Patent ID: 7185656

Claim:
An apparatus for restraining and supporting a patient comprising: a base element having a head support region and an upper body support region; said head support region comprising an inwardly shaped surface and a base surface where said inwardly shaped surface is concaved to act as a head rest for a patient sitting in a reclined position for purposes of receiving a procedure to be administered; said upper body support region comprising a base surface, a lower side and a higher side and having a surface region that inclines from said lower side to said higher side and is contoured to provide a comfortable place for the patient's shoulders and upper chest area and neck to rest; a set of one or more upwardly extending arms where said set of upwardly extending arms are configured to wrap around said patient's upper body area and coupled with a base platform wherein said set of upwardly extending arms are shaped to extend from said base platform under a patient's arm and across said patient's chest region; and said base platform coupled with said base surface of said head support region and said upper body support region and having a joint element configured to enable movement of said base element into a inclined position.