LAWRENCE S MONROE
Engineers in Erie, PA
License number
Pennsylvania PE019999E
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Engineers
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Professional Engineer
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Erie, PA 16506
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Apparatus For Adjusting The Position Of The Upper Body Support Of An Orthopedic Table
US Patent:
4989848, Feb 5, 1991
Filed:
Dec 21, 1981
Appl. No.:
6/332655
Inventors:
Lawrence S. Monroe - Erie PA
Assignee:
American Sterilizer Company
International Classification:
A61G 1300
US Classification:
269322
Abstract:
Apparatus for controlling movement of the upper body support of an orthopedic table in a direction parallel with the plane of the upper body support includes apparatus mounted to the base of the table for slidably securing the upper body support to the base, apparatus for locking the upper body support in at least one position relative to the base of the table and apparatus for operating the locking apparatus. The apparatus permits the patient to be positioned or repositioned relative to the base of the table and affords a surgeon good access to all parts of the patient's body and permits complete examination of the patient using image-amplification equipment.
Accessory Clamp For Abductor Bar
US Patent:
4487523, Dec 11, 1984
Filed:
Dec 31, 1981
Appl. No.:
6/336052
Inventors:
Lawrence S. Monroe - Erie PA
Assignee:
American Sterilizer Company - Erie PA
International Classification:
F16B 218
US Classification:
403385
Abstract:
The present invention provides a clamp which can be used to secure an accessory member to an abductor bar of an orthopedic-surgical table. The clamp includes a clamp block pivotally mounted on the clamp and oriented with respect to the clamp to clamp an object therebetween. A lever having a cam surface is mounted on the clamp so that the cam surface coacts with the internal mechanism of the clamp to orient the clamp block in an unclamped, intermediate and clamped position. When the clamp is in the intermediate position, the clamp loosely engages the clamped object so that relative motion of the clamp and clamped object can occur. Because the clamp can be stabilized on the clamped object by orienting it in the intermediate position the operator does not need to use a second hand to prevent the clamp from falling off the clamped object while the first hand positions and tightens the clamp. Thus, the clamp can be secured to the clamped object in a one handed operation. The position of the lever reflects the position of the clamp block and thus indicates how tightly the clamp is secured to the clamped object.