Patent ID: 11864958
Assignee: LSI SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 21:
22. A surgical equipment holder, comprising:
a.) a first arm pivotable relative to a base;
b.) a second arm pivotably coupled to the first arm;
c.) an end effector pivotable relative to the second arm; and
d.) a lever movable between a locked position and an unlocked position and configured such that:
i) that the first arm does not pivot relative to the base, the second arm does not pivot relative to the first arm, and the end effector does not pivot relative to the second arm when the lever is in the locked position; and
ii) the first arm may be pivoted relative to the base, the second arm may be pivoted relative to the first arm, and the end effector may be pivoted relative to the second arm when the lever is in the unlocked position; and

e.) tension rod having a spherical stop end in communication with the first arm, the second arm and the lever; and
f.) spacing washer having a convex outward surface configured such that the spacing washer shares an assembled center point which is approximately coincident with the center of the spherical stop end of the tension rod; and
g.) a locking mechanism comprised of a latch coupled to the lever and a catch coupled to the second arm, configured such that:
i.) the locking mechanism is engaged by moving the lever towards the second arm; and
ii.) the locking mechanism is disengaged by moving the lever towards the second arm when in the locked position.