Patient positioning system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9375343
APP PUB NO 20140366271A1
SERIAL NO

14228962

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A system and method are disclosed for positioning a patient on an operating table. The patient positioning system includes a positioning pad having a body formed from a compressible material including a slip-resistant surface, a first end and a second end. The body has a thickness which increases from the first end of the positioning pad to the second end of the positioning pad. A plurality of tethers is fixedly secured to the body. Each of the tethers includes a fastening member adapted to secure the body to an operating table. The body includes a transverse cut which extends transversely from one side wall of the body to an opposite side wall of the body. The system also includes a sheet positioned within the transverse cut of the body of the positioning pad spaced from the slip-resistant surface of the positioning pad and at least one strap for securing the patient to the operating table. The positioning pad may include a perforated section to mirror a perineal cutout of an operating table.

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  • KPR U.S., LLC

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kerns, Byron Wesley Franklin, US 4 25
Marshall, Stephen Cataumet, US 22 98

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