Operating support for surgeons

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8480168
APP PUB NO 20120043790A1
SERIAL NO

13287625

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The present disclosure concerns embodiments of an operating support that supports a surgeon in a sitting position straddling a patient. By straddling the patient, the surgeon is ideally positioned to perform certain types of laparoscopic surgery, such as pelvic surgery, which requires the use of relatively long surgical instruments. The operating support supports the surgeon in a more ergonomically correct position that reduces the stress and strain on the surgeon's body as compared to the conventional technique of performing laparoscopic surgery in a standing position at one side of the operating table.

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PEDIGO PRODUCTS INC4000 S E COLUMBIA WAY VANCOUVER WA 98661

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Economaki, John Lake Oswego, US 4 31
Turner, Craig Portland, US 12 50

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