Patent ID: 6622324
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An apparatus for restraining a patient lying supine in a Trendelenburg position on a patient support surface which comprises:a patient support surface which is tiltable and includes a head end, a foot end and opposed sides which extend between the head end and the foot end; a pair of padded hip braces positioned inward from the sides of the patient support at an intermediate location between the head end and foot end thereof, wherein each of the pair of padded hip braces is coupled to an opposite side of the patient support surface by an adjustable positioning assembly, wherein the padded hip braces are curved inward toward one another and are contoured to engage an outside top portion of the patient's hips in order to prevent the patient from sliding toward the head end when the patient support surface is tilted in a Trendelenburg position.