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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Kpr U.s., Llc, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Marshall, Cataumet, MA (US);
Byron Wesley Kerns, Franklin, MA (US);
Assignee:
KPR U.S., LLC, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/37 (2006.01); A47C 20/02 (2006.01); A61G 1/044 (2006.01); A61G 7/065 (2006.01); A61G 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/3776 (2013.01); A61G 1/044 (2013.01); A61G 7/065 (2013.01); A61G 13/12 (2013.01); A61G 13/121 (2013.01); A61G 13/122 (2013.01); A61G 13/1225 (2013.01); A61G 13/123 (2013.01); A61G 13/1235 (2013.01); A47C 20/027 (2013.01); A61F 5/37 (2013.01);
Abstract
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. The body has a thickness which increases from a first end of the positioning pad to a second end of the positioning pad. A plurality of tethers are fixedly secured to the body. Each of the tethers includes a fastening member adapted to secure the body to an operating table.