PATIENT LIMB POSITIONING APPARATUS AND TOROIDAL SURGICAL SHIELD FIELD OF THE INVENTION

摘要

Apparatus (10) useful in surgery for holding part of a patient's body (24) such as a limb (22), portion of a limb, extremity organ or tissue in a number of different positions required by a surgeon (116) for the performance of a surgical procedure, and for establishing a sterile barrier between a surgical site and a patient's limb (22) or body part while the limb (22) or body part is being grasped by a such positioning apparatus (10).