University of Illinois

Garcia, Julissa

Niederberger, Craig

Graham, Andrew

Pfanner, Stephan Peter

Young, Michael J.

Covnot, Leigha

Wilkens, Kimberlee

Ahsan, Zahra

Luciano, Cristian

Shah, Sweta

Kimberlee Wilkens

Cristian J Luciano

Craig Niederberger

Michael J Young

Andrew Graham

Stephan Peter Pfanner

Julissa Garcia

Sweta Shah

Zahra Ahsan

Leigha Covnot

Cristian Luciano

The present application is directed to a method and system for restraining a patient before, during, or after surgery that increases efficiency of the surgical setup process and minimizes risk of musculoskeletal damage to the patient, particularly in surgeries requiring a patient to be in a Trendelenburg position (e.g., robotic or laparoscopic surgeries). One or more restraints can be worn by a patient prior to surgery', and may function to redistribute the patient's weight across the patient's torso to reduce strain on the patient's shoulders and back. The restraint(s) can be attached to a surgical table by way of an attachment mechanism coupled to the restraint(s) and the table. The attachment mechanism can secure the patient to the table by way of one or more straps, clips, and/or other intermediates. Optionally, the restraint(s) can fulfill other surgical needs, such as heat regulation and vascular compression.

Patient stabilization and securing device for robotic and laparoscopic surgeries in trendelenburg position

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Urbana, IL, United States of America

Kimberlee Wilkens