METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING AND STABILIZING A PATIENT DURING HIP DISTRACTION

    公开(公告)号:US20240099919A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US18341752

    申请日:2023-06-26

    Applicant: Stryker Corp.

    Abstract: A method for positioning a patient on a surgical table for a surgical procedure on a hip of the patient includes removably mounting a table extender to the surgical table in an operating room by releasably attaching mounts of the table extender to side rails of the surgical table, wherein the mounts are configured to mount the table extender in only one orientation with respect to the surgical table; and positioning the patient on the surgical table such that shoulders of the patient are supported by the surgical table and hips of the patient are supported by the table extender, wherein the table extender has a rectangular shape so that the hips of the patient are positioned entirely on the table extender.

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