Chris W Bowles

US Patent:

20180221230, Aug 9, 2018

Filed:

Feb 6, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/890124

Inventors:

- Kalamazoo MI, US
William Kaiser - Campbell CA, US
Chris Bowles - Hollister CA, US
Edson Lopes - San Jose CA, US
Ruben Cardenas - Kalamazoo MI, US
Roger J. Malcolm - San Clemente CA, US

International Classification:

A61G 13/00
A61B 17/02
A61G 13/12

Abstract:

A distraction frame for use with a surgical table, wherein the surgical table comprises a base for positioning on a floor, the distraction frame comprising: a table mount for fixation to the base of the surgical table; at least one horizontal strut mounted to the table mount; at least one vertical strut mounted to the at least one horizontal strut; and at least one distraction mechanism mounted to the at least one vertical strut, wherein the at least one distraction mechanism is configured for connection to a limb of a patient and for applying a distraction force to the limb of the patient; wherein the table mount is configured to transfer to the floor a force moment imposed on the table mount when the at least one distraction mechanism applies a distraction force to a limb of a patient.