Patent ID: 8875329

Claim:
An arm tucking device for moving the arm of a patient lying in a supine position into an arm adducted position with the patient's arm tucked against the patient's body for surgery, the arm tucking device for use with a bed rail on an operating room table, the operating room table having an upper surface for supporting a patient's body, the arm tucking device comprising: a structural support member; an elongate arm support member disposed adjacent to the upper surface of the operating room table when the structural support member is mounted on the bed rail, the elongate arm support member pivotally attached to the structural support member, wherein the arm support member rotates only about a horizontal axis disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bedrail; the arm support member having a curved top surface with first and second side edges disposed opposite from each other, the first and second side edges being disposed in spaced apart relation, the elongate arm support member configured to support the patient's arm in a generally horizontal loading position when the patient is lying in the supine position; an angular locking mechanism for adjustably fixing an angle between the arm support member and the structural support member; at least one pin disposed on one of the arm support member and the structural support member; a plurality of openings defined in one of the arm support member and the structural member; wherein the arm support member can be rotated such that the at least one pin engages with one of the plurality of openings; wherein the arm support member can be rotated toward the center of the table, from the horizontal loading position to the arm adducted position; and, wherein the arm support member has an L-shaped bracket, the L-shaped bracket having a first leg with an opening formed therein.