Patient support device
AssigneeR-Made, Inc.
InventorJay Wiseman
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Abstract
A device for supporting and positioning the arms of a patient lying in a supine position and being subjected to various medical procedures. The device comprises a flat, head-receiving base configured to rest upon a flat surface and having opposed side edges which taper toward each other from bottom to top. A pair of opposed side panels are integrally formed along the side edges and angularly project with respect to the base. The side panels are configured to receive and support the patient's arms when the arms are positioned in an upraised position.
Claims14
A device for supporting, positioning and elevating the forearms of a patient lying in a supine position such that at least one of the patient's hands may be positioned behind the patient's head during a medical procedure, said device comprising:
- a flat, head-receiving base dimensioned to receive a patient's head thereupon and configured to rest upon a flat surface, said base defining a plane and having opposed side edges which taper toward each other to define a shorter top edge and a longer bottom edge;
- a pair of opposed, planar, side panels integrally formed along each of said side edges and angularly projecting upward and outward from the plane defined by said base, said planar side panels being dimensioned and configured to receive said patient's forearms when said forearms are positioned proximate said patient's head such that said forearms project out of the plane of the base.
A device for supporting, positioning and elevating the forearms of a patient lying in a supine position such that at least one of the patient's hands may be positioned behind the patient's head during a medical procedure, said device comprising:
- a flat, head-receiving base dimensioned to receive a patient's head thereupon and configured to rest upon a flat surface, said base having opposed side edges which taper toward each other to define a shorter top edge and a longer bottom edge;
- a pair of opposed, planar, side panels integrally formed along each of said side edges and angularly projecting upward and outward from said base, said planar panels being dimensioned and configured to receive said patient's forearms when said forearms are positioned proximate said patient's head such that at least one of said patient's hands are free to rest on said base behind the head;
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- a loop attached to one of said side panels proximate a top edge thereof such that said loop may be grasped by the hand of the forearm supported on the opposite side panel when the patient reaches across his body.
A device for supporting, positioning and elevating the forearms of a patient lying in a supine position such that at least one of the patient's hands may be positioned behind the patient's head during a medical procedure, said device comprising:
- a flat, head-receiving base dimensioned to receive a patient's head thereupon and configured to rest upon a flat surface, said base being configured as a trapezoid having opposed side edges which taper toward each other to define a shorter top edge and a longer bottom edge, said flat base having a width of approximately 111/4 inches at the bottom edge and three inches at the top edge, with side edges each approximately 111/4 inches long;
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- a pair of opposed, planar, side panels integrally formed along each of said side edges and angularly projecting upward and outward from said base, said side panels each having a width of approximately 10 inches, a height of approximately 11 inches, and a lower, outermost truncated corner having dimensions of approximately 43/4.times.43/4.times.63/4 inches, said planar panels being configured to receive said patient's forearms when said forearms are positioned proximate said patient's head such that at least one of said patient's hands are free to rest on said base behind the head.
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