Appeal No. 2001-2205
Application 09/228,987
15. An apparatus for facilitating examination and
manipulation of a patient’s joint so as to open and close the
various compartments of the joint while permitting adequate
visualization of the intra-articular structures, said apparatus
comprising:
a) an elastic member stretchably wrapping a limb of a
patient and restricting its size to avoid pooling and swelling
thereof;
b) a garment adapted to be worn by a surgeon having a
cooperating surface member adapted to be joined to said elastic
member for positioning of said limb;
c) said members having a pressure sensitive surfaces [sic]
for engaging and affixing the patient’s limb to a plurality of
positions on the garment adapted to be worn by the surgeon for
manipulation of the limb by the surgeon.
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