Patent ID: 6558337
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A positioner for medical devices comprising:a. a clamp including: (1) a first grasping element including first and second members having variable spacing therebetween, and (2) a second grasping element, wherein the grasping elements have adjustable spacing therebetween, whereby at least one of the grasping elements may be moved toward another of the grasping elements to secure a portion of a human body therebetween, and wherein the first grasping element is interposed between the carriage path and the second grasping element; b. a carriage, the carriage being movable along a carriage path adjacent to the clamp; c. a positioning arm having a pivot and a medical device mount spaced from the pivot, wherein the positioning arm is rotatably mounted to the carriage at the pivot to swing adjacent the clamp in a first plane which is at least substantially parallel to a second plane defined between the first and second members of the first grasping element; whereby a medical device within the medical device mount is positionable in various locations with respect to the clamp.