Body positioner

A body positioner for providing lateral support for the body of a patient lying upon an operating table, diagnostic examining table, and the like comprising:

• A. an elongated flexible block structure of resilient deformable polyurethane foam material having an unsymmetrical pentagonal cross-section;
• B. a first major planar surface carried by said block;
• C. a second major planar surface at right angles to said first major surface;
• D. a third major planar surface opposite said first and second major surfaces;
• E. a first minor planar surface joining said third major surface with said first major surface;
• F. a second minor planar surface joining said third major surface with said second major surface;
• G. the said structure having a length greater than its width for supporting a substantial portion of the patient's lateral body length extending from about the shoulders to below the waist for increased stability;
• and
• H. one of said minor surfaces having a width greater than the width of the other minor surface;
• whereby the structure may be variably based on any one of said major surfaces on the table to provide a variety of lateral body support surfaces for adjustably and stably supporting a patient's body in a variety of lateral body positions to obtain a desired patient body position on the table.