US 11,701,283 B2
Positioning device for supporting and stabilizing a spinal position of a patient
Dileep Kumar, Karachi (PK); Saleem Sayani, Wynnewood, PA (US); Muhammad Abdul Muqeet, Karachi (PK); Hafiz Imtiaz Ahmed, Karachi (PK); and Faizan Khan, North Nazimabad (PK)
Assigned to The Aga Khan University, Karachi (PK)
Filed by The Aga Khan University, Karachi (PK)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/667,806.
Claims priority of application No. 626/2019 (PK), filed on Sep. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0077333 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A61G 15/00 (2006.01); A61G 15/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61G 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 15/12 (2013.01) [A61B 17/3401 (2013.01); A61G 15/10 (2013.01); A61G 15/125 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A positioning device to facilitate positioning of a patient in a sitting position for performance of epidural or spinal procedures, the positioning device comprising:
a base extending in a horizontal plane;
a support post attached to the base and extending along a vertical axis;
a detachable headrest subassembly attached to an end of the support post that is opposite to an end of the support post attached to the base;
an armrest subassembly attached to the support post between the headrest subassembly and the base;
a thoracic support subassembly attached to the support post between the armrest subassembly and the base, the thoracic support subassembly comprising a thoracic support cushion attached to the support post by a bar, a first portion of the bar being attached to a first tine of the support post through a first locking rod and a first aperture of the first portion of the bar, a second portion of the bar being attached to a second tine of the support post through a second locking rod and a second aperture of the second portion of the bar, the second tine of the support post being extending in parallel to the first tine, an attachment of the bar to the support post being reconfigurable to vary an orientation and location of the thoracic support cushion with respect to the vertical axis, wherein the thoracic support cushion is configured to directly contact cervical thoracic regions of the patient to provide support to the thoracic spine of the patient;
a footrest subassembly attached to the support post between the thoracic support subassembly and the base; and
a digital device holder attached to the support post by a flexible arm, the flexible arm configured to support a digital device in view of the patient during use of the positioning device.