Patent ID: 8079101

Claim:
A limb support for use with a patient-support apparatus, the limb support comprising: an arm coupleable to the patient-support apparatus, a support structure secured to the arm, the support structure comprising a unitary rigid sheet including (i) a main portion having a longitudinal length, (ii) a first flange extending along the longitudinal length of the main portion, and (iii) a second flange positioned on a side of the main portion opposite the first flange and extending along the longitudinal length of the main portion, and a molded foam covering coupled to and enclosing substantially all of the support structure, the molded foam covering including a first surface for supporting a limb of a patient and a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface formed to include two ridges spaced apart to form a gap therebetween, the ridges each having an axis that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the main portion of the support structure, wherein the support structure is formed to include at least one through-hole coupling a portion of the molded foam covering on a first side of the support structure to a portion of the molded foam covering on a second side of the support structure.