Surgical positioning system
AssigneeAllen Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorEugene L. Hiebert
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Abstract
A surgical positioning system includes a flexible air-impermeable shell filled with beads that is wrapped against the patient and subjected to a vacuum to hold the patient in place. An air-impermeable top wall can be joined with an air-impermeable bottom wall to define a plurality of chambers. Each of the chambers can include a peripheral edge that extends around the periphery of the respective chamber. The plurality of chambers can include a first shoulder chamber, a second shoulder chamber, and a main chamber.
Claims13
A surgical positioning device for positioning the body of a patient in a selected position, the device comprising:
- a first chamber having an air-impermeable top wall joined with an air-impermeable bottom wall, the first chamber comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, and lateral edges;
- a second chamber having an air-impermeable top wall joined with an air-impermeable bottom wall, the second chamber comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, and lateral edges;
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- a third chamber having an air-impermeable top wall joined with an air-impermeable bottom wall, the third chamber comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, and lateral edges;
- wherein the second and third chambers are positioned on opposing sides of the first chamber such that at least a portion of one of the lateral edges of the second chamber is positioned adjacent a portion of one of the lateral edges of the first chamber, and at least a portion of one of the lateral edges of the third chamber is positioned adjacent a portion of a different lateral edge of the first chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.