Patent ID: 7458933
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of performing a knee-joint surgery involving a tibia and femur on a surgical table, the method comprising: mounting a retractor support to the surgical table wherein the retractor support comprises first and second support arms the first and second support arms defining an opening; positioning the tibia and the femur such that the knee-joint is disposed in a bent position through the opening; wherein the step of positioning includes placing the first and second support arms over the surgical table, on opposite sides of a portion of the upper leg or thigh, below the knee joint, and about a portion of the lower leg or shin; incising skin and flesh layers proximate the knee-joint; retracting the skin and flesh layers proximate the knee-joint with a retractor; and attaching the retractor to either the first support arm or the second support arm.