Patent ID: 8414597

Claim:
A surgical apparatus comprising: an adjustable surgical platform, comprising: a ring structure having a first end portion, and an opposite, second end portion, and a body portion therebetween, wherein the body portion defines a housing extending between the first and second end portions; a ball joint having a center and received in the housing of the ring structure and rotatable around its center, wherein the ball joint defines at least one bore for accommodating a probe therethrough; and a plurality of leg members having a joint portion connected to the ring structure, an exteriorly threaded shank portion extending away from the joint portion, and an axis through the joint portion and the exteriorly threaded shank portion; a support apparatus comprising: a supporting platform portion having a body portion defining a bore along a central axis A; a plurality of arm portions, each extending radially from the supporting platform portion around the central axis A; a plurality of engaging portions, each positioned on a respective one of the arm portions and configured to detachably engage and secure one of the leg members of the surgical platform such that the surgical platform can be securely mounted to the support apparatus; a shaft portion extending from the supporting platform portion in a first direction, having a shaft body portion defining a bore along a longitudinal axis B that is in communication with the bore of the supporting platform portion; a base portion connected to the shaft portion and defining a bore in communication with the bore of the shaft portion and the bore of the supporting platform portion; and a mounting portion configured to secure the base portion to a region of interest of a living subject.