EP3300709A1 - A method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in the trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit - Google Patents

A method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in the trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit Download PDF

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EP3300709A1
EP3300709A1 EP17196689.8A EP17196689A EP3300709A1 EP 3300709 A1 EP3300709 A1 EP 3300709A1 EP 17196689 A EP17196689 A EP 17196689A EP 3300709 A1 EP3300709 A1 EP 3300709A1
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  • the present application relates to a method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in the Trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor.
  • the Trendelenburg position is used in operations of the lower body such as the cervix. This position lowers the head of the patient so that the legs and lower extremities of the body are elevated above the head. Often the degree of lowering is approximately ten degrees to approximately twenty degrees such that the head is maintained with the back of the patient extending this range of angles below the lower body. At certain times the angle could be as much as approximately forty-five degrees. The angle may be between about five degrees to about forty-five degrees in one degree increments or fractions of one degree increments.
  • the present application describes a Trendelenburg pad, kit, and methods of use of the Trendelenburg pad and kit to reduce such pressures.
  • the pad is positioned on a support table, such as a medical procedure table, operating table, or surgical table, such that the pad extends from the buttock area of the patient to the shoulder and neck area of the patient. Straps are provided to hold the pad on to the operating table such that the pad does not extensively move during use. Further, straps may be provided to hold the patient to the operating table and firmly position the patient onto the pad.
  • a support table such as a medical procedure table, operating table, or surgical table
  • a patient may be placed on a support or operating table which is oriented horizontally, that is, perpendicularly with respect to the vertical.
  • a support or operating table which is oriented horizontally, that is, perpendicularly with respect to the vertical.
  • the Trendelenburg position may be used. This position involves a patient first lying horizontally on a support table. The operating table or a portion thereof is then inclined such that the head and upper torso of the patient is at a vertically lower position than the pelvic region and/or legs of the patient, as shown, for example, in Figure 6 .
  • the support table is inclined such that the patient's head and upper torso is lowered from the horizontal anywhere in a range of approximately five, ten, or fifteen degrees to approximately twenty, thirty, or forty-five degrees or more, in a steep Trendelenburg position, in one degree increments or fractions of one degree increments.
  • Trendelenburg position In addition to the positive Trendelenburg position, there is a negative or reverse Trendelenburg position, where the head and upper torso is at a vertically higher position than the pelvic region and/or legs of the patient.
  • the phrase Trendelenburg position should be understood as referring to both positions.
  • the present application discloses the use of a memory foam or viscoelastic foam pad, such as shown in Figure 1 , to assist in holding the patient in a desired position on an inclined support table, such as in the Trendelenburg position, and to assist in minimizing sliding, shifting, or similar undesirable movements of the patient on the support table, which movements could be disruptive to a medical procedure being performed on the patient.
  • the viscoelastic foam also cushions and supports the patient while promoting a distribution of pressure forces across the patient's body to reduce and/or minimize damage to nerves and/or tissue from concentrated pressure forces.
  • the viscoelastic foam will minimize or can eliminate brachial plexopathy, including pain, decreased movement, or decreased sensation in the arm and shoulder by minimizing pressure to a patient's neck, arms, and/or shoulders, and thereby minimizing or reducing a nerve event.
  • the viscoelastic foam has characteristics which are selected to promote the preceding desired effects, which will be discussed in the following paragraph. All of the characteristics discussed in the following paragraph are according to at least one possible embodiment, and it should be understood that any one or more of the characteristics could be combined with any one or more of the characteristics according to at least one possible embodiment, and any ranges disclosed in the following paragraph are to be understood as including any value therein, including increments of tenths and hundredths of the particular range.
  • the rate of recovery that is, the time required for a viscoelastic foam to return to its starting shape, is in the range of approximately 2-10 seconds for approximately 50 percent to 80 percent recovery after deformation caused by placing an adult torso on an approximately one inch thick layer of viscoelastic foam.
  • the rate of recovery is in the range of approximately 6-15 seconds for approximately 80 percent to 90 percent recovery after the same deformation as above.
  • the rate of recovery is in the range of approximately 10-35 seconds for 100 percent recovery after the same deformation as above.
  • the ball rebound of the viscoelastic foam is in the range of less than or substantially less than approximately one percent to approximately one percent or several percent, or is in the range of or approximately in the range of 0.1 percent to 1.9 percent, or up to 3 percent or 5 percent, and as much as several percent.
