US 12,290,465 B2
Surgical arm positioner with sterile disposable support
Brett Sanders, Signal Mountain, TN (US); and Keith J Harper, Hixson, TN (US)
Assigned to Encore Medical, LP, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by Encore Medical, LP, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,129.
Application 18/405,129 is a continuation of application No. 17/033,094, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,865,028.
Application 17/033,094 is a continuation of application No. 14/787,303, granted, now 10,792,182, issued on Oct. 6, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2014/038072, filed on May 15, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/823,433, filed on May 15, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0207082 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/37 (2006.01); A61G 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/3761 (2013.01) [A61G 13/1235 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An arm retainer for supporting a patient's arm at a desired position on a support assembly, the arm retainer comprising:
an arm tray comprising:
a connector for connecting the arm tray to the support assembly, and
an opening for securement of an arm support liner to the arm tray; and
the arm support liner comprising:
a sheet of malleable material with an engagement surface, and
a foldout tab aligned with the opening of the arm tray for securing the arm support liner to the arm tray by folding the foldout tab through the opening and thereafter against a bottom side of the arm tray.