Patent ID: 6899307

Claim:
A carrier system for a medical apparatus, the carrier system comprising: a first holding arm adapted to be operatively connected to the medical apparatus; a carrier arm; a joint unit for connecting said first holding arm to said carrier arm; said joint unit including means for compensating for a load torque; a supply wiring harness adapted to be connected to said medical apparatus; said first holding arm, said carrier arm and said joint unit conjointly defining an enclosed path for accommodating said supply wiring harness therein; wherein said first holding arm is supported by said carrier arm; and, said carrier system further comprises a second holding arm for receiving the medical apparatus thereon and wherein said second holding arm is connected to said first holding arm; wherein said joint unit is a first joint unit and said carrier system further comprises a second joint unit for connecting said second holding arm to said first holding arm; and, said second joint unit includes means for compensating for a load torque, and wherein said second joint unit is a rotational joint including a joint receptacle and a joint element rotatably journalled in said joint receptacle; and, said joint element further includes a shaft section and an annularly-shaped section for accommodating a connecting arm and a connecting section for connecting said annularly-shaped section to said shaft section.