  • the compression set (the residual compression of the foam after twenty-two hours at seventy degrees Celsius) of the viscoelastic foam, for a 25 percent compression of the foam, is in the range of less than one percent or tenths of a percent, such as, for example, less than 0.4 percent or 0.3 percent, to several percent.
  • the compression set of the viscoelastic foam for a fifty percent compression of the foam, is in the range of less than one percent or tenths of a percent, such as, for example, less than or equal to 0.5 percent, to several percent.
  • the indentation force deflection of the viscoelastic foam, at a 25 percent deflection is in the range of several pounds of force to tens of pounds of force, such as in the range of approximately 10 to approximately 15 pounds, or in the range of approximately 7 to approximately 18 pounds, or is in the range of approximately 12 pounds, such as, for example, 11.7, 11.8, 11.9, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, and 12.4 pounds.
  • the coefficient of static friction between the viscoelastic foam and the surface of a support table is greater than 0.2, or is in the range of approximately 0.2 or 0.5 to approximately 0.7 or 1.0.
  • the viscoelastic foam is designed such that the patient may shift on the viscoelastic foam less than one inch, or up to approximately an inch, or in the range of approximately one inch to approximately three inches.
  • the airflow in or through the viscoelastic foam is in the range of tenths of a cubic foot per minute to several cubic feet per minute, such as, for example, approximately 0.1 or 0.3 cubic foot per minute to approximately 1.0 or 3.0 cubic feet per minute, or is in the range of approximately or equal to 0.53 cubic feet per minute, plus or minus 0.3 cubic feet per minute.
  • the thickness of the viscoelastic foam is in the range of from three-fourths of an inch to one inch, or to approximately one inch, or to one and a half inches, or to three inches or greater, which thickness is selected to minimize and/or prevent bottoming out on the operating table of one or more of the portions of the body of a patient lying on the viscoelastic foam pad, depending on the weight and/or size of the patient.
  • the tensile strength (at 25 percent deflection) of the viscoelastic foam is in the range of at least approximately 5 pounds per square inch (PSI) or approximately 8 PSI to approximately 12 PSI or approximately 15 PSI, or is in the range of approximately or equal to 10 PSI.
  • the tear strength (in a twenty inches per minute test) of the viscoelastic foam is in the range of approximately one to approximately two or three pounds of force per inch, or in the range of approximately 1.5 pounds of force per inch.
  • the elongation (in a twenty inches per minute test) of the viscoelastic foam is in the range of between 125 and 250 percent, or is in the range of approximately or equal to 172 percent, plus or minus 25 percent.
  • the nominal density of the viscoelastic foam is in a range of approximately 100 kilograms per cubic meter, or is in the range of approximately 75 or 83 kilograms per cubic meter to approximately 103 or 110 kilograms per cubic meter, such as, for example, 93.1 kilograms per cubic meter.
  • the flammability of the viscoelastic foam should pass various tests by CAL, FMVSS and FAR, and the viscoelastic foam should pass the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (EU RoHS) standards.
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  • the viscoelastic foam pad can be of varying lengths, and can extend from either the feet, lower legs, thighs, or buttocks of a patient to either the shoulders, head, or top of the head of a patient.
  • the viscoelastic foam pad or substantial portions thereof are pink in color
  • the straps for securing the patient to the pad are purple in color
  • the straps for securing the pad to the table or surface are white.
  • a Trendelenburg pad 102 may comprise fasteners 104 extending beyond longitudinal sides of the Trendelenburg pad 102.
  • Each end of the fasteners 104 may comprise a hook and loop fastener, such as a Velcro® fastener, configured and disposed to attach the Trendelenburg pad 102 to operating table rails or other adjacent structures, depending on the support structure on which the patient is positioned, which may or may not be an operating bed.
  • each end of a fastener 104 may comprise a loop portion 108 and a hook portion 106, extending beyond the loop portion 108.
  • one or more portions of the fasteners 104 extending beyond the Trendelenburg pad 102 may comprise a label 110 indicating the orientation that the Trendelenburg pad 102 is to have with an operating table.
  • the label 110 may state "this side up.”
  • the Trendelenburg pad 102 may be a disposable pad and/or single-use pad.
  • Figure 2 shows a bottom view of a Trendelenburg pad 102 comprising fasteners 104 extending latitudinally therewith.
  • a central portion 112 of the fasteners 104 may be configured to be fastened with the Trendelenburg pad 102.
