Patent ID: 8469032

Claim:
An airway positioning device, comprising: a substantially flat base for supporting a supine patient's head; a pair of rails sloping downward from a first end of the base to a second end of the base; a track configured with at least one of the rails; and at least one adjustable support arm movably coupled with the track via a locking coupling device at an end of the arm distal to the patient's head, the arm comprising: a patient engaging member mounted with an end of the arm proximal to the patient's head, for supporting the patient's head in a desired position during an operation or procedure; an internal stiffening wire running through a channel within the arm, and a locking mechanism for tightening the wire to secure the arm and patient engaging member in position, the locking mechanism selected from the group consisting of a lever, a switch and a button, the lever, switch or button activating a motor to tighten or loosen the wire.