Patent ID: 8251330

Claim:
A stabilizing assembly that keeps an instrument in a desired position while allowing a user to control the movement of the instrument with one hand, the stabilizing assembly comprising: an L-shaped platform comprising a base plate and a U-shaped member, the base plate comprising a first contact surface that is configured to contact the instrument, the U-shaped member extending outward from the base plate and comprising, two rectangular shaped arms that extend outwards and that generate a U-shape, a first securing means opening configured to receive a first securing means, one or more guide rod openings parallel to the first securing means opening, each guide rod opening configured to receive a guide rod, and one or more platform openings disposed on a platform attachment side of the U-shaped member, each of the one or more platform openings being approximately perpendicular to the first securing means opening and the one or more guide rod openings, and each platform opening comprising a threaded feature configured to receive a second securing means; a guide rod plate attached to the L-shaped platform, comprising, a second contact surface that opposes the first contact surface, and the second contact surface is configured to contact the instrument, two notches that align with the two arms of the U-shaped member, one or more guide rods that each align with a respective said guide rod opening of the U-shaped member and that are to be inserted into the one or more guide rod openings, and a second securing means opening comprising a threaded feature which is aligned with the first securing means opening, the second securing means opening configured to receive the first securing means; and the first securing means to be inserted through the first securing means opening and inserted into the second securing means opening, the first securing means comprising a handle that has a shape that is capable of being turned by one hand of the user for securing the instrument within the assembly while the instrument is disposed in the assembly.