Patent ID: 7286863
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A device for putting an electrode carrier on a recumbent patient, the device comprising: a first lifting cushion into which a pressurized medium is admitted, said first lifting cushion having a support means including a shoulder support portion for supporting the shoulder region of a patient and including a head support portion for supporting the head region of the patient, said support means being continuous from said head support portion to said shoulder support portion; a second lifting cushion into which a pressurized medium is admitted, said second lifting cushion having a lumbar support means for supporting the lumbar region of the patient, said lumbar support means being adapted to extend along the lumbar region of the patient; and a spacer adapted to fix said first lifting cushion and said second lifting cushion at spaced locations in relation to one another in the chest region of the patient, said spacer defining a space between said first lifting cushion and said second lifting cushion.