Premature infant immobilizer and holding assembly for the nursery and radiological exposure

Abstract

A premature infant immobilizer and holding assembly for the nursery and radiological exposure. The assembly comprises an x-ray pervious body platform, x-ray pervious restraining straps formed of small side-by-side pillows at least partially filled with a fluid, gas, fine powder, rolls of plastic foam or the like. The body platform includes a recess beneath the position of the infant for the placement of x-ray film. A support bracket is provided with a flat base for resting on a supporting surface and has "U" shaped channel along one edge thereof for supporting the film when x-rays of the infant are taken laterally either left or right and for supporting both the x-ray film and x-ray pervious body portion when x-rays are taken with the infant in either the decubitus or Trendelenberg positions. A rectangular body support is included when the infant is in the decubitus position and an angular body support is included when the infant is in the Trendelenberg position. An additional flat strap is provided to aid in support of the infants legs in either the decubitus or Trendelenberg positions.

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