Supporting apparatus for limbs, especially for supporting and holding in a wanted position lower limbs during a surgical intervention or an arthroscopic examination of the knee.

摘要

The apparatus comprises an element (1) for supporting the upper segment of the limb, this element being held by an assembly (2) for fixation to the operating table, an element (3) for supporting the lower segment and fixed to the previous element or to the fixation assembly (2) via a central element (4) permitting the various angular positions of the element supporting the lower segment relative to the element supporting the upper segment the said central element (4) being intended to be positioned under the articulation of the lower segment of the limb to the upper segment. The central element (4) consists of several parts arranged in an open chain and capable of pivoting relative to one another, each one in an axis transverse to the pivoting axis of the other parts. The said central element is also provided with internal means for blocking the pivoting of the various parts relative to one another, these said locking means being controlled simultaneously from a single control member.