Appeal No. 97-2888
Application 08/389,077
extending downwardly from the bottom horizontal members 16 and
a plurality of rail clamps 44 for removably mounting the
surgical frame to a conventional operating table. The
reference also discloses that the height of the frame over the
operating table may be adjusted by varying the depth that the
mounting rods 42 are inserted in the rail clamps 44 (col. 4,
line 10-14).
Heffington discloses a patient support attachment for an
operating table to facilitate surgery of the spine comprising
an adjustable platform 12 for supporting the legs of a prone
patient, a pair of adjustable swivel clamps 18 carried by the
operating table, a pair of elongated support rods 15
adjustably held in the side swivel clamps, a support panel 14
for the buttocks and thighs of a patient disposed between said
support rods, and a second pair of opposite side adjustable
swivel clamps 18 carried by the support panel for the buttocks
and thighs and being adjustably engaged with the support rods
and the support panel. The support rods are provided with
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