An operating table comprises a tabletop having a lying surface, and a plurality of sensors respectively configured to detect presence of a part of a patient's body on the tabletop above the respective sensor, wherein the sensors are configured to detect different physical characteristics of the part of the patient's body in order to determine the posture of the part of the patient's body or of the patient's body.

A support pad coupling mechanism for a surgical table extension unit and a surgical table are disclosed. The surgical table extension unit includes an extension adapter and a support pad. A lower side of the support pad is provided with two coupling plates that are perpendicular to the support pad. Each coupling plate is provided with a hook portion and a first position-limiting post. The first position-limiting posts extend along a direction perpendicular to the coupling plates. The extension adapter is provided with two second position-limiting posts that cooperate with the hook portions and two position-limiting recessed portions that cooperate with the first position-limiting posts. When the support pad and the extension adapter are coupled together, the first position-limiting posts are positioned in the position-limiting recessed portions and the hook portions are hooked onto the second position-limiting posts.

The invention relates to an infant positioning device for stabilizing and maintaining an infant in a fixed position for a lumbar puncture procedure. The device consists of a frame with openings for the infant's face and abdomen to support the infant in the proper position for the procedure and allow for unimpeded ventilation, a component of the frame to secure and stabilize the infant within the frame to prevent movement during the procedure, and an attachment stand to the frame that allows the frame to be free-standing.

A foam pad to support a patient on a patient support structure, the foam pad having a top surface to support the patient's body, and a bottom surface to contact a working surface of the patient support structure, the bottom surface comprising one or more anti-skid backing portions to adhere the bottom surface of the foam pad to the working surface so as to prevent the patient's body from slipping relative to the working surface.

A patient securing overlay is provided that includes a sheet of fabric for supporting a patient's torso on a surgical table. The sheet of fabric has an upper surface configured to face the patient and a lower surface configured to face a surgical table mattress or underbody support. The sheet of fabric includes friction enhancing elements applied to at least a portion of the upper surface thereof. The sheet of fabric can include an extension at a foot end of the sheet of fabric that provides material to be tucked under a foot end of the surgical table mattress or underbody support for securing the foot end of the sheet of fabric to the surgical table mattress or underbody support. The extension can include one or more friction enhancing elements.

A patient securing overlay is provided that includes a sheet of fabric for supporting a patient's torso on a surgical table. The sheet of fabric has an upper surface configured to face the patient and a lower surface configured to face a surgical table mattress or underbody support. The sheet of fabric includes friction enhancing elements applied to at least a portion of the upper surface thereof. The sheet of fabric can include an extension at a foot end of the sheet of fabric that provides material to be tucked under a foot end of the surgical table mattress or underbody support for securing the foot end of the sheet of fabric to the surgical table mattress or underbody support. The extension can include one or more friction enhancing elements.

The present invention is a medical posture retainer having a mat and a core member. The mat includes an airtight bag and a cushion layer. The airtight bag is a cover of the mat and has a gas barrier property. An exhaust valve for deflation is attached to the bag. The cushion layer is formed of particles in the bag. The core member includes a plate-like support that is attached to a side face of the hag to keep a certain rise height, and a stopper that is attached to the upper face and the lower face of the airtight bag to restrict the rise height. The core member is attached before deflation of the bag so as to impart a shape necessary for receiving a specific part of a human body.

A method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in a position such as the trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit. A viscoelastic pad is used to support and hold a patient on a medical procedure table during a medical procedure performed while the table, and thus the patient lying thereon, is in an inclined position, such as the Trendelenburg position. The viscoelastic pad has characteristics which promote a minimization of pressure forces on the patients body, as well as promote a secure cushioning and holding of the patient in a desired position on the table, in order to minimize injury to the patient.

Patient weight measuring system includes a patient table and a control circuit. The patient table includes a tabletop that receives a patient thereon, an elevation mechanism, and a load sensor. The elevation mechanism adjusts a height of the tabletop relative to a floor. The elevation mechanism includes a support frame and an actuator. The support frame includes multiple pivotable frame members mechanically connected to the tabletop. The actuator is configured to exert an actuator force on at least one of the frame members to control the height of the tabletop. The load sensor is operably connected to the actuator and configured to measure the actuator force. The control circuit is communicatively connected to the load sensor, and is configured to calculate a weight of the patient disposed on the tabletop based on the actuator force measured by the load sensor.

A stirrup insert for covering a stirrup of a medical examination table includes a foot support portion and an engagement portion, which are together a single integral piece of polymeric material, such as silicone or a similar material. The foot support portion has a contoured upper surface configured to receive a patient's foot and a lower surface configured to engage a front surface of a stirrup. The engagement portion extends from a perimeter edge of the foot support portion and curves inward toward the lower surface of the foot support portion to form a curved lip that extends around at least an upper section of the perimeter edge. The engagement portion may be substantially flexible and resilient, so as to be capable of wrapping over an edge of the stirrup and engaging a rear surface of the stirrup, thereby securing the stirrup insert in place relative to the stirrup.