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US 2013/0074264 A1Published application
Positioning Device And Method Of Use
AssigneeMercy Medical Research Institute
InventorsBharat Shah, Dawn Zablocki, Sami Khoshyomn
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Abstract
A positioning device is described for supporting an infant with myelomeningocele during surgery, transport and pre- and post-operative procedures. The device allows the patient to be expeditiously re-positioned from prone to supine and lateral positions and vice versa before, during and after surgery. The device allows access to the myelomeningocele while the patient is secured in the device.
Claims12
A device for positioning a patient comprising:
- an anterior support, a surgical posterior support, and at least one strap for releasably connecting the anterior support to the posterior surgical support;
- wherein the anterior support comprises a base having a facial support area and a body support area on a top surface thereof;
- and
- wherein the surgical posterior support comprises a base with an adjustable dorsal opening therein extending from a top surface to a bottom surface thereof;
- and
- wherein the patient is disposed between the anterior support and the posterior surgical support.
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