Patent ID: 8726431

Claim:
A patient repositioning system to move and fix a patient body and/or a limb in any sequence of multiple operations with positive body or limb support at any angle of rotation or repositioning, the system comprising: a frame; a drive system attached to the frame; a first pulling system operatively connected to the drive system by a first coupling and removably connected to a patient support by a gripper; a clamping system operatively connected to the first pulling system and removably connected to the frame; and a guiding system removably attached to the frame, the guiding system being adapted to direct and support the pulling system, wherein multiple pulling systems, clamping systems, and guiding systems may be added or removed to optimize performance of the system, wherein engaging the first coupling and the first pulling system with the drive system and activating the drive system pulls the first pulling system and moves the patient or limb from a first position to a second position, and when the clamp is temporarily connected to the pulling system, the clamp supports the patient body or limb in a suspended position, simultaneously releasing tension from the first coupling and from the drive system, which allows the first coupling to disconnect the first pulling system from the drive system, and the free of tension drive system may be engaged by another coupling with other pulling systems in any sequence or combination for a subsequent patient movement, while the clamping system supports the weight of the patient body or limb on the first pulling system, thereby maintaining the position of the first pulling system during subsequent patient movements, and a guiding element that is part of a trapeze attachment is located above the patient body, the trapeze attachment being removably attached to the frame.