  • the central portion 112 may comprise hooks configured and disposed to fasten with loops on the Trendelenburg pad 102.
  • the Trendelenburg pad 102 may be configured to fasten with two or more fasteners 104.
  • the fasteners may be Velcro®.
  • FIGS 3A and 3B show a top view and a side view of a fastener 104 respectively.
  • a central portion 112 of fastener 104 may comprise loops on a side configured to fasten with hooks on a Trendelenburg pad 102 as shown in Figure 2 .
  • a weld 115 may secure a hook portion 108 and a loop portion 106 to the central portion 112 wherein the ends of fastener 104 comprises a hook portion 108 and a loop portion 106. It is to be understood that either portion 108 or 106 may comprise hooks and the other of 108 or 106 may comprise loops.
  • a label 110 may be secured to an upper side of hook portion 108.
  • hook portion 108 An end of the hook portion 108 may be folded and welded at a weld point 111 to form a tab 109.
  • Hooks 113 may extend from a lower surface of the hook portion 108.
  • Loops 107 may extend from a lower surface of the loop portion 106.
  • FIG. 4 shows a use of Trendelenburg pad 102.
  • Trendelenburg pad 102 may be used by:
  • a patient may be disposed on a Trendelenburg pad 102 such that the patient's skin contacts the Trendelenburg pad 102, for example that the patient's skin contacts the Trendelenburg pad 102 in the patient's sacrum and scapula areas of the body and held by the Trendelenburg pad 102.
  • the lift sheet 126 may be used to lift and reposition the patient without dragging the patient across the Trendelenburg pad.
  • the body straps 130 may comprise a hook strap 132 and a loop strap 134, such as a Velcro® strap. Each hook strap 132 and each loop strap 134 may comprise a clasp at one end.
  • a hook strap 132 may be secured to a operating table rail 124 by looping therearound and extending through the clasp.
  • a loop strap 134 may be secured to the other operating table rail 124 by looping therearound and extending through the clasp, or secured by extending the hook strap 132 around or to some other portion of the operating table.
  • the hook strap 132 and the loop strap 134 may be fastened about a patient 128, holding the patient 128 to the Trendelenburg pad 102. It is to be understood that body straps 130 are optional as the Trendelenburg pad 102 may provide adequate support of the patient 128 a on surgical operating table 120.
  • FIG. 5 shows a Trendelenburg pad 102 having an impression or residual compression 130 of a patient therein.
  • the Trendelenburg pad 102 comprises viscoelastic foam which conforms to the patient's body and shapes itself to support the body. This shape minimizes pressure points on the body and helps to hold the body on the operating table.
  • the holding quality or ability between the Trendelenburg Pad and a patient will be a combination of the coefficient of friction between the patient and the viscoelastic foam and the holding ability of the impression made by the patient in the viscoelastic foam, because the Trendelenburg pad is made of a viscoelastic foam in which an impression is formed and held in the foam at least for a time after the patient is moved from one position to another or from the operating table (see Figure 5 ).
  • the equivalent total frictional characteristic which includes the friction due to the coefficient of friction and the friction or friction-like force due to the viscoelastic foam deformation, may be equal to or in excess of one.
  • the equivalent total frictional characteristic is one, which is [sin45°/cos45°]. Stated more generally, the equivalent total frictional characteristic would be greater than the sine of the angle of inclination from the horizontal over the cosine of the angle of inclination from the horizontal.
  • the range of values of the equivalent total frictional characteristic could vary between any of those angles so as to be at least or greater than the sine over cosine values of each of these angles of inclination at least within the range of greater than zero degrees to forty-five degrees and also somewhat over forty-five degrees and even greater.
  • the holding capabilities are a combination of the holding ability of the pad, the body straps, and the coefficient of friction of the pad with respect to the patient and the table, between the pad and the sheet between the pad and the patient, and between the sheet and the patient, for all described angles.
  • Figure 6 shows a Trendelenburg pad 102 of the present application secured to a surgical operating table 120 with fasteners 104.
  • a patient 128 is positioned on the Trendelenburg pad 102, and the surgical operating table 120 is in the Trendelenburg position.
  • Also shown in Figure 6 is an aspect of the Trendelenburg pad 102 wherein body straps 130 are not needed to hold a patient 128 on the surgical operating table 120 in the Trendelenburg position.
  • Figure 7 is a computer illustration of a person disposed on a Trendelenburg pad of one possible embodiment of the present application.
