Patent ID: 8099808
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A leg holder assembly for stabilizing a patient's leg during surgery, comprising: a leg support apparatus including: a rail attachment mechanism including a body and a plurality of attachment arms that extend from the body and that define slots between the body and the attachment arms, the slots defined between the body and the attachment arms being configured to receive a rail of an operating table thereby enabling the rail attachment mechanism to be secured to the rail of an operating table by hooking the arms of the rail attachment mechanism over the rail of an operating table such that the rail is received within the slots defined between the body and the attachment arms, wherein a slot is formed within the body of the rail attachment mechanism that is configured to receive the support shaft and to enable the support shaft to be slid into and out of the slot for attachment and detachment of the leg support apparatus to the rail of the operating table.