OMNI-DIRECTIONAL PRECISION INSTRUMENT PLATFORM

摘要

This invention is an apparatus (10) for supporting and facilitating accurate positioning, both linearly and angularly of a medical device (132). The apparatus (10) is capable of both gross and precise multidirectional movements with the medical device (132) attached, while remaining connected to stationary objects such as a portable floor stand (100) or an operating table (T). After gross manual placement and approximate positioning, the fine tune mechanism (44, 48) of the attached medical device (132) is locked and secured to two fixed points. Exact positioning is then achieved by the precision movements which are available in all three linear directions and rotational axes.