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Primary Examiner: Michell, Robert W.
Assistant Examiner: Shedd, C. W.
Attorney: Weber; Richard D.

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Title: Positioning device for human limbs and the like

Abstract: A positioning device for holding a human limb in a fixed position on a table for examination and/or X-ray photography. The device secures the limb against movement in any direction and is thus particularly adapted for stress arthrogram examinations. A lever actuated suction cup assembly selectively positionable on a table carries a horizontal limb support plate in spaced relation above the table. A pair of opposed upstanding clamp assemblies are slidably mounted on the support plate and are selectively adjustable into a fixed clamping position in engagement with a human limb placed therebetween on the support plate. The limb engaging surfaces of the clamp assemblies have a concave configuration and are selectively angularly adjustable to accommodate the taper of the secured limb.

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Inventors: Nichols, Thomas K.

Application Number: 851867
Filing Date: 1977-11-16
Publication_date: 1980-01-01
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Primary Class(es): 5/650 5/624, 5/647, 128/878, 128/882, 378/208, 403/61
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US Patent Ref:

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3823709	Jul, 1974	McGuire	128/20.
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Other Refs: Other References: Frank Sholz X-Ray Corp. Catalogue, p. 146, not dated, P.O. Box 223, Needham Heights, Mass. 02194.