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US 7,921,490 B2Granted
Patient support device and method for use
OwnerTrip Kinmoninventor
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Abstract
A patient support device for positioning the anatomy of a patient during a medical procedure includes a base and a handle. The base is supported on the top of a patient support table. The handle protrudes from a proximal side of the base. Both the base and the handle are made from a biocompatible, radiolucent material that is capable of being used during a radiographic procedure.
Claims15
A patient support device comprising:
- a base including a material composition such that the base deforms during use in order to substantially conform to a portion of a patient's anatomy to provide supplemental anatomical support to the portion of the patient's anatomy in contact with the base during a medical procedure;
- and
- at least one handle extending outwardly from the base, and including a first, fixed end secured to the base, and a second, free end spaced from the first end, the handle having a length less than a width of the base and generally perpendicular to the width and length of the base, wherein the at least one handle extends outwardly from the base a distance sufficient to provide at least one surface configured and dimensioned for grasping by the patient during use of the patient support device, and the patient support device is made of a biocompatible and radiolucent material.
A patient support device comprising:
- a base including a material composition such that the base deforms during use in order to substantially conform to a portion of a patient's anatomy to provide supplemental anatomical support to the portion of the patient's anatomy in contact with the base during a medical procedure;
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- at least one handle extending outwardly from the base, the at least one handle including a first, fixed end secured to the base, and a second, free end spaced from the first end, the handle having a length less than a width of the base and generally perpendicular to the width and length of the base, wherein the at least one handle extends outwardly from the base a distance sufficient to provide at least one surface configured and dimensioned for grasping by the patient during use of the patient support device, and the base and the handle are monolithically formed from a biocompatible material.
A patient support device comprising:
- a base including a material composition such that the base deforms during use in order to substantially conform to a portion of a patient's anatomy to provide supplemental anatomical support to the portion of the patient's anatomy in contact with the base during a medical procedure;
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- at least one handle secured to the base, the at least one handle extending outwardly from the base a distance sufficient to provide at least one surface configured and dimensioned for grasping by the patient during use of the patient support device, the handle having a length less than a width of the base and generally perpendicular to the width and length of the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.