Patent ID: 7455649

Claim:
An abdominal tissue support to assist in maintaining a sterile field proximate a patient's groin and upper thigh during femoral puncture procedures for patients that have excess abdominal tissue, the abdominal tissue support comprising: an adjustable waist belt having a top edge and a bottom edge dimensioned to encircle the patient's body at a location proximate the waist and anatomically inferior to the excess abdominal tissue; a first support apron operably fixedly connected to the waist belt, the first support apron including a portion extending upwardly away from the top and bottom edges of the waist belt; a second support apron operably movable along and connectable to the waist belt, the second support apron including a portion extending upwardly away from the top and bottom edges of the waist belt; and an apron strap arrangement having a first end and a second end, the first end operably connected to at least one of the first and second support aprons and adapted to lift the at least one of the first and second support aprons upwardly toward the patients upper body when the strap arrangement is selectively secured at a location near or about the patient's upper body whereby the excess abdominal tissue is moved away from the sterile field.