  • the figure of the person is transparent or see-through, permitting a view of the impression on the Trendelenburg pad made by the figure of the person.
  • the impression on the Trendelenburg pad may provide the primary holding for holding a person on the operating table depending on the angle of the patient on the table.
  • the positioning arrangement and arrangements in the present application could be used in gynecological procedures, colorectal procedures, urological procedures, laparoscopic procedures, and robotic procedures to name some procedures to use this pad in the Trendelenburg or the reverse Trendelenburg position or sideways tipped positions.
  • the positioning arrangement and arrangements, and embodiments of the Trendelenburg pad and kit, in the present application could also be used in all types of medical procedures in which it may be desirable to place a patient in a secure and/or reduced pressure point and/or comfortable position, which medical procedures include surgical procedures and non-surgical procedures, such as non-surgical examinations and/or treatments.
  • the viscoelastic foam of the present application may be a polyurethane foam made by mixing polyhydroxy polyol with toluene di-isocyanate or other and different methods as are known in the art.
  • Toluene di-isocyanate may be used in combination with polyester polyols and polyether to make viscoelastic foam.
  • the Trendelenburg pad 102 is about twenty inches wide, about thirty inches long, and about one inch thick.
  • the thickness of the pad may be in the range of approximately three-quarters of an inch to approximately one and one-half inches. In that range, the thickness may increase or decrease in increments of 1/32 of an inch.
  • the width of the pad may be in range of approximately twenty inches to approximately twenty-eight inches. In that range, the width may increase or decrease in increments of one-fourth of an inch or less.
  • the length of the pad may be in the range of approximately thirty inches to approximately forty inches.
  • the length may increase or decrease in increments of one-fourth of an inch or less.
  • the fasteners 104 may be Velcro® straps and may be about two inches wide.
  • the fasteners 104 may be secured to the Trendelenburg pad 102 by welding, adhesive, hook and loop fastening, or by other means as is known in the art.
  • An example of a robotic surgery system such as the Da Vinci Surgical System, is made by Intuitive Surgical, Inc., located at 1266 Kifer Road #101, Sunnyvale, CA 94086.
  • a single-use Trendelenburg patient support system comprising: a lift sheet configured to lift and position a patient on a surgical operating table, body straps configured to hold a patient down on a surgical operating table, a single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad comprising a rectangular shape and viscoelastic polyurethane, and securing straps welded to said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad, which said securing straps are configured to secure said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad to rails of a surgical operating table, said method comprising the steps of: A) placing a lift sheet configured to lift and position a patient on a surgical operating table, body straps configured to hold a patient down on a surgical operating table, a single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad comprising a rectangular shape and viscoelastic polyurethane, and securing straps welded to said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad, which said securing straps are configured to
  • said single-use Trendelenburg patient support system comprises a kit
  • said step D) comprises using securing straps comprising a central portion, attached to a lower side of said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad, and fastener ends, each comprising a hook and loop fastener
  • said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad has a thickness in the range of from three-fourths of an inch to three inches or greater
  • said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad comprises a viscoelastic polyurethane foam having: a ball rebound sufficiently small to minimize rebound of said patient during an operation; a compression set sufficiently small to minimize discomfort of and injury to said patient on said surgical operating table; an air flow sufficient to provide substantial air flow about said patient to minimize injury to said patient and maintain a patient in a useable Trendelenburg position; an indentation force deflection sufficient to provide a securing
  • said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad has a thickness of approximately one inch; said ball rebound is in the range of approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 1.9 percent; said compression set, for a 25 percent compression, is less than 0.3 percent; said air flow is in the range of 0.3 to 1.0 cubic foot per minute; said indentation force deflection is in the range of approximately 10 to approximately 15 pounds; said tensile strength is in the range of approximately 8 pounds per square inch to approximately 12 pounds per square inch; said coefficient of static friction is in the range of 0.2 to 1.0; and said density is in the range of approximately 83 kilograms per cubic meter to approximately 103 kilograms per cubic meter.
