Patent ID: 8516639

Claim:
A surgical positioning pillow to support a patient in a lateral position on an operating table, comprising: a head supporting surface having an opening to accommodate an ear of the laterally positioned patient, the head supporting surface including a channel extending from opposing sides of the head supporting surface and intersecting the opening to accommodate an eye of the laterally positioned patient therein, the opposing sides defining a width of the pillow and the channel having a constant depth relative to the head supporting surface throughout the width of the pillow to provide an uninterrupted line of sight within the channel from each opposing side of the head supporting surface to the opening; a shoulder supporting surface disposed between the opposing sides of the head supporting surface and substantially perpendicular to the head supporting surface to accommodate a shoulder of the laterally positioned patient; a bottom surface disposed opposite to the head supporting surface and adjacent to the shoulder supporting surface; and a rear surface disposed opposite to the shoulder supporting surface and extending substantially parallel to the shoulder supporting surface and adjacent to the opposing sides of the head supporting surface and the bottom surface, the rear surface having a height greater than a height of the shoulder supporting surface relative to the bottom surface.