Patent ID: 7972284

Claim:
A method of monitoring pressure on an area of a patient prone to nerve damage positional injury during extended surgical procedure, comprising: positioning a substantially circular transducer element of at least one site sensor over at least one area of a patient prone to nerve damage positional injury during surgery; adhering a substantially annular ring extending circumferentially outward from the transducer element to a skin area of the patient surrounding the at least one area so that the substantially circular transducer element forms a protective barrier in front of the at least one area of the patient prone to nerve damage positional injury during surgery and the ring is adhered to the skin area surrounding the at least one area of the patient without contacting the at least one area of the patient prone to nerve damage positional injury during surgery; connecting the at least one site sensor to a monitor; continuously monitoring pressure on the protective barrier formed by the substantially circular transducer element in front of the at least one area of the patient prone to nerve damage positional injury during surgery with the at least one site sensor and monitor; alerting medical personnel of a pressure condition on the protective barrier formed by the substantially circular transducer element in front of the at least one area of the patient prone to nerve damage positional injury during surgery if the monitor and site sensor determine the pressure condition exists on the protective barrier formed by the substantially circular transducer element in front of the at least one area of the patient prone to nerve damage positional injury during surgery; and readjusting the patient's position to alleviate the pressure condition.