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US 5,754,997 AGranted
Support cushion for surgery table
AssigneeMidmark Corporation
InventorsAndre R. Lussi, Donald R. Pennington, Keith A. Stickley, Cyril F. Reesby
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AssigneeMidmark Corporation
InventorsAndre R. Lussi, Donald R. Pennington, Keith A. Stickley, Cyril F. Reesby
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A covered cushion is provided for continuously supporting a patient over gaps which occur between adjacent sections of a surgical table. The cushion is formed with a soft foam upper layer and a flexible lower layer which is sufficiently rigid to form a support for continuously supporting the weight of a patient across a gap located between adjacent sections of the surgical table. The lower layer is formed from an x-ray transparent sheet of material such as polypropylene, with a thickness of approximately 2 mm such that the polypropylene layer is flexible while also sufficiently rigid to form a bridge supporting a patient across the gap in the surgical table. The upper layer and lower layer are surrounded by an outer cover formed of an upholstery material, such as vinyl.
A support cushion for use with a surgical table including at least a back section and a seat section wherein a gap for a kidney riser is defined between said back and seat sections, said support cushion comprising:
A support cushion in combination with a surgical table including first and second articulated sections movable relative to each other wherein a gap is defined between said sections, said support cushion comprising:
A support cushion for use with a surgery table including at least a back section and a seat section wherein a gap for a kidney riser is defined between said back and seat sections, said support cushion comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.