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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 1984
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald C Spann, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Span-America Medical Systems, Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
269328 ;
Abstract
Body positioning apparatus for aiding the support of a joint of a patient is illustrated wherein a foam block carries a pressure receiving foam element. Such apparatus is useful for positioning the body of a patient during open heart surgery and the like in a pair of spaced leg supports each having a leg support surface which includes resilient thigh and calf support surfaces having a sloping contour for positioning the leg in a rotated position affording access thereto for vein removal. The foam block and pressure receiving foam element may be used separately or with other positioning apparatus.