Patent ID: 8578936

Claim:
A support ( 2 ) configured for removable mounting on an operating table for supporting a patient resting on the operating table, said support comprising: a body part ( 4 ) having a substantially flat back part ( 6 ) corresponding to a location of the patient's middle back and having a thorax part ( 8 ) corresponding to a location of the patient's shoulder region, said thorax part ( 8 ) angled upward and rising from, and tapering width-wise in relation to, said back part ( 6 ), thereby exposing a dorsal portion of the patient's shoulder region; and a bowl-shaped head part ( 10 ) being adapted to the human profile and having a detachable, inflatable rest ( 14 ) for adapting the position of the patient to positional or treatment requirements, said head part being arranged on the thorax part ( 8 ) by means of a transitional region rising from and narrowed width-wise in relation to said thorax part ( 8 ) in such a way that the head part ( 10 ) is higher than the back part ( 6 ); the transitional region being embodied as a neck part ( 12 ) and being also adapted to the human profile with a detachable, inflatable rest ( 16 ) for adapting the position of the patient to the positional or treatment requirements.