Apparatus and methods related to an underbody support for supporting a body of a being, such as during surgery to prevent contact pressure injuries. In certain embodiments, the underbody support may include one or more inflatable chambers enclosing a volume. At least one of the inflatable chambers may include one or more compression sensitive switches for monitoring the volume of the inflatable chamber, and the one or more compression sensitive switches may be located within the inflatable chamber. In some embodiments the one or more compression sensitive switches are sized to close when the said inflatable chamber is deflated to a desired residual volume.

An orthopedic spinal injury therapy device. The device comprises a lying plate, an inflatable bag is provided in the middle of the lying plate, a straight slot is formed in one side of the inflatable bag, supporting plates are vertically connected to both sides of the bottom end of the lying plate, a sliding rod is horizontally arranged between the supporting plates, a nut block and a movable block are connected to both ends of the sliding rod respectively, a threaded rod is vertically connected into the nut block, a fixed rod vertically penetrates through the movable block; the upper ends and the lower ends of the threaded rod and the fixed rod are fixed to side walls of the corresponding supporting plates by mounting blocks, a hollow-square sliding block is slidingly provided on the sliding rod, and a mounting plate is connected to the top of the sliding block.

A surgical positioning system includes a platform assembly and an alignment post coupled to the platform assembly. The platform assembly has first and second members and an elevation assembly. The first member is supported on a surgical operating table. The second member is arranged over the first member and supports thereon a first portion of a patient undergoing surgery. The elevation assembly moves the second member with respect to the first member so as to change an elevation of the first portion of the patient. In some embodiments, a positioning member is coupled to the alignment post. The positioning member is inflatable between a deflated state and an inflated state in order to displace part of the patient thereon vertically and laterally. In some embodiments, the surgical positioning system can be used to position the anatomy of a patient during a hip replacement surgery.

The invention relates to a stabilising head support for use by a patient during MRI scanning. The head support includes a shell and an inflatable bladder that is located at least partially within the shell. During use, the shell is located within an MRI magnet and the bladder is inflated about the patients head to help hold the head steady during imaging.

Embodiments of an inflatable transfer device including a top panel, a bottom panel coupled to the top panel to define an inflatable chamber therebetween, and a high-friction surface coupled to the top panel are disclosed. A top edge of each of the stringers is coupled to the top panel and a bottom edge of each of the stringers is coupled to the bottom panel. The high-friction surface is configured to maintain a patient in a fixed position when the inflatable transfer device and the patient are positioned at an angle with respect to a horizontal support surface.

An ergonomic inflatable decubitus positioning support for medical use has a central opening, shaped for at least abdominal reception of a patient in ventral decubitus, and an inflatable load-bearing peripheral structure surrounding the central opening. This inflatable load-bearing peripheral structure extends according to a mainly rectangular inflatable shape with two lateral portions and two transversal portions, shaped in such a way that one of the two transversal portions, the so-called upper transversal portion, has at least locally, when the load-bearing peripheral structure is inflated, an inflated cross-section of smaller dimensions than those of the inflated cross-sections of the two lateral portions for an upper thoracic reception of the patient.

A controller for positioning a patient utilizing an inflatable device is provided. The inflatable device may include three independently inflatable chambers. The controller may include first, second, and third pressure output ports; first, second, and third pressure sensors; a plurality of electro-mechanical switches; an electronic user interface; an computer; a pressurized air input port; and an atmospheric air port. The plurality of electro-mechanical switches may be configured to independently control air flow through the first, second, and third pressure output ports. The first, second, and third pressure sensors may be configured to measure pressure internal to the first, second, and third pressure output ports, respectively. The computer may be configured to receive first, second, and third pressure signals from each of the first, second, and third pressure sensors, respectively; to control each of the plurality of electro-mechanical switches; and communication with the user through the electronic user interface.

Technologies are disclosed for an intubation positioning device that may be configured to selectively adjust a head, neck, and/or an upper back of a patient lying on a surgical table. The device may comprise a body that may have a top, a bottom, a superior end relative to the neck, and/or an inferior end relative to the neck. The body may include an outer casing that permits expansion and contraction of the body in at least a vertical direction, perhaps via at least two inflatable chambers disposed in the body. At least a part of the superior end may be sized or shaped to receive the head of the patient. The device may include a controller configured to selectively permit entrance of a fluid into the first inflatable chamber and/or the second inflatable chamber that may be independently transitioned between an inflated shape and a deflated shape.

A head elevation apparatus configured to be positioned under a mattress may include a base panel and a top panel positioned on the base panel. The top panel may include a center panel hingedly coupled to the base panel. An upper flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel. A lower flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel.

The present invention is a therapeutic pad with breast receiving cavities. The therapeutic pad with breast receiving cavities contains a platform, a cavity, and an adjustment element. The cavity traverses into the platform. The adjustment element is positioned within the cavity. The therapeutic pad with breast receiving cavities may take the form of a therapy device to replace surgical table padding, chiropractic dorsal pads, or other various therapeutic treatment table paddings to accommodate humans with breasts or additional curvature in the breast area. The therapeutic pad with breast receiving cavities constitutes specialized padding with breast recess areas to provide maximum comfort by allowing patients to control the pressure in the breast area when receiving therapeutic care or medical procedures.