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

Claim 18:
19. 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; and
a lower body support positionable upon the inferior portion of the base section and configured to support the legs of the patient, the lower body support comprising
a bottom surface and an upper surface,
a laterally extending apex forming part of the upper surface and configured for supporting posterior sides of knees of the patient,
an upper leg section joined to the apex and sloping downward therefrom, in a superior direction, to the bottom surface,
a lower leg section joined to the apex and sloping downward therefrom, in an inferior direction, to the bottom surface, and
two leg depressions that each extend longitudinally along the upper leg section, across the apex, and along the lower leg section; 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.