Patent ID: 7055910

Claim:
A phlebotomy armrest to help facilitate drawing blood from the arm of a patient, comprising: an armrest supported from below by a universal adjustment arrangement to place the arm of the patient in any one of a plurality of desired position planes relative to a supporting surface; said universal adjustment arrangement including a housing removably mounted to said armrest; said housing having disposed therein an outer ball and an inner ball mounted for universal movement relative to one another; a riser, wherein said inner ball has a first securing arrangement for securing the riser to said inner ball, wherein said first securing arrangement is mounted on a distal end portion of the riser and releasably secures the inner ball by clamping the outer ball around the inner ball; and said outer ball having a second securing arrangement for securing said outer ball in a fixed position relative to said inner ball, and wherein said outer ball includes a control knob for securing said armrest in said any one of a plurality of desired position planes relative to the supporting surface.