	US 12,115,096 B2
	Patient positioning system
Stephen Marshall, Cataumet, MA (US); and Byron Wesley Kerns, Franklin, MA (US)
Assigned to KPR U.S., LLC, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by KPR U.S., LLC, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/688,223.
Application 17/688,223 is a continuation of application No. 16/422,578, filed on May 24, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/422,578 is a continuation of application No. 15/133,566, filed on Apr. 20, 2016, abandoned.
Application 15/133,566 is a continuation of application No. 14/228,962, filed on Mar. 28, 2014, granted, now 9,375,343, issued on Jun. 28, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/927,019, filed on Jan. 14, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/902,447, filed on Nov. 11, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/900,036, filed on Nov. 5, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/836,465, filed on Jun. 18, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0183874 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 5/37 (2006.01); A47C 20/02 (2006.01); A61G 1/044 (2006.01); A61G 7/065 (2006.01); A61G 13/12 (2006.01)

CPC A61F 5/3776 (2013.01) [A61G 1/044 (2013.01); A61G 7/065 (2013.01); A61G 13/12 (2013.01); A61G 13/121 (2013.01); A61G 13/122 (2013.01); A61G 13/1225 (2013.01); A61G 13/123 (2013.01); A61G 13/1235 (2013.01); A47C 20/027 (2013.01); A61F 5/37 (2013.01)]

11 Claims

1. A positioning pad for positioning a patient on an operating table comprising:

a body formed from a compressible material having a slip-resistant surface and having a first end, a second end, a first side wall, and second side wall, the body having a thickness which increases from the first end of the body to the second end of the body; and

a plurality of tethers, a first of the plurality of tethers fixedly secured to the body and extending from the first side wall and a second of the plurality of tethers secured to the body and extending from the second side wall, each of the tethers including a fastening member adapted to secure the body to the operating table.