Patent ID: 8365740

Claim:
A restraining device in combination with a patient supporting structure, the combination comprising: a patient supporting structure having a platform that extends longitudinally from a head end to a foot end, and laterally from a left side to a right side; and a restraining device, wherein the restraining device includes a sheet of fabric disposed on top of the patient supporting structure; fasteners interconnected between the sheet of fabric and the patient supporting structure; first reinforcement straps are disposed on a first side of the sheet of fabric, and second reinforcement straps are disposed on an opposite, second side of the sheet of fabric and aligned with respective said first reinforcement straps, and the first reinforcement straps are secured to respective said second reinforcement straps with the sheet of fabric secured therebetween; and connector straps secured to the sheet of fabric and selectively secured about the sheet of fabric and a person lying supine on the platform to wrap the person in the sheet of fabric and thereby safely and comfortably secure the person to the platform.