Support device in form of a pad, mainly for use onto a medical bed

A support device for supporting a body on a medical bed, the support device comprising:

• a mattress element, configured to receive a body of a subject in a lying position, the mattress element having a longitudinal dimension and a transversal dimension;
• a first adjustment element connected to a first portion of the mattress element proximate a first edge of the mattress element, wherein the first adjustment element comprises one of a strip, a longitudinal band, a slide element, a rail, or a longitudinal guide;
• a second adjustment element connected to a second portion of the mattress element proximate a second edge of the mattress element, wherein the second adjustment element comprises one of a strip, a longitudinal band, a slide element, a rail, or a longitudinal guide;
• one or more first fixing elements, each first fixing element having a respective first connecting element configured to connect the respective first fixing element to the first adjustment element at a respective first continuously adjustable location on the first adjustment element, and a respective first coupling element configured to connect the respective first fixing element to a support structure associated with a medical bed;
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• one or more second fixing elements, each second fixing element having a respective second connecting element configured to connect the respective second fixing element to the second adjustment element at a respective second continuously adjustable location on the second adjustment element, and a respective second coupling element configured to connect the respective second fixing element to the support structure associated with the medical bed.