Patent ID: 11957626
Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A method of adjusting a position of a patient during surgery on the patient using a surgical frame, the method comprising:
adjusting a position of a chest support supporting the patient on the surgical frame by moving at least a portion of the chest support relative to the surgical frame and in a first direction transverse to a mid-longitudinal axis of the surgical frame;
adjusting a position of a hip and upper leg support by pivoting a portion of the leg support relative to the surgical frame and in a second direction transverse to the mid-longitudinal axis of the surgical frame;
adjusting a position of a lower leg support by moving at least a portion of the lower leg support in a third direction aligned with the mid-longitudinal axis of the surgical frame;
supporting the patient on the surgical frame by contacting portions of a chest of the patient to the chest support, contacting portions of hips and upper legs of the patient to the hip and leg support, and contacting portions of lower legs of the patient to the lower leg support;
moving the surgical frame into at least one of a first position, a second position, and a third position to orient the patient in one of a prone orientation, a 45° orientation, and a lateral orientation; and
performing surgery on the patient with the surgical frame is in one of the first position, the second position, and the third position,
wherein moving the surgical frame into the first position includes contacting a first support surface to an upwardly-facing support surface, the first support surface formed on a first frame member extending between a first end and a second end of the surgical frame, and a second frame member extending outwardly from the first frame member.