  • a single-use Trendelenburg patient support system for performing the method, said single-use Trendelenburg patient support system comprising: a lift sheet configured to lift and position a patient on a surgical operating table; body straps configured to hold a patient down on a surgical operating table; a single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad comprising a rectangular shape and viscoelastic polyurethane; securing straps welded to said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad; said securing straps being configured to secure said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad to rails of a surgical operating table; said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad comprising: sufficient thickness and viscosity to sufficiently cushion the body of a patient to minimize and/or prevent bottoming out on said medical procedure table of one or more of the portions of the body of a patient during positioning of a patient and during a surgical procedure, and to minimize
  • said single-use Trendelenburg patient support system comprises a kit; said body straps comprise hook and loop fasteners; said securing straps each comprise a central portion, attached to a lower side of said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad, and fastener ends, each comprising a hook and loop fastener; said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad has a thickness of approximately one inch; and said single-use, viscoelastic Trendelenburg pad comprises a viscoelastic polyurethane having: a ball rebound in the range of approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 1.9 percent; a compression set, for a 25 percent compression, of less than 0.3 percent; an air flow in the range of 0.3 to 1.0 cubic foot per minute; an indentation force deflection in the range of approximately 10 to approximately 15 pounds; a tensile strength in the range of approximately
  • Another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to reside broadly in a method of minimizing injuries caused by pressure on portions of a body of a patient and minimizing unwanted movement of a patient upon securing a patient to a medical procedure table, such as a surgical operating table or a patient examination table, and upon placing said medical procedure table in an inclined position, using a patient support system comprising a viscoelastic pad and securing straps, said method comprising the steps of: A) positioning said viscoelastic pad in a position on said medical procedure table where the body of a patient will be lying; B) attaching said securing straps, connected to said viscoelastic pad, to said medical procedure table; C) positioning a patient on said viscoelastic pad and thereby deforming said viscoelastic pad, which said viscoelastic pad comprises: sufficient thickness and viscosity to sufficiently cushion the body of said patient to minimize and/or prevent bottoming out on said medical procedure table of one or more of the portions of
  • said patient support system further comprises at least one body strap; said patient support system comprises a kit; said method further comprises attaching said at least one body strap around said patient and said medical procedure table between steps C) and D); said step B) comprises using securing straps comprising a central portion, attached to a lower side of said viscoelastic pad, and fastener ends, each comprising a hook and loop fastener; said step D) comprises adjusting the angle of inclination of said medical procedure table to orient said patient in a Trendelenburg position; said viscoelastic pad has a thickness in the range of from three-fourths of an inch to three inches or greater; and said viscoelastic pad comprises a viscoelastic polyurethane foam having: a ball rebound sufficiently small to minimize rebound of said patient during an operation; a compression set sufficiently small to minimize discomfort of and injury to said patient on said medical procedure table; an air flow sufficient to
  • a patient support system for performing the method, said patient support system comprising: a viscoelastic pad; securing straps connected to said viscoelastic pad; said securing straps being configured to secure said viscoelastic pad to a medical procedure table; said viscoelastic pad comprising: sufficient thickness and viscosity to sufficiently cushion the body of a patient to minimize and/or prevent bottoming out on a medical procedure table of one or more of the portions of the body of a patient during positioning of a patient and during a medical procedure, and to minimize injuries from pressure during a medical procedure; sufficient compliance to conform to a substantial portion of the body of a patient; sufficient thinness to stabilize a patient on a medical procedure table upon a patient being in an inclined position; sufficient thinness to stabilize a patient on a medical procedure table upon a patient being in an inclined position, and sufficient thickness and sufficient compliance to permit formation of a cavity in said viscoelastic pad
  • said patient support system further comprises at least one body strap configured to hold a patient down on a medical procedure table while a patient is in a Trendelenburg position; said patient support system comprises a kit; said at least one body strap comprises hook and loop fasteners; said securing straps each comprise a central portion, attached to a lower side of said viscoelastic pad, and fastener ends, each comprising a hook and loop fastener; said viscoelastic pad has a thickness in the range of from three-fourths of an inch to three inches or greater; and said viscoelastic pad comprises a viscoelastic polyurethane foam having: a ball rebound in the range of approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 5 percent; a compression set, for a 25 percent compression, of less than one percent; a air flow in the range of 0.1 to 3.0 cubic foot per minute; a indentation force deflection in the
  • a patient support arrangement configured to support and assist in holding a patient on an inclined medical procedure table
  • said patient support arrangement comprising: a pad comprising a thickness and a viscosity sufficient to cushion the body of a patient to minimize injuries from pressure during a medical procedure, and to minimize and/or prevent bottoming out on a medical procedure table of one or more of the portions of the body of a patient both during positioning of a patient and during a medical procedure; said pad comprising a compliance sufficient to permit said pad to conform to a substantial portion of the body of a patient; said thickness being sufficiently small to stabilize a patient on a medical procedure table upon a patient being in an inclined position; and said thickness and said compliance being sufficient to permit deformation of said pad to a depth sufficient to assist in holding a patient on a medical procedure table, and to assist in minimizing undesired movement of the body of a patient on a medical procedure table, during a medical procedure performed while a patient is in
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to reside broadly in the patient support arrangement, wherein said ball rebound is in the range of approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 5 percent.
