Patent ID: 8291534

Claim:
An axillary support device comprising: a head cushion having a width configured to support the head of a sidelying user in a substantially neutral cervical spine alignment; a thoracic cushion having a peak configured to be adjacent to the shoulder of the sidelying user with a height configured to support the thorax of the sidelying user with sufficient pressure to decompress the axilla of the sidelying user, the thoracic cushion having a distance of between about 23 cm and about 31 cm separating a lower end of the head cushion and a top part of the thoracic cushion; and a connector that connects the head cushion to the thoracic cushion, creating a valley between the head cushion and the thoracic cushion, the valley having a depth configured to receive the upper arm of the sidelying user with the thorax supported on the thoracic cushion to relieve pressure on the axilla of the user.