Back surgery platform
AssigneePatient Safety Transport Systems GP, LLC
InventorLewis Sharps
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Abstract
An apparatus that transforms the surface of a commonly used operating table into a dedicated platform configured to support a patient in a prone position (lying facedown) for back surgery or other medical procedures. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a frame configured to rest on top of the surface of an operating table and support members attached to the frame, configured to support the patient in a prone position. Thus, the apparatus converts commonly used operating tables into a dedicated back surgery. The apparatus also eliminates the use of various improvised support structures (such as pillows, bedding, rolls, padding) stuffed underneath the patient to provide support while in a prone position on the operating table.
Claims12
An apparatus, comprising:
- a frame configured to rest on top of a surface of an operating table and support members attached to the frame, the support members configured to (i) support a patient lying facedown in a prone position and (ii) elevate portions of the patient above the surface of the operating table, whereby the apparatus transforms the surface of an operating table into a dedicated back surgery platform, wherein the frame includes a first subsection and a second subsection, the second subsection is disengageable from the first subsection, wherein a buttocks support member is configured to engage the first subsection when the second subsection is disengaged from the first subsection, wherein at least a portion of the buttocks support member wraps around the buttocks of a patient and secures the patient to the first subsection of the frame while the patient is in a knee-to-chest position.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a frame configured to rest on top of a surface of an operating table and support members attached to the frame, the support members configured to (i) support a patient lying facedown in a prone position and (ii) elevate portions of the patient above the surface of the operating table, wherein size and position of at least one of the support members may be dynamically adjusted while the patient is lying in the prone position on at least one of the support members, whereby the apparatus transforms the surface of an operating table into a dedicated back surgery platform, wherein the frame includes a first subsection and a second subsection, the second subsection is disengageable from the first subsection, wherein a buttocks support member is configured to engage the first subsection when the second subsection is disengaged from the first subsection, wherein at least a portion of the buttocks support member wraps around the buttocks of a patient and secures the patient to the first subsection of the frame while the patient is in a knee-to-chest position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.