Surgical saddle
OwnerRalph B. Clowardinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for positioning, supporting and cushioning a patient during a spinal operation comprising a base pad attachable to a standard operating table and a pair of ridges extending thereabove. The distance between the ridges is adjustable to fit a wide range of patient sizes. The void space between the ridges allows the patient's abdomen and diaphragm to hang freely without compression against the spine thereby eliminating interspinal venous engorgement. The apparatus also properly positions the patient so that the spine is in a flexed state.
Claims13
A surgical saddle, attachable to a standard operating table, upon which the patient to be operated upon will be positioned, comprising a base pad;
- means for securing said base pad to the operating table;
- a pair of ridges attached to said base pad, said ridges positioned longitudinally along said base pad, substantially aligned but separated from one another, and extending an equal distance above and perpendicular to said base pad;
- and means for adjusting the distance between said ridges, said means comprising an aperture in said base pad located between said ridges, and means for adjusting the relative length and width of said aperture such that as the length of said aperture is increased, said width is decreased, thereby pulling said ridges closer together.
A surgical saddle, attachable to a standard operating table, upon which the patient to be operated upon will be positioned, comprising a base pad;
- means for securing said base pad to the operating table;
- a pair of ridges attached to said base pad, said ridges positioned longitudinally along said base pad, substantially aligned but separated from one another, and extending an equal distance above and perpendicular to said base pad;
- and means for adjusting the distance between said ridges, said means comprising an aperture in said base pad located between said ridges, and means for adjusting the relative length and width of said aperture, said means comprising means for holding said base pad stationary at one end of said aperture relative to the operating table and means for pulling the base pad longitudinally at the opposite end of said aperture and holding said base pad in such extended position, causing the longitudinal length of the aperture to be greater and the width of the aperture to be less, concomitantly pulling the ridges closer together.
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