摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for use in an operating theatre equipped with a surgical table.SOLUTION: An apparatus comprises a lifting frame 12 attachable to a surgical table 16 and adapted for lifting a body part of a subject undergoing a surgical procedure upon the surgical table, and comprises an upright support post incorporating a jack, and a lifting arm 17 mounted upon the post to be pivotally rotated. The arm can be rotated about the upright support post on a thrust bearing to either overhang the surgical table, or be pivotally rotated away to permit access to the surgical table. The arm is adapted to support a retractor 11 that comprises a blade portion incorporating a plurality of independent lighting devices positioned in light ports, and is configured to provide discrete illumination selectively to zones within the surgical field according to (a) a predetermined sequence program, or (b) a sequence determined by a user of the retractor.</p> |