Patent ID: 7887482
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical support apparatus comprising: a support frame having a first portion and a second portion; a hinge mechanism coupling the first and second portions of the support frame, the hinge mechanism includes a hinge point and a first set of bars and a second set of bars, each set of bars extending radially outward from the hinge point, wherein the first portion is supported by and longitudinally moveable along the first set of bars, wherein the second portion is supported by and longitudinally moveable along the second set of bars such that the first and second portions are angularly repositionable with respect to each other upon longitudinal movement of the first and second portions in opposing directions, wherein angular displacement of one of the first and second portions causes corresponding angular displacement of the other of the first and second portions; first and second leg members, each of the first and second leg members having a proximal end and a distal end, the first and second leg members pivotally coupled to respective first and second portions of the support frame; and first and second adjustment mechanisms operatively coupled to respective first and second leg members, the first and second adjustment mechanisms operable to adjust an angular orientation of respective first and second leg members relative to respective first and second portions of the support frame, wherein angular repositioning of the first and second portions of the support frame is independent of pivoting either of the first or second leg members.