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to reside broadly in the patient support arrangement, wherein said pad comprises an indentation force deflection sufficient to provide a securing hold on a patient.
  • said pad has a thickness in the range of from three-fourths of an inch to three inches or greater; and said pad comprises: an air flow sufficient to provide substantial air flow about a patient to minimize injury to a patient and maintain a patient in an inclined position; a tensile strength sufficient to minimize tearing of said pad; a coefficient of static friction sufficient to assist in minimizing movement of said pad on a medical procedure table when a patient is on a medical procedure table; and a density configured to provide said ball rebound, said compression set, said air flow, said indentation force deflection, said tensile strength, and said coefficient of static friction.
  • a further feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to reside broadly in the patient support arrangement, wherein: said ball rebound is in the range of approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 5 percent; said compression set, for a 25 percent compression, is less than one percent; said air flow is in the range of 0.1 to 3.0 cubic foot per minute; said indentation force deflection is in the range of approximately 7 to approximately 18 pounds; said tensile strength is in the range of approximately 5 pounds per square inch to approximately 15 pounds per square inch; said coefficient of static friction is at least 0.2; and said density is in the range of approximately 75 kilograms per cubic meter to approximately 110 kilograms per cubic meter.
  • Still another feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to reside broadly in the patient support arrangement, wherein at least one of h) - n): h) said ball rebound is in the range of approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 1.9 percent; i) said compression set, for a 25 percent compression, is less than 0.3 percent; j) said air flow is in the range of 0.3 to 1.0 cubic foot per minute; k) said indentation force deflection is in the range of approximately 10 to approximately 15 pounds; l) said tensile strength is in the range of approximately 8 pounds per square inch to approximately 12 pounds per square inch; m) said coefficient of static friction is in the range of 0.2 to 1.0; and n) said density is in the range of approximately 83 kilograms per cubic meter to approximately 103 kilograms per cubic meter.
  • said pad comprises a viscoelastic material
  • said patient support arrangement further comprises securing straps attached to said pad and at least one body strap; said securing straps are configured to secure said pad to a medical procedure table; said securing straps each comprise a central portion, attached to a lower side of said pad, and fastener ends, each comprising a hook and loop fastener; said at least one body strap is configured to hold a patient down on a medical procedure table while a patient is in a Trendelenburg position; and said patient support arrangement comprises a kit.
  • a patient support arrangement configured to support and assist in holding a patient in a Trendelenburg position on an inclined medical procedure table, in which the head of the patient is disposed below the body of the patient, or in which the head of the patient is disposed above the body of the patient, or in which the right side of the patient is disposed above the left side or vice versa, or a combination of any of these positions
  • said patient support arrangement comprising: a pad comprising a viscoelastic polyurethane foam; said pad comprising a thickness and softness sufficient to permit deformation of said pad to a depth sufficient to assist in holding a patient on a medical procedure table during a medical procedure performed while a patient is in a Trendelenburg position; and said pad being configured to recover from a deformation at a rate in a range sufficient to maintain support and minimize disruptive movement of at least a portion of a body of a patient on a medical procedure table during a medical procedure performed while a
  • a patient support arrangement configured to support and assist in holding a patient in an inclined position on an inclined medical procedure table, in which inclined position the head of the patient is disposed either below or above the body of the patient
  • said patient support arrangement comprising: a pad comprising a memory foam; and said pad comprising a thickness and softness sufficient to permit deformation of said pad to a depth sufficient to assist in holding a patient on a medical procedure table during a medical procedure performed while a patient is in said inclined position.
  • One feature or aspect of an embodiment is believed at the time of the filing of this patent application to reside broadly in a method of minimizing injuries caused by pressure on portions of a body of a patient and minimizing unwanted movement of a patient on an inclined medical procedure table, such as a surgical operating table or a patient examination table, using a patient support arrangement according to one of the embodiments disclosed herein and in the claims.

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