US 12,083,053 B2
Method and apparatus for securing a patient's limb
Howard P. Miller, Concord, MA (US); Thomas K. Skripps, Acton, MA (US); and Justin McCarthy, Boxborough, MA (US)
Assigned to Kyra Medical, Inc., Northborough, MA (US)
Filed by Kyra Medical, Inc., Northborough, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/117,538.
Application 18/117,538 is a continuation of application No. 16/249,813, filed on Jan. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,596,569.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/709,380, filed on Jan. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0201063 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/05 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61G 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 13/1245 (2013.01) [A61F 5/0111 (2013.01); A61G 13/125 (2013.01); A61G 13/126 (2013.01); A61F 2005/0172 (2013.01); A61G 2203/78 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
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1. A surgical support structure for holding a patient's limb during a surgical procedure, the surgical support structure comprising:
a shell configured to at least partially receive the patient's limb and support the patient's limb during the surgical procedure, the shell comprising at least one mounting opening;
a padding coupled to the shell and configured to provide a protective surface for the patient's limb, the padding comprising at least one mounting structure configured to couple the padding to the shell;
an indentation disposed on an outer surface of the shell; and
a protrusion formed on each of the at least one mounting structure, wherein the protrusion is configured to mate with the indentation, and wherein each of the at least one mounting structure comprises a bent portion that extends over an edge of the shell.