Patent ID: 8555889

Claim:
A protective pillow for covering and supporting an area around a surgical incision in a body of a patient, comprising: (a) a stiff outer board having a handle side and an attaching side, wherein said handle side has at least one handle, wherein said at least one handle is made of soft yet strong cloth material or comprises cord handles with covers, and wherein said at least one handle is adapted to be grasped for the patient to hold the protective pillow next to the surgical incision; (b) a pliable incision pad having an incision side and an attaching side, wherein said incision side has an elongate incision groove therein, and wherein the pliable incision pad is firm enough to keep its shape when held against the body of the patient, wherein said elongate incision groove is formed near the center of the pliable incision pad and is adapted to be placed along a length of the surgical incision and wherein there is some padding between a depth of the elongate incision groove and the attaching side of said pliable incision pad and wherein said pliable incision pad is adapted to protect and support the area around said surgical incision while said pliable incision pad does not contact the surgical incision itself, and wherein said pliable incision pad has straight top and bottom edges, and said pliable incision pad and stiff outer board are essentially rectangular, and wherein said pliable incision pad has a shape matching that of said stiff outer board with a same perimeter and outline when attached to each other; wherein said stiff outer board and said pliable incision pad are removeable attached together at their attaching sides such that an orientation of said elongate incision groove is adapted to be adjusted to align the elongate incision groove with the surgical incision in the body of the patient.