Patent ID: 8661580

Claim:
A patient positioning device, comprising: a planar sheet having first and second side edges and first and second end edges having a top surface; said sheet configured for positioning of a patient thereon, the patient being supported by said top surface with said first and second side edges adjacent to arms of said patient; a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate each coupled to said sheet, wherein said first and second substrates wrap around an adjacent arm of said patient creating a wrapped engagement; a first overlap substrate and a second overlap substrate each oriented across said sheet and attached to said sheet only at a centerline thereof; wherein said wrapped engagement protects said arms from injury caused by pressure imparted thereon during surgery or transport; wherein said first and second overlap substrates wrap over and engage a respective said wrapped engagement and are configured to tuck under an underlying support surface to hold said arms in an elevated position above said planar sheet and said underlying support surface wherein said elevated position prevents injury to said arm from said planar sheet and said underlying support surface; and wherein said patient laying on said planar sheet may be lifted by or slid with said planar sheet.