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AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
InventorsMichael J. Young, Craig Niederberger, Stephan Peter Pfanner, Andrew Graham, Julissa Garcia, Sweta Shah, Leigha Covnot, Zahra Ahsan, Kimberlee Wilkens, Cristian Luciano
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The present application is directed to a method and system for restraining a patient before, during, or after surgery that increases efficiency of the surgical setup process and minimizes risk of musculoskeletal damage to the patient, particularly in surgeries requiring a patient to be in a Trendelenburg position (e.g., robotic or laparoscopic surgeries). One or more restraints can be worn by a patient prior to surgery', and may function to redistribute the patient's weight across the patient's torso to reduce strain on the patient's shoulders and back. The restraint(s) can be attached to a surgical table by way of an attachment mechanism coupled to the restraint(s) and the table. The attachment mechanism can secure the patient to the table by way of one or more straps, clips, and/or other intermediates. Optionally, the restraint(s) can fulfill other surgical needs, such as heat regulation and vascular compression.
A system for restraining a patient before, during, or after surgery, the system comprising:
A method of restraining a patient during surgery, the method comprising:
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