Patent ID: 7316040

Claim:
A system for facilitating surgical operations on limbs of patients lying on a surgery table by extending and positioning the limb to be operated upon, said system comprising: a first multi-functional articulated sub-system comprising an articulation coupled to the surgery table, with at least three degrees of freedom; a second sub-system comprising a track with said first sub-system coupled at one end and configured to support and position a patient limb coupling means, with at least two degrees of freedom; a third sub-system coupled between said second sub-system and a fourth sub-system, with at least one degree of freedom and comprising a carriage mechanism provided with means for its translation, for the rotation of the second sub-system, and the traction of the limb to be operated upon; the fourth sub-system configured to interconnect said third sub-system and a fifth sub-system, with at least one degree of freedom over the third sub-system; the fifth sub-system coupled to said fourth sub-system and configured to support the limb to be operated upon, with at least three degrees of freedom.