Patent ID: 8572781

Claim:
An extremity assessment and management device for supporting at least one of a patient's extremities in an elevated position to facilitate access to said at least one extremity, the device comprising: a. a planar base comprising fixed pivot points; b. at least first and second pairs of upstanding support members pivotably connected to the base through said fixed pivot points on the base and secured to one another in a parallel configuration allowing said at least first and second pairs of upstanding support members to be simultaneously and uniformly pivoted between a collapsed position, wherein each of the upstanding support members is folded against the base, and an upright position, wherein each of the upstanding support members is transverse to the base; and c. at least a first and a second extremity securing mechanism, each mounted to a different one of said upstanding support members for engaging and supporting said at least one extremity; and wherein each of said extremity securing mechanisms extends across one of the first and second pairs of upstanding support members.