Patent ID: 11963911
Assignee: BONE FOAM, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A patient positioning system configured to position the cervical spine of a patient in preparation for an anterior cervical procedure, the system comprising:
a base section having a superior portion and an inferior portion;
an upper body support attachable to the superior portion of the base section and configured to support the head and upper torso of the patient in a manner that aids in opening cervical spine disk space, the upper body support comprising
a bottom surface and an upper surface,
a laterally extending apex forming part of the upper surface and configured for supporting the patient's neck,
a head section extending horizontally from the apex or sloping downward and in a superior direction from the apex to the bottom surface, the head section including a head depression for allowing the portion of the patient's head above the neck to sink into the head depression, and
a scapulae section joined to the apex and sloping downward therefrom, in an inferior direction, to the bottom surface;

a lower body support positionable upon the inferior portion of the base section and configured to support the legs of the patient; and
a traction strap assembly attachable to the base section and configured to extend from the base section up around the shoulders of the patient and along the anterior side of the patient to a lower terminal end, the traction strap assembly being configured so as to move the shoulders inferiorly when the terminal end is pulled inferiorly.