Patent ID: 8070221
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An operating support for a surgeon performing a medical procedure on a patient positioned on an operating table, the support comprising: a seat adapted to support the buttocks of the surgeon; first and second, laterally spaced foot supports adapted to support the feet of the surgeon while sitting in the seat; and a frame structure supporting the seat and the foot supports, the frame structure being configured to be positioned relative to the operating table such that an end portion of the operating table can be positioned between the foot supports and beneath the seat, and the surgeon, while sitting in the seat, can straddle the patient; wherein the frame structure comprises a first frame member and a second frame member laterally spaced from the first frame member and the seat is positioned between and supported by the first and second frame members, the first and second frame members being spaced-apart from each other such that the end portion of the operating table can be positioned between the frame members and beneath the seat.