Patent ID: 8747309
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A suspension system for supporting surgical devices inside a patient's body cavity, the suspension system comprising: an external frame having a first support and a second support; a plurality of elongated members extending from the external frame and into the body cavity; and an internal platform located inside the body cavity, the internal platform including a plurality of links reconfigurable from a first elongated position wherein the links are substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis for insertion to a second position wherein the links are angled with respect to one another to form a non-linear configuration, the first support being movable with respect to the second support to thereby move the internal platform, each elongated member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the external frame includes a first attachment structure for connecting with the proximal portion of one of the elongated members, and each link includes a second attachment structure configured to receive the distal portion of one of the elongated members.