Patent ID: 8122888

Claim:
A system for maintaining an arm of a patient in position for a diagnostic procedure of at least one of a shoulder and upper arm, the system comprising: a positioning block comprising: an inclined upper surface, the inclined upper surface being configured to support an arm of a patient, including an elbow and hand of the patient, a first attachment surface located on a first side of the positioning block, and a second attachment surface located on a second side of the positioning block; and a restraint device couplable to the first attachment surface of the positioning block and configured to wrap about at least a portion of the patient and maintain the hand of the patient in a substantially palm-up position during a diagnostic procedure of at least one of a shoulder and upper arm of the patient, wherein the restraint device can be repositioned to a different location of the first attachment surface to maintain the hand of the patient in a second desired position with respect to the positioning block, and the positioning block and the restraint device are composed of materials that are suitable for use in a medical diagnostic machine.