Patent ID: 8690806

Claim:
A surgical positioning device for positioning the body of a patient in a selected position, the device comprising: a flexible and air-impermeable shell comprising an air-impermeable top wall joined with an air-impermeable bottom wall to define a plurality of chambers, each of the chambers comprising a peripheral edge that extends around the periphery of the respective chamber, wherein the plurality of chambers include a first shoulder chamber, a second shoulder chamber, and a main chamber, the main chamber comprises a central region and upper region for supporting at least a portion of a torso of the patient, the upper region extending between the first and second shoulder chambers so that the first and second shoulder chambers extend laterally outward of the upper region for supporting the patient's respective shoulders, at least a portion of a lateral edge of the first shoulder chamber being adjacent to a portion of a lateral edge of the main chamber and at least a portion of a lateral edge of the second shoulder chamber being adjacent to a portion of another lateral edge of the main chamber, and at least a portion of bottom edges of the first and second shoulder chamber being adjacent to portions of the peripheral edge of the main chamber.