Patent ID: 7947862

Claim:
An intraoperative leg stabilizing system for use in knee joint arthroplasty comprising: a platform having a top surface, a bottom surface spaced from the top surface, a first longitudinal axis, a second longitudinal axis spaced transversely from the first longitudinal axis, and a transverse axis, the platform having a longitudinal groove along the second longitudinal axis; a pivotable outrigger mounted to the platform, the outrigger including a substantially spherical portion and an elongate rod portion, the substantially spherical portion and the platform defining a ball joint mounting the outrigger to the platform, the outrigger being capable of pivoting on the substantially spherical portion about the first longitudinal axis and the transverse axis of the platform to a plurality of orientations such that the elongate rod portion defines different angles with respect to the first longitudinal axis and the transverse axis of the platform; a movable outrigger locking member carried by the platform for locking the outrigger in a desired orientation with respect to the platform; a movable brace mounted to the platform, the movable brace including a substantially spherical portion and a post extending from the substantially spherical portion, the substantially spherical portion of the movable brace being received within the longitudinal groove along the second longitudinal axis and being slidable longitudinally in the longitudinal groove to a plurality of longitudinal positions, the substantially spherical portion and the platform defining a ball joint mounting the movable brace to the platform, the movable brace being pivotable on the substantially spherical portion about at least three axes to a plurality of orientations such that the post defines different angles with respect to the platform, the substantially spherical portion being longitudinally movable with respect to the platform to a plurality of different longitudinal positions along the second longitudinal axis of the platform; a movable brace locking member carried by the platform for locking the movable brace in a desired orientation and longitudinal position; a support belt sized and shaped to wrap around a portion of the exterior of the leg; and a connector for connecting the support belt and the outrigger.