise at least one support operably connectable, in use, in a removable manner, to said at least one frame and to said predefined portion of the human body, without requiring any percutaneous intervention,
said at least one support being configured to allow the removal of said at least one frame from said predefined portion of the human body and to provide a reference for the exact repositioning of said at least one frame along said predefined portion of the human body, and
comprising a further frame associated with said at least one frame, said further frame providing a support to which at least one surgical device can be associated, wherein said further frame comprises at least one through opening defining the area of surgery and facing the at least one opening of the at least one frame;
positioning said lower portion of said at least one frame in proximity or in contact with a predefined portion of the human body; and
associating said support structure with said portion of the human body through said connecting means.