Patient Securement System for the Surgical Trendelenburg Position

A patient securing overlay with securement to a surgical table for use during surgery requiring the surgical table to be significantly tilted, the patient securing overlay comprising:

• a sheet configured to support a torso of a patient on a surgical table;
• the sheet having an upper surface configured to face the patient and a lower surface configured to face the surgical table or underbody support;
• the sheet including friction enhancing elements applied to at least a portion of the upper surface;
• the sheet being attached near its side edges to two or more side flaps that extend laterally outward from the side edges of the sheet;
• each of the side flaps being attached to the surgical table at one or more attachment points;
• each of the attachment points comprising a buttonhole in the side flap that corresponds with a button or hook on an attachment bracket;
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• the attachment bracket is adapted to attach to a side rail standoff post or side rail of the surgical table;
• wherein a width of each side flap is greater than a length of a portion of the side flap extending between at least one attachment point and the sheet in order to naturally create a favorable retaining force vector angle of less than 45° between the attachment point and the sheet. (Currently Amended) A patient securing overlay with securement to a surgical table for use during surgery requiring the surgical table to be significantly tilted, the patient securing overlay comprising:
• a sheet configured to support a torso of a patient on a surgical table;
• the sheet having an upper surface configured to face the patient and a lower surface configured to face the surgical table or underbody support;
• the sheet including friction enhancing elements applied to at least a portion of the upper surface;
• the sheet is attached near its side edges to two or more side flaps that extend laterally outward from the side edges of the sheet;
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• each of the side flaps are configured to be attached to an attachment bracket or a side rail standoff post or a side rail of the surgical table at two or more attachment points;
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• wherein a distance between adjacent attachment points on each side flap is greater than a length of a portion of the side flap extending between either of the adjacent attachment points and the sheet in order to naturally create a favorable retaining force vector angle of less than 45° between the attachment point and the sheet.

A patient securing overlay with securement to a surgical table for use during surgery requiring the surgical table to be significantly tilted, the patient securing overlay comprising:

• a sheet configured to support a torso of a patient on a surgical table;
• the sheet having an upper surface configured to face the patient and a lower surface configured to face the surgical table or underbody support;
• the sheet including friction enhancing elements applied to at least a portion of the upper surface;
• the sheet being attached near its side edges to two or more side flaps that extend laterally outward from the side edges of the sheet;
• and
• each of the side flaps are configured to be attached to an attachment bracket or a side rail standoff post or a side rail of the surgical table at one or more attachment points;
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• wherein a width of each side flap is greater than a length of a portion of the side flap extending between at least one attachment point and the sheet in order to naturally create a favorable retaining force vector angle of less than 45° between the attachment point and